Rachel K. from Maven

AMA with Ben Erez: Building an Async Course

Ben Erez

Former Product Manager at Meta

Rachel Kennedy

Head of Instructor Success @ Maven

Learn how to turn an existing course into a successful async product

Expand to async course offerings

Ensure your course experience works well for students without live sessions

Design your course for a self-paced audience

You’ll learn how to design, evaluate, and ship reliable AI systems, becoming a PM who can lead beyond demos.

2026-02

Ex-Google | Prof UCLA & UMN | Founder

Google

Walmart

Gallup

UCLA

University of Minnesota

Hamza Farooq

Founder | Ex-Google |
Adjunct UCLA & UMN, SCU | Venture Partner

AI Product Builder | Startup Advisor

Aishwarya Ashok

2026-01

2026-03

Welcome to the ever evolving top-rated OG course of Maven. 3 years, 15+ cohorts, thousands of students, and a proven record of turning strategy into execution.Once you enroll, you're enrolled for life. Receive all course updates, join any class! <h2>💡 WHAT YOU’LL LEARN </h2><ul><li>Identify high-impact AI use cases with real business value</li><li>Design and evaluate production-ready AI workflows and agents</li><li>Learn orchestration, memory, retrieval, and guardrail patterns used in modern AI systems</li><li>Build the technical intuition needed to lead AI initiatives with confidence </li></ul><h2>🚀 NEW IN THE 2026 CURRICULUM </h2><ul><li>AI evaluation frameworks used in real production systems</li><li>Hands-on Claude Code workshops for building AI agents</li><li>Advanced multi-agent orchestration patterns </li></ul><h2>🤖 THE CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE</h2>You won’t just learn concepts — you’ll build and present a working AI product.Prototype → Workflow → Production Agent<h2> ✨ WHY THIS COURSE?</h2>Most AI products fail for the same reason: they work in demos, not in real workflows.This cohort is designed for people who want to understand how modern AI systems are actually designed, evaluated, and shipped — from orchestration and reliability to real-world production constraints.

Build and Deploy Actual AI Agents that Drive Real Business Impact

Foundations of AI Agents & the GenAI Ecosystem

Thinking Like a PM, Building Like an Engineer

Building Production-Ready Agents

Multi-Agent Systems & Orchestration

Guardrails, Evaluations & Reliability

If you have never written code before, no worries. We’ll give all the support and everything you will need.

Just be willing to learn, we'll take care of the rest

Product Managers&nbsp;looking to integrate AI into their roadmaps and communicate with stakeholders confidently.

Business &amp; Non-Technical Leaders. Executives and consultants who need to translate AI into business value and strategy.

Job Seekers &amp; Career Builders.&nbsp;Professionals aiming to create standout portfolio projects and pivot into AI roles.

Build AI Assistants, become a Super-IC PM, and ship  AI Product Roles

AI Lead-built early Agents @Google, Meta

Microsoft

Amazon Web Services

Mahesh Yadav

20+ years exp., Ex-Google, Meta Research, AWS AI | 10k+ AI Alums

 

Bootcamp 2

Bootcamp 3

Enroll at Full Price &amp; Get my $3000 Worth #1 <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://maven.com/mahesh-yadav/genaipm">Agentic AI PM Certification Cohort Free</a> or Get $750 Off code with Code "SUPPORT25" PMs are required to be builders now. If you can understand how Claude Code works and make it work for you daily, you can 10× your impact.<ul><li>This course ensures that you not only use Claude Code, but also truly understand how they work under the hood and how you can build agentic AI using Agentic2.0 (agent loop).</li><li>We also combine this with MAANG/OpenAI/Anthrophic level interview AI PM interviews preparation, using a case-studies from real AI interviews.This course will build your AI product sense and execution muscle needed to succeed in AI space for internal and external jobs transfers.</li></ul>You will get access to our miniPM agents and my expert level AI PM <code>skills.md</code> to automate your PM grunt work for 3 months. Any doubts/requests? <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://calendly.com/arjita-legalgraph/30min">Book a call</a>BONUS : Benefits worth $2230 as:• v0 credits • Rolestack.ai to automates job application and booking hiring manager calls for you • AI Role Interview Prep Material and Mock Support • Mahesh's Substack Premium access for 6 months

Crack AI Interviews | Build with Claude Code | Master AI Product Sense

Foundations:  Claude Code, Super-IC Mindset & AI PM Roles

Claude Code, Technical Depth towards Building (not just prompts)

How to work like an AI-native PM

Agent-Driven Prototypes & Technical Interview Thinking

Portfolio, Vibe Coding Interviews & Job Strategy

How to target the right AI roles, prepare with real substace

Product Managers who want to pivot into AI or lead AI-native products &amp; those with some AI/ML exposure who want to master agentic systems.

Engineers or tech-leaders wanting to move into product strategy for AI. Those aiming for AI PM roles at top-tier companies &amp; AI startups.

Anyone who wants hands-on build + portfolio + interview readiness, not just theory.

