Jumpstart to
Proficient.
A guided path to AI proficiency. Step-by-step exercises built for your role, with real business data and real AI tools. No generic courses. No consultant dependency. Learn by doing.
The Problem
Your Team Wants to Use AI. Everything's in the Way.
The Access Problem
IT hasn't approved ChatGPT Enterprise. Compliance hasn't cleared the data policy. Procurement is backed up. Your people can't even start learning because they can't get to the tools.
The Speed Problem
Weeks of passive video courses. Months of consultant scoping calls. By the time your team "finishes training," the tools have changed and the training is stale.
The Relevance Problem
Generic "intro to AI" doesn't build internal capability. Your people need to use the tools on work that looks like their work. Generic demos don't transfer to Monday morning.
The Experience
Your Jumpstart
Step-by-step exercises with representative mock data. Three AI tools. Scenarios that mirror the work your role actually does.
Research & Analysis
Analysis, problem-solving, and decision support. Ask questions, get structured answers, iterate on complex problems in real time.
Autonomous Tasks
Multi-step research, analysis, and decision support that runs independently. Delegate complex tasks and get results without hand-holding.
Build & Automate
Dashboards, workflow automation, and data analysis — even without coding experience. Turn ideas into working tools.
30+ Guided Exercises
Two paths: PE/Investment and Operating Company. Structured scenarios built for the work your role actually does.
Real Business Data
A complete fictional company with financials, CRM exports, emails, Slack threads, and meeting notes. Realistic enough to learn on, safe enough to experiment with.
Your AI Guide
An always-on panel that walks you through each exercise step by step. No procurement, no IT tickets. Updated monthly as tools evolve.
Beyond Training
Jumpstart. Assess. Build.
Getting up to speed is step one. Knowing where AI adds value and how to build it is the rest.
Jumpstart
Guided exercises with real AI tools. Step-by-step walkthroughs for your role. Productive in days, not months.
- check_circle Self-paced or facilitator-led
- check_circle PE and Company Ops exercise paths
- check_circle Updated monthly as tools evolve
Value Assessment
We audit your workflows and identify exactly where AI moves the needle. Prioritized use cases with ROI estimates.
- check_circle AI Opportunity Map for your company
- check_circle Quick wins vs. strategic bets
- check_circle Quarterly reassessment
AI Tool Development
Build internal AI tools that capture value. We build it, you build it, or we get you started and hand it off.
- check_circle Done-for-you or coached
- check_circle Rapid MVP development
- check_circle Monthly optimization passes
The Real Comparison
Building Internal AI Capability. Fast.
| Coursera / LinkedIn | McKinsey / Deloitte | AI Playground | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time to Productive | Weeks of passive video | Months of scoping | Days |
| Format | Watch someone else do it | Watch a consultant do it | You do the work yourself |
| IT / Procurement | Need tool licenses first | 6-week vendor review | Minimal. Quick setup, start learning |
| Role Relevance | Generic for everyone | Custom but you don't do it | Exercises match your role |
| Tools Included | None (bring your own) | Their tools, not yours | Three AI capabilities included |
| Staying Current | Recorded months ago | Quarterly refresh at best | Updated monthly |
| What You Get | A certificate | A strategy deck | Internal AI capability |
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Coursera / LinkedIn
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McKinsey / Deloitte
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Staying Current
Getting Up to Speed Is Half the Battle.
Staying There Is the Other Half.
Scroll the list to the right. That's just the last four months. It's overwhelming, and it's not your job to track it. We do the keeping-up so you don't have to. The best of all of it gets folded into your exercises.
Monthly Intelligence Briefing
What changed, what it means for your role, and what to do differently. Not news aggregation. Actionable insight.
Exercises Updated Within 14 Days
When tools change, exercises change. New capabilities show up in your practice environment before you'd even hear about them.
Tool Comparison Matrix
"Which tool for which task?" Updated monthly as capabilities shift.
March 2026
GPT-5.3 Instant / less "cringe," richer web search
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite / fastest Gemini ever, $0.25/M tokens
AI coding assistant adds voice mode / push-to-talk coding
Grok 4.20 Beta 2 / 4-agent collaboration system
DeepSeek V4 / trillion-parameter multimodal
AI desktop app adds plugin hub / skills, plugins, MCP in one place
February 2026
New flagship AI model / 1M context, 14.5-hr autonomous tasks
Mid-tier AI model update / 79.6% SWE-bench, 5x cheaper than flagship
GPT-5.3-Codex / first model instrumental in its own creation
Gemini 3.1 Pro / step-change in core reasoning
AI assistant in PowerPoint / slide gen from natural language
AI coding tool finds 500+ zero-days / crashes cyber stocks
ChatGPT Deep Research + MCP / connect to any data source
Grok 4.20 Public Beta / rapid weekly improvements
Devin 2.2 / 3x faster, computer use, $20/mo
AI agent enterprise plugins / Excel, PowerPoint, FactSet, DocuSign
OpenAI retires GPT-4o, GPT-4.1, o4-mini from ChatGPT
Windsurf Wave 13 / parallel multi-agent, git worktrees
Major AI lab accuses rivals of model distillation
January 2026
AI desktop agent / reads, edits, and creates files on your machine
AI agent plugins / 11 open-source starters for role-specific automation
AI lab CEO publishes "Adolescence of Technology" / 20K-word risk essay
xAI $20B Series E / largest private AI round ever
