Echo University: courses for AI engineers and AI founders
Learn, get certified, take on projects.
A structured curriculum for AI founders and future FDEs. Learn step by step, from using models and building agents to deploying AI in companies. You're certified only once you pass the final exam; graduates become full members, eligible to take on projects and move up in rank.
For people who want to start an AI company, engineers aiming to become FDEs, and anyone who wants to start creating videos or publishing with AI
01/06
All courses9
Courses in 3 layers.
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9 courses shownCourses from Echo for AI founders and future FDEs
01
実務レイヤー
事業をつくり、届け、資金を集める。
3 courses資金調達戦略と
投資家選定
調達の方針を決め、話すべき投資家を選ぶ。
- Capacity
- 10 seats
- Duration and sessions
- 1 週間 · 全 2 回
GTM 戦略と
実践
誰に、どの経路で届けるかを決め、実際に動かす。
- Capacity
- 30 seats
- Duration and sessions
- 2 週間 · 全 4 回
ビジネス
アイディア育成
思いつきを、検証できる事業の形に育てる。
- Capacity
- 30 seats
- Duration and sessions
- 2 週間 · 全 4 回
02
コーディングレイヤー
AI と一緒に作り、動かし、納める。
3 coursesVibe
Coding
AI と一緒にコードを書き、小さなアプリを公開する。
- Capacity
- 60 seats
- Duration and sessions
- 2 週間 · 全 6 回
AI プロトタイプ
実践
アイディアを、触って確かめられる試作品にする。
- Capacity
- 30 seats
- Duration and sessions
- 2 週間 · 全 4 回
FDE 育成
フルコース
顧客の現場に入り、AI で業務を変えるエンジニアになる。
- Capacity
- 30 seats
- Duration and sessions
- 2 ヶ月間 · 全 16 回
03
コンテンツレイヤー
AI で動画をつくり、発信する。
3 courses動画制作
Prompt 運用指導
動画生成の Prompt を書き、チームで運用する。
- Capacity
- 60 seats
- Duration and sessions
- 2 週間 · 全 4 回
起業家個人 IP
育成コース
起業家自身の発信を設計し、続ける。
- Capacity
- 20 seats
- Duration and sessions
- 2 週間 · 全 4 回
AI 動画制作
フルコース
企画から完成まで、AI で動画をつくる。
- Capacity
- 30 seats
- Duration and sessions
- 1 ヶ月間 · 全 8 回
02/06
Flagship course
Two months to train FDEs: AI engineers who work on-site with clients.
FLAGSHIP
FDE full training course
Go into the client's workplace, see how the work flows, find what AI can take over, then build it and get it running on the spot. We train engineers to do exactly that, in two months.
- Capacity
- 30 seats
- Duration and sessions
- 2 ヶ月間 · 全 16 回
- What you learn, in order
- Using models → Building agents → Deploying in companies
- After you finish
- Pass the final exam to be certified. As a full member, you become eligible to take on projects and move up in rank
Six skills you'll learn (the "required skills" on the project board)
- 01Finding needs
- 02System architecture
- 03Building AI agents
- 04AI coding
- 05AI video production
- 06Improving company workflows with AI
Example: the required skills for "We want an AI agent to handle the first reply to inquiry emails" are 01 and 03.Sample
See the project board03/06
Growth map5
Where you are now, and what to aim for next.
From your first course
to projects and rank.
Echo University doesn't end when the course does. Pass the final exam to be certified, and as a full member you can take on AI projects from companies. Your track record counts toward moving up in rank.
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STEP 01
Student
Build the foundations
- How you're assessed
- Attending sessions and handing in every assignment
- What you get
- Connections with the course, instructors and your cohort
- Next goal
- Pass the final exam
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STEP 02
Passed the final exam
Prove what you've learned in an exam
- How you're assessed
- Final exam (format: [exam format])
- What you get
- Certification
- Next goal
- Become a full member
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STEP 03
Full member
Become eligible to take on projects
- How you're assessed
- [full member requirements]
- What you get
- Eligibility for projects and rank promotion
- Next goal
- Take on your first project
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STEP 04
Taking on projects
Deliver real AI projects for companies
- How you're assessed
- Delivery that meets the requirements and acceptance criteria
- What you get
- Real projects and revenue, without having to sell
- Next goal
- Build a track record and move up in rank
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STEP 05
Rank promotion
Move up a rank on your track record
- How you're assessed
- Project track record (counts toward promotion)
- What you get
- [benefits for each rank]
- Next goal
- [requirements for higher ranks]
04/06
Course schedule0
Each cohort has its own application period.
No cohorts are open for applications yet.
We'll announce the next cohort here and on the events page as soon as it's set.
No cohorts are in progress yet.
No cohorts have ended yet.
Completed cohorts will be listed here along with reports on their final presentations.
05/06
How it works5
- 01
Choose a course
Pick the course that fits you now, by layer and length.
- 02
Apply
For courses that require review, you're accepted after selection.
- 03
Attend
Take each assignment home and share it at the next session.
- 04
Final exam
Show what you've learned in an exam.
- 05
Certification and full membership
Pass to be certified and become eligible for projects and rank promotion.
06/06
Frequently asked questions6
どんなコースがありますか？
3 つのレイヤーに、全 9 コースがあります。
- 実務：資金調達戦略と投資家選定／GTM 戦略と実践／ビジネスアイディア育成
- コーディング：Vibe Coding 入門／AI プロトタイプ実践／FDE 育成フルコース
- コンテンツ：動画制作 Prompt 運用指導／起業家個人 IP 育成コース／AI 動画制作フルコース
定員と期間は？
コースごとに決まっています。たとえば Vibe Coding 入門は定員 60 名・2 週間・全 6 回、FDE 育成フルコースは定員 30 名・2 ヶ月間・全 16 回です。
受講料はかかりますか？
[回答準備中]
FDE・AI 研修を修了すると、何が得られますか？
修了試験に合格すると認定されます。合格者は正会員として、案件受注とランク昇格の資格を得ます。
Incubator に入居していなくても受講できますか？
[回答準備中]
はじめてでも受講できますか？
「Vibe Coding 入門」は、コードを書いたことがない方も対象です。ほかの講座の前提は、各講座のページに記載します。
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