Get technical with AI
Ship in Claude Code. Learn agent workflows. Use OpenClaw, Grok Bot, and Cursor.
A new member who means to build gets one month of Claude Pro.
Startup and AI club at AIS-R
15 members. Sunday is build. Thursday is a speaker or a workshop.
DM @zcombinator_aisr to joinNo application, no essay, no GPA.
Build a business
Sunday lunch is one minute each, then the room works. Solo or with other members.
School funding is a written pitch and a budget, after users, revenue, or momentum.
Get involved with startups
Thursday is a speaker or a workshop. You ask someone who runs a company a question.
Sunday and Thursday
Sunday
Build day
The whole lunch is build time, after a round of updates.
- One minute each: what did you build this week?
- Then heads down, in the same room
- Build solo, or on a project with other members
- Bring whatever you are stuck on
Thursday
Speakers and workshops
A guest speaker, or a workshop the club runs.
- Founders and investors
- Workshops the club runs: AI, the math behind it, deploying, design, pricing, first users
- Sessions are announced on Instagram first
Where speakers come from
Guest speakers
Imaan Sultan
Growth Marketing Lead, LlamaIndex
San Francisco
- Growth Marketing Lead at LlamaIndex
- Growth and marketing roles at Amazon, Mastercard, 11x, and Persona
- UC Berkeley, Haas School of Business
- Founded the first high school UNICEF chapter in Saudi Arabia: $10,000 raised, 100 members
- President of Dosