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Free Lesson
Build AI Agents Like YC AI Startups
75 min
Jun 27, 2025 1:30 PM
Virtual (Zoom)
In this video
What you'll learn
The architecture behind powerful vertical AI agents
Why the best agents are built like systems: layered, modular, and made to scale.
Break down a 6-page system prompt into functional steps
A step-by-step dissection of real production prompts:including role design, task planning, and agent orchestration.
Why evals, not prompts, are the real crown jewels
Learn why the best teams treat evals as their competitive moat and how to build your own.
How to use metaprompting for prompt iteration
Build self-optimizing systems that debug themselves so you’re improving performance without endless manual tweaks.
Be the best: act like forward-deployed engineers
Go beyond building. Learn how the top teams close 6–7 figure deals by embedding, listening deeply, and shipping fast.
Why this topic matters
Most agent content is either theoretical or toy-level. This isn’t that.
We’re breaking down the real techniques used by YC’s top agent startups, straight from the Lightcone podcast, and demoing how they show up in our actual builds.
And here’s the kicker: this is exactly what we teach, step by step, for those ready to build like the best.
https://youtu.be/DL82mGde6wo?si=Nfszk-qOCaG-uyA2
You'll learn from
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Sara Davison
Founder, Agentic AI Practitioner
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Tyler Fisk
Founder, Agentic AI Practitioner