What you'll learn in Turn Ideas into Code with Cursor
What you'll leave with
- 1Working code snippets completed faster than manually
- 2Techniques to refactor and optimize existing projects
- 3Confidence to integrate AI-assisted coding into your workflow
- 4A repeatable process to use Cursor on future tasks
Course Curriculum
Week 1Cursor Workshop — Build with AI
Cursor Workshop — Build with AI
- How Cursor changes the coding workflow (6 modules)
- Going from idea to first working version (6 modules)
- Editing and evolving code with natural language (6 modules)
- Debugging and improving code inside Cursor (6 modules)
- Building confidence as a developer (6 modules)
- Independent Practice — mini project
- Wrap-Up & Next Steps
- Resources (6 items), Articles (5 items), Useful Interviews
Who Turn Ideas into Code with Cursor is designed for
Prerequisites
Your Instructors
Aki Wijesundara, PhD
AI Founder | Educator | Google AI Accelerator Alum
Aki Wijesundara is an AI leader with a PhD in Machine Learning and extensive experience mentoring startups at Google's AI Accelerator. With a career spanning both research and applied AI, Aki has taught 5,000+ students worldwide how to design and deploy production-ready AI systems. He has worked across cutting-edge areas of applied AI, from LangChain and RAG pipelines to observability and large-scale deployment. As a researcher and educator, Aki bridges the gap between theory and practice, making complex systems approachable and actionable for engineers, founders, and product leaders.
Manu Jayawardana
Exited AI Founder | Co-Founder, Snapdrum | Co-Founder & CEO, Krybe
Manu Jayawardana is a serial entrepreneur with multiple AI startup successes. He exited Rise AI, a fintech app with over 35,000 users, to a private investor. He co-founded Snapdrum, delivering enterprise AI systems and scaling paid acquisition engines that drove 5,000+ premium customers. He is also Co-Founder & CEO of Krybe, a London-based Voice AI startup serving 1,000+ users and part of the NVIDIA Inception ecosystem. With a background in quant finance and AI engineering, he operates at the intersection of AI, distribution, and execution.
What Students Say
“The AI training approach is outstanding. Our team learned to build practical AI solutions that we could implement immediately in our educational platform. The hands-on methodology made complex AI concepts accessible to our entire development team.”
Kavi T.
CEO of Tilli Kids / Stanford PhD
“I sent my team through this training for upskilling, and the results have been remarkable. Within weeks, they became much more efficient at building automations and deploying AI agents at work. This program bridges the gap between theory and practice and it's had a real impact on our productivity.”
Aamir Faaiz
CEO of Bayseian
Frequently Asked Questions about Turn Ideas into Code with Cursor
What will I learn in Turn Ideas into Code with Cursor?
Write production-ready code with AI guidance and gain hands-on experience. Refactor and optimize existing code using AI-assisted suggestions. Collaborate with AI to explore multiple solutions and compare approaches. Integrate Cursor into your development workflow across languages and frameworks
Who is Turn Ideas into Code with Cursor designed for?
Developers and engineers who want to write, refactor, and optimize code faster using AI. Product-minded builders who need to prototype and iterate on code quickly. Tech-curious programmers who want to integrate AI tools into their workflow
What are the prerequisites for Turn Ideas into Code with Cursor?
Basic coding familiarity — comfortable reading and writing code in at least one language. Access to a development environment (IDE/code editor) with Cursor installed. Curiosity to explore AI-generated code and iterate quickly
How long does Turn Ideas into Code with Cursor take?
1 hour live + async. Format: Live workshop.
What will I leave with after completing Turn Ideas into Code with Cursor?
Working code snippets completed faster than manually. Techniques to refactor and optimize existing projects. Confidence to integrate AI-assisted coding into your workflow. A repeatable process to use Cursor on future tasks
Is Turn Ideas into Code with Cursor available online?
Yes, Turn Ideas into Code with Cursor is delivered entirely online as a live workshop.
Who teaches Turn Ideas into Code with Cursor?
Aki Wijesundara, PhD — AI Founder | Educator | Google AI Accelerator Alum. Manu Jayawardana — Exited AI Founder | Co-Founder, Snapdrum | Co-Founder & CEO, Krybe
How do I enroll in Turn Ideas into Code with Cursor?
You can enroll via Maven at https://maven.com/theaiinternship/cursorrr. Click the "Enroll on Maven" button on this page.
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