We put a tentative syllabus here to give you an idea what future may bring. This syllabus is subject to change as the course progresses.
| # | Day | Date | Topic | Assignment | Speakers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tue | Sep 2 | Introduction and Startup Journey | Sign course policies (Homework 1), Form project team (Homework 2) | Junfeng Yang |
| 2 | Tue | Sep 9 | Agent Market Langascape | Guests: Laura and Dan, Notable Capital | |
| 3 | Tue | Sep 16 | Agentic Email Security | Homework 1 and Homework 2 due the night before; and Homework 3 project proposal out | Guests: Cy and Ryan, Aegis AI |
| 4 | Tue | Sep 23 | Proposal Day | Homework 3 project proposal due the night before. Present your project proposal | Teams will present. Teaching staff will provide feedback |
| 5 | Tue | Sep 30 | Sales for Tech People | Guest: John Turner, Authentic Sales Leadership | |
| 6 | Tue | Oct 7 | Getting and Validating your Startup Idea | Guest: Xuhui Shao, Foothill Ventures | |
| 7 | Tue | Oct 14 | Planning an MVP | Weekly report | Junfeng Yang; teams will report progress |
| 8 | Tue | Oct 21 | Agent Training Environment | Guests: Andi and Mehdi, Veris AI | |
| 9 | Tue | Oct 28 | Customer Discovery | Guest: Apoorv Agarwal, Arata AI | |
| 10 | Tue | Nov 4 | No class (Election Day) | ||
| 11 | Tue | Nov 11 | Evaluation and Monitoring | Guests: Aparna, Dylan, and Eunice, Arize | |
| 12 | Tue | Nov 18 | Fundraising and Company Building | Weekly report | Junfeng Yang; teams will report progress |
| 13 | Tue | Nov 25 | Founder Stories | Weekly report. Homework 4 project demo out | Junfeng Yang; teams will report progress |
| 14 | Tue | Dec 2 | Demo Day | Homework 4 due the night before. Present and demo your final project. Homework 5 out and will be due during the final week | Teams will present. Teaching staff will provide feedback |