Mahesh & his team of mentors (10+) have taught 13k+ PM's on Maven

Mahesh Yadav 

Ex AI Product Lead -Google l Meta l Microsoft l AWS | 10k+ Alums l Founder - Agentic AI Institute

Trailblazers

Claude Code can solve world hunger but you literally do not even know what to ask Claude Code because you don't know what the engineering/product terms are. If you graduated beyond AI prototyping and now are coming to terms with your lack of technical knowledge and petrified of committing to main this course is for you.Spend 6 hours with me and 10+ mentors to become a product engineer that can build with AI. Who we serve:<ul><li>You work in customer facing roles (Marketing/Sales/UX) or back office (Finance/Legal/Accounts). You have lot of ideas but today cannot bring them to production.</li><li>You work in operations (project/program/analyst) and you are petrified with pace of AI and unable to AI to excel in your current role or get to your next role.</li></ul>What we offer:<ul><li>Learn engineering lingo and fundamentals to thrive in AI world (PRD, Git pull/push, skills and agents).</li><li>What is possible with Claude Code (beyond basics) and get battle tested claude skills (real and .md files)</li><li>Learn hands period. We will not only show and tell - but - build and debug with you.</li></ul>Mahesh has 21+ exp. working at Google/Meta/AWS in AI and is most knowledgable and generous leader on Maven.

Program/Project Managers You manage the people who build. You live in spreadsheets &amp; standups. You coordinate everything except the code.

Designers Your Figma files are beautiful. Your GitHub repo is empty. This workshop fixes the second problem without touching the first.

Sales &amp; Marketing You know the customer's problem better than anyone. You rely on dev for every tool, every landing page, every automation.

Learn how to build, launch, and sell real products so you can move from designer to confident product builder.

Cohort 2

Build products you're proud to launch

Apple

Amazon

LinkedIn

GitHub

Nima Tahami

Product Designer (15 years), Instructor (18K+ students), Solo-building @Mokline

Cohort 1

Cohort 3

Most designers can create polished screens. Few know how to turn them into real products people actually use and pay for.If your ideas are stuck in Figma, the problem isn’t talent; it’s knowing what to build, how much to build, and how to launch.In this 3-week sprint, you will:• Build a working MVP• Launch a conversion-focused landing page• Put your product in front of real users at a real price• Use modern tools, including AI, to move fast and stay focusedThis is not a coding bootcamp. It’s a hands-on launch experience where you practice real product decisions, ship imperfect work, and learn from real-world feedback.The bar for designers has changed. Designers who can ship, launch, and sell have the advantage. If you’re ready to stop waiting and start shipping, this course is for you.

Build, ship, and launch your own product during this 3-week cohort

Build and launch a real MVP with a clear path to your first sale

Choose the right product idea with confidence

Think and act like a product builder, not just a designer

Create a landing page that clearly sells your product

Put your product in front of real users and ask for money

Experienced designers who want to turn product ideas into a real MVP and prove they can ship and sell beyond client or team work.

Designers curious about entrepreneurship who want a low-risk, practical way to launch a first product without quitting their job.

Product-minded creatives who work close to products but want end-to-end ownership and leverage beyond hourly or salaried work.

Agentic AI

Coding with AI

AI Workflows

Claude Code

OpenClaw

Vibe Coding

AI Evals

AI Transformation

RAG & Search

AI for PMs

AI for Engineers

AI for Designers

AI for Marketers

AI for Founders

Product Sense

Product Discovery

User Research

Prototyping

Growth

Analytics

Tech Foundations

Strategy

Influence

Leadership

Career Growth

Machine Learning

LLM Ops

Context Eng

Security

System Design

Figma

Design Systems

Visual Design

Design Strategy

Automation

Content Marketing

Demand Gen

Go-to-Market

Product Marketing

Positioning

Social Media

Brand

B2B Marketing

SEO & AEO

AI for Leaders

AI Governance

Communication

Management

People Operations

Exec Presence

Storytelling

Goal-setting

Personal Brand

Fundraising

Everyone

Operators

Data Scientists

Business Analysts

User Researchers

Customer Success

Project Managers

HR Professionals

Sales People

Lawyers

Finance

Investors

Real Estate

Educators

Creators

Introduction and Welcome

The Evolution of the Live Course

The Turning Point: Deciding to Go Asynchronous

Structuring the Self-Paced Course

Marketing, Pricing, and Continuous Enrollment

Q&A: Student Experience with Recorded vs. New Content

Q&A: Pricing Strategy and Earnings Comparison

Q&A: Technical Setup for Continuous Enrollment

Q&A: Justifying the Price Point for a Self-Paced Course

Q&A: Managing Student Engagement in an Asynchronous Model

Conclusion and Final Remarks

Executives and senior leaders who set strategy, lead teams, and drive organizational outcomes.

Developing leadership skills — inspiring teams, building culture, navigating organizational complexity, and driving results through others.

Content creators producing digital media and building audiences.

Teachers, course creators, and instructional designers building learning experiences.

AMA with Ben Erez: Building an Async Course

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