AI Product Track

Deliverables

What You'll Create

AI Product MVP

A working minimum viable product — an app, tool, or system powered by AI that real users can test and provide feedback on.

Product Portfolio

Professional documentation of your entire development process — from problem discovery to user feedback — ready for college applications.

Pitch Presentation

A polished pitch deck and demo-day presentation showcasing your product's value, impact, and potential to real audiences.

10-Session Roadmap

Your Product Journey

From problem discovery to product launch, with four formal milestone checkpoints.

Focus: Community challenge exploration and AI product landscape review.
Deliverable: Initial problem space mapping and three potential product ideas.

Focus: Stakeholder interviews and customer persona development.
Deliverable: User research findings and customer persona document.

Focus: Defining your problem statement and proposing a solution architecture.
Deliverable: Product Requirements Document (PRD).

Focus: Formal product proposal and system design review.
Deliverable: Formal proposal with problem, solution, target user, and technical approach.

Focus: Building the first working prototype or wireframes.
Deliverable: First working prototype or wireframes.

Focus: Pilot implementation and initial user testing.
Deliverable: Tested MVP with initial user feedback.

Focus: Analyzing user feedback and iterating on the product.
Deliverable: Iterated product incorporating real user feedback.

Focus: Impact measurement and product iteration.
Deliverable: Polished MVP with usage data and impact metrics.

Focus: Creating pitch deck, go-to-market strategy, and presentation preparation.
Deliverable: Pitch deck and product portfolio documentation.

Focus: Final showcase, demo day, and product launch.
Deliverable: Final MVP, pitch presentation, and product portfolio.

What Your Mentor Does

Provide product management and design thinking frameworks
Guide technical prototyping using AI tools (no coding required)
Coach pitch presentation and product storytelling
Facilitate connections with potential users, testers, and partners

What We Expect from You

Conduct independent user research and stakeholder interviews
Iterate on your product based on real user feedback
Present at a demo day or pitch event
Document the full development process for your portfolio