Teaching Non-Technical MBA Students to Build Startups Using AI Tools in Four Days
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Summary
The article describes an experimental class at the University of Pennsylvania where executive MBA students with no coding experience were challenged to create a startup from scratch in four days using AI tools like Claude Code, Google Antigravity, ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. The students used these AI tools to build working prototypes, accelerate idea generation, conduct market research, and develop business plans. The article explores how AI can empower non-technical managers and leaders to leverage technology for entrepreneurship and innovation, suggesting that management skills combined with AI tools create a powerful combination for business creation.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledI just taught an experimental class at the University of Pennsylvania where I challenged students to create a startup from scratch in four days.
Most of the people in the class were in the executive MBA program, so they were taking classes while also working as doctors, managers, or leaders in a variety of large and small companies.
Few had ever coded. I introduced them to Claude Code and Google Antigravity, which they needed to use to build a working prototype.
But a prototype alone is not a startup, so they used ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini to accelerate the idea generation, market research.
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