Grok Imagine API / 10-sec video generation at 720p
Chrome Gemini Side Panel / agentic browsing in your sidebar
Adobe Firefly + FLUX.2 / unlimited AI image gen for subscribers
Runway Gen-4.5 Image-to-Video / first-frame-driven generation
Midjourney Niji 7 / anime/illustration model overhaul
ChatGPT Ads testing begins for Free users
Windsurf Arena Mode / side-by-side model comparison in IDE
December 2025
GPT-5.2 (Instant + Thinking + Pro) / most capable OpenAI models
Gemini 3 Flash / Pro reasoning at Flash speed, $0.50/M tokens
AI lab acquires Bun / first-ever acquisition (coding tool runtime)
MCP donated to Linux Foundation / open agent protocol standard
Agent Skills open standard / adopted by Microsoft, OpenAI, GitHub, Cursor
GPT Image 1.5 / 4x faster, dense text rendering, facial consistency
Disney invests $1B in OpenAI / 200+ characters licensed for Sora
DeepSeek V3.2 / sparse attention breakthrough, GPT-5-level claims
Runway Gen-4.5 / #1 video model, state-of-the-art realism
Cursor 2.2 / Debug Mode, Visual Editor, 8-agent parallel judging
Amazon Nova 2 family / 4 models at re:Invent, speech-to-speech
Mistral 3 family / 10 models, all Apache 2.0 open-source
Kling Video 2.6 / simultaneous audio-visual generation
November 2025
New AI flagship model / 5x price cut from prior generation
Gemini 3 Pro / Google's next-gen flagship model
Grok 4.1 / #1 LMArena ranking, 65% hallucination reduction
GPT-5.1 Instant + Thinking / adaptive reasoning depth
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max / 24-hour autonomous coding tasks
Nano Banana Pro / 4K image gen with text rendering
Gemini 3 Deep Think / Physics/Chemistry Olympiad gold
AI coding tool 2.0 / checkpoints, subagents, hooks
FLUX.2 / 32B open-weight image model family
Kiro IDE GA / AWS agentic IDE with spec-driven dev
Zoom AI Companion 3.0 / agentic retrieval across meetings
AI coding tool hits $1B ARR / six months after public launch
Pricing
2–3 Weeks. Real Results.
Three ways to get started. All include the full exercise library, all tools, and monthly content updates.
Self-Paced
Full guided access, 30 days, complete exercise library. Go at your own pace.
- check_circle Full guided access, 30 days
- check_circle All exercises (PE + Company Ops)
- check_circle Three core AI capabilities
- check_circle In-app sidebar guide with hints
- check_circle Email support
Guided
Full guided access, 30 days. 2-hr kickoff, self-paced exercises, weekly recap sessions.
- check_circle Everything in Self-Paced, plus:
- check_circle 2-hr live kickoff session
- check_circle 2-hr Week 1 recap + Q&A
- check_circle 2-hr Week 2 debrief + action plan
- check_circle 30 days of full access
- check_circle Dedicated Slack channel with facilitator
Minimum 5 people.
Get StartedCustom
The full engagement. Jumpstart your team, assess where AI creates value, and build the tools to capture it.
- check_circle Everything in Guided, plus:
- check_circle Value assessment of your workflows
- check_circle Custom exercises built on your data
- check_circle AI Tool Development hours: build internal AI tools
- check_circle Ongoing optimization + monthly updates
Tailored to your team's workflows and data.
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The Jumpstart Guarantee
If you don't have at least one genuine "wow, I didn't know AI could do that" moment within your first 3 hours, we'll refund your full purchase. No questions. No hoops.
Two Paths
Same Tools. Your World.
Same AI tools. Exercises built for the work your role actually does.
Deal Team AI Toolkit
Walk the full arc from sourcing through portfolio oversight. Every exercise teaches an AI workflow pattern you'll reuse on real deals: CIMs, financial models, management presentations, and portfolio data.
86% of M&A leaders report adopting GenAI. These exercises close the gap between "adopted" and "actually useful."
Deal Sourcing & Pipeline
Screen 50+ companies against an investment thesis. Tear apart a full CIM. Build a pipeline scoring model that separates signal from noise.
Due Diligence Deep Dive
Navigate a 200+ file data room. Surface red flags across financial, legal, and operational documents. Build a QofE bridge from reported to adjusted EBITDA.
Financial Modeling
Construct an LBO from scratch. Run sensitivity tables across entry multiple, growth, and margin assumptions. Generate Monte Carlo distributions for return scenarios.
Investment Committee Prep
Draft an IC memo that synthesizes diligence findings. Build a risk matrix. Structure deal terms and present a recommendation with conviction.
Portfolio Management
Monitor a 6-company portfolio. Track covenant compliance, identify a distressed asset, and build a value creation dashboard with automated alerts.
The AI Operating Toolkit
Run the company with AI. Each exercise teaches you which tool to pick, when to use it, and the workflow pattern to reuse: CRM reconciliation to board prep to M&A evaluation.
The same company. The same data. From the operator's chair, learning the tools that matter for your role.
CRM & Sales Intelligence
Reconcile a messy CRM pipeline with finance actuals. Build a customer health dashboard. Analyze win/loss patterns and surface the accounts at risk.
Operations & Quality
Compare production metrics across three plants. Investigate a safety incident spike at the acquired facility. Build a maintenance optimization model.
Finance & Audit
Analyze 250+ journal entries. Detect weekend bookings and missing approvals. Build a 3-statement model and a 13-week cash flow forecast.
Board Prep & Governance
Assemble a board package from raw data. Build KPI dashboards. Draft an integration update for a skeptical board. Simulate tough Q&A.
Strategic Planning & M&A
Evaluate a bolt-on acquisition target. Analyze competitive positioning. Track synergy realization against plan. Draft a 100-day integration roadmap.
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