Canvas Builders Program: A 2-Week Sprint for AI Agent Development

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Introduction

The Canvas Builders Program is a 2-week, YC-style, invite-only, and mentor-led sprint designed to transform rough AI concepts into live, production-ready agents. It offers hands-on guidance, live build hours, and a crash course on LLMs, frameworks, and essential building blocks.

What is Canvas Builders Program?

The Canvas Builders Program is a 2-week, YC-style, invite-only, and mentor-led sprint designed to transform rough AI concepts into live, production-ready agents. It offers hands-on guidance, live build hours, and a crash course on LLMs, frameworks, and essential building blocks. The program aims to help participants overcome common challenges like unclear vision, technical paralysis, the production gap, and feedback vacuum, guiding them from idea formulation to building, shipping, and continuously improving their AI agents.

How to Use Canvas Builders Program?

To join the Canvas Builders Program, applicants must first drop their use-case idea for an AI agent. The team reviews submissions within 48 hours, and selected builders receive an invite. To secure a spot, invited participants pay $50, which provides equivalent credits to cover their AI agent build cost during the sprint.

Core Features

• 2-week, YC-style sprint for AI agent development
• Mentor-led, hands-on building experience
• Comprehensive crash course on LLMs, RAG, Tool Calling, and Agentic design patterns
• Battle-tested framework for formulating AI objectives
• Instant deployment of built agents on Canvas
• Continuous improvement guidance based on usage
• Lifetime access to recordings, templates, and private Slack for graduates
• Monthly 'Office Hours' for alumni support and troubleshooting

Use Cases

1. Building multilingual customer support bots for platforms like WhatsApp.
2. Reimagining investment applications with Generative AI.
3. Developing multi-agent systems to transform how decision-makers access intelligence.
4. Creating production-ready AI agents from initial concepts.

FAQ

• Do I need coding or AI experience to join?
• What happens after the sprint—am I on my own?
• My use-case is pretty gnarly—what if I can’t finish in 14 days?
• What concrete skills will I walk away with?

Pricing

• AI Agent Build Credits: $50 (One-time payment for equivalent credits to cover your AI agent build cost during the sprint).