Build Club × UTS Startups

AI BuildSprint.

8 weeks. Idea to first customers. Come in with an idea, use AI to build fast, and leave with a working product, real customers, and a path to revenue.

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Length
8 weeks
Where
Sydney · hybrid
Teams
1–4 builders
Runs
28 Sep – 27 Nov
Cohort
30 builders
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The promise

Come in with an idea. Leave with a working product, paying customers, and a repeatable way to get more.

Designed so most participants leave with a revenue-generating business.

01 / Who it's for

Builders who ship.

For builders and aspiring founders who can build with AI.

  • You have an idea, or a problem you actually want to solve.
  • You're comfortable with AI build tools — Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Replit, Lovable.
  • Solo, or a team of 1–4.
  • Sydney or NSW based.
  • Ready to sell, and to build in public.

02 / How it works

The arc.

Four moves across eight weeks. Each one earns the next.

01 →

Validate

Find the wedge and prove someone wants it.

Before a line of code goes to waste.

02 →

Build

Ship an AI-native MVP that works end to end.

Speed is the feature. Polish can wait.

03 →

Sell

Put a price on it and get in front of customers.

An offer, not a waitlist.

04 ■

Revenue

Turn first sales into a repeatable motion.

The point is the second customer.

The Circuit

A weekly loop.

You ship every week, post your progress in public, and track it on a shared scoreboard.

  1. Commit

    Name what you'll ship this week.

  2. Build

    Head down. AI-assisted, fast.

  3. Show

    Demo it to the cohort.

  4. Review

    Signal in, plan out.

  5. Repeat

    Eight times over.

03 / Curriculum

Eight weeks.

One theme a week. Every week ends with something shipped.

  1. W01

    Scope the build & find your wedge

    Validate

  2. W02

    Validate demand & pre-sell

    Validate

  3. W03

    Build the MVP (AI-native)

    Build

  4. W04

    Agentic workflows & first users

    Build

  5. W05

    Pricing, offer & payments

    Sell

  6. W06

    Get in front of customers

    Sell

  7. W07

    Sales, pitch training & showcase prep

    Revenue

  8. W08

    Showcase / Social Night

    Revenue · Fri 27 Nov · Investors invited

04 / What you get

What's in the box.

  • AI tool credits

    Credits across the stack you'll actually build on, including OpenAI and Codex.

  • Mentors

    Operators and founders from Build Club and UTS Startups, in the room each week.

  • A weekly coworking day

    One full day a week building alongside the cohort at UTS.

  • Community & accountability

    A builder Discord, a shared scoreboard, and people who notice when you don't ship.

  • A showcase night

    Demo to a room of VCs and investors at the end of week eight.

  • A path forward

    A route to revenue, and to UTS Startups membership after the sprint.

05 / Format

How it runs.

Hybrid: in-person and online workshops, plus one full coworking day a week at UTS.

Format
Hybrid — in-person + online workshops
In person
One full coworking day per week at UTS
Commitment
~8–12 hrs per week
Recordings
Every session recorded and shared
Cohort
30 builders — UTS students and external
Teams
1–4 people
Location
Sydney / NSW
Starts
Showcase

06 / How to apply

Three steps.

  1. 01

    Submit a 60-second EOI

    Tell us who you are and what you want to build. Takes a minute.

    Start the EOI

  2. 02

    Complete the video application

    A short video application on Videoask. Talk to us like a person.

    Open Videoask

  3. 03

    We review and invite the cohort

    We read everything and come back to you either way.

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Applications close

Powered by

  • Build Club
  • UTS Startups
  • OpenAI Codex

Tools you'll use

  • Claude Code
  • Codex
  • Cursor
  • Replit
  • Lovable

07 / FAQ

Questions.

Do I need to be technical?

Yes — you need to be comfortable building with AI. You don't need a CS degree, but you should already be shipping things with tools like Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Replit or Lovable.

This is a sprint, not an intro course. Week one assumes you can build.

What does it cost?

Not yet confirmed

Pricing is being confirmed and will be published before applications close.

Can I apply as a team?

Yes. Teams of 1 to 4. Apply together and tell us who does what.

Do I need an idea already?

Yes. Come in with an idea, or a problem you want to solve. Week one is about sharpening it into a wedge, not finding one from scratch.

Where is it?

Sydney. The program is hybrid — workshops run in person and online, and there's one full coworking day a week at UTS.

What if I can't attend in person?

Not yet confirmed

The in-person coworking day is a core part of the program. Remote arrangements are being finalised — get in touch before you apply if this affects you.

What tools and credits do I get?

AI credits across the build stack, including OpenAI and Codex. You're free to bring your own stack on top — we care what you ship, not what you ship it with.

Applications open

Eight weeks from now, you have customers.

Or you have eight more weeks of the idea sitting in your notes app. Bring the idea. We'll handle the pace.

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Key dates

Applications close
Program starts
Showcase night