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The Curriculum

Learn business by building it, with AI

Trafy Cohort '26 isn't a bootcamp and it isn't a lecture series. Every founder spends the first four months learning and building, together, then the last two months split by track: build a startup and pitch it, or build the portfolio and score that gets you hired.

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OnlineFully online, live build weeks
6 MonthsFull immersion
Students, founders & switchersEligibility
AICTE-approved diplomaCertified with IIT Madras

Choose your outcome

One curriculum, two tracks

Startup Track

Pitch a real idea to CTOs and investors, get matched with a C-suite mentor, build and validate an MVP, then get access to Trafy's pre-seed and VC network to raise your round.

Employability Track

Build the technical fundamentals, ship a portfolio worth showing, and sit the Employability Index, then get shortlisted directly by partner companies.

The syllabus

The curriculum, in two phases

The first 3–4 months are spent entirely on learning AI engineering and building real projects, no pitching, no pressure to raise or apply yet. Months 5–6 split by track.

Phase 1 · Months 1–4 AI Engineering & Building Projects
Month 01

Foundations

Everyone builds the same base: how to actually ship with AI.

  • Python FoundationsProgramming fundamentals from scratch, the base every AI build sits on.
  • Large Language ModelsHow LLMs actually work: tokens, context windows, and calling them via API.
  • LangChainChaining prompts, tools and memory into real, working pipelines.
  • AI AgentsDesign and ship your first working AI agent.
  • No-Code ToolsAutomate a real workflow without writing a line of code.
  • Prompting TechniquesStructured prompting, few-shot examples, and getting reliable output out of a model.
  • CS Fundamentals RefresherComputer Networks, OS, DBMS and System Design basics.
  • Pick Your TrackEnd of month: choose Startup or Employability.
  • Live Session: CEOJudgment, hiring, and what the first 90 days of a company actually look like.
Month 02

Build & Distribution

You start shipping publicly, not just privately.

  • Product EngineeringFull-stack build sprints using AI-assisted tooling.
  • Build in PublicPick one channel (LinkedIn, X, Instagram or YouTube) and post daily build logs.
  • Startup: Ideation ReviewPitch your raw idea to real Trafy CTOs and investors.
  • Startup: Idea EvaluationMarket potential, problem fit, team and feasibility, checked properly.
  • Employability: DSA FoundationsCore data structures and algorithms, timed practice rounds begin.
  • Live Session: CTOHow real engineering orgs ship, review code and manage tech debt.
Month 03

The MVP Sprint

An intense, focused sprint to ship something real.

  • 4-Day Build SprintShip a working MVP against a hard deadline, stand-ups every morning.
  • First Real UsersGet the product in front of strangers, not just classmates.
  • Startup: C-Suite MentorshipMatched with a CEO, CTO, CMO or CFO mentor who works with you directly.
  • Startup: Build & ValidateBuild your MVP with expert guidance, tools and technical support.
  • Employability: Portfolio SetupGet your portfolio site, GitHub, LinkedIn and LeetCode investor/recruiter-ready.
  • Growth: First 100Push toward your first 100 followers or users through content and outreach.
  • Live Session: COOHow operations actually hold together once the product starts working.
Month 04

Scale

Iterate on real feedback and build systems that compound.

  • Retention & Growth LoopsMove past one-time users: build referral and retention mechanics.
  • $10,000-in-30-Days Check-inRevenue milestone review across every team.
  • Startup: Prototype MilestoneShip a working prototype and unlock the next level of incubation.
  • Startup: Networking OpportunitiesAccess to Trafy's founder network, workshops and peer community.
  • Employability: Systems & Advanced DSASystem design depth and harder algorithmic problem sets.
  • Live Session: CMOHow real growth budgets, channels and brand decisions get made.
Phase 2 · Months 5–6 Pitch & Hire
Month 05

Raise or Apply

The track-specific push toward your actual outcome begins.

  • Startup: Pre-Seeding SupportPitch deck help, investor intros, and actually raising your pre-seed round.
  • Startup: VC Meetings BeginMeet Trafy's network of VCs and angels directly, first rounds of pitching.
  • Employability: The Employability Test45-question MCQ round, plus 2 DSA problems in 45 minutes.
  • Employability: Your IndexPortfolio, GitHub, LinkedIn and LeetCode cross-checked into one verified score.
  • Applications Go OutYour Index is shared directly with Trafy's partner companies.
  • Live Session: InvestorHow VCs actually evaluate a pitch, a market and a cap table.
Month 06

Pitch Day or Hired

You walk out with something real in hand.

  • Startup: Pitch DayPitch your startup live to VCs and angels in the room.
  • Startup: First SaleClose your first real revenue from an actual paying customer.
  • Employability: InterviewsInterview directly with the partner companies your Index was shared with.
  • Employability: Get HiredConvert interviews into offers.
  • IIT Madras CertificationComplete the cohort and earn your certified credential.
  • Build. Scale. Exit.Ongoing support to keep building, grow, and get acquired if that's the goal.
  • Live Session: Investor PanelA live mock Q&A panel the week before your real Pitch Day.

6 live sessions, one every month, no lecture slides

CEOCTOCOOCMOInvestorInvestor Panel

Inside Months 3–4

The $10K Challenge

30 Days. AI SaaS. Real Impact.

Every team gets 30 days to take their AI SaaS product from a raw idea to a real $10,000 revenue milestone. No case studies, no simulated numbers, real users, real payments, real deadline.

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How you actually learn it

Real classes, not theory decks

The $10K Challenge is backed by live sessions that teach exactly what it takes to hit the number, not generic startup advice.

Live class: Building AI SaaS in 30 Days, covering idea validation, MVP build, launch and monetization
Building AI SaaS in 30 Days Validate the idea → build the MVP → launch & get users → scale & monetize.
Live class: How Social Media Boosts Sales, taught by Trafy's CTO and co-founder
How Social Media Boosts Sales Turning engagement into measurable revenue, taught live by Trafy's own CTO & co-founder.
A Trafy team building their AI SaaS product for the $10K Challenge
Real teams, a real tech stack, a real deadline.

Zero to one

How you go from zero

Every founder starts this cohort with zero followers and zero users. Growth isn't a module you sit through in Month 4, it's a discipline that runs underneath every month of the curriculum.

  1. 01

    Build in public from day one

    Post progress daily, not just the finished product. An audience that watches you build trusts you more than one that only sees the launch.

  2. 02

    Talk to 10 users before you write a feature

    Validation comes before code. Every feature should trace back to a conversation with a real, named user.

  3. 03

    One channel, mastered

    Pick a single platform, LinkedIn, X, Instagram or YouTube, and go deep instead of spreading thin.

  4. 04

    Ship weekly, not monthly

    Small, compounding releases beat one big launch. Momentum is a growth channel of its own.

  5. 05

    Let the cohort be your first distribution

    150+ builders in the room amplifying each other's work is real distribution, use it before you look anywhere else.

Cohort '25

What the last batch actually did

₹1 Cr+Grants allocated
25+VC meetings booked
7+Startups incubated
17+Students placed abroad
₹21.73LAverage CTC

Ready to build for six months, not sit through them?

31/40 seats filled for Cohort '26. Applications close September 30.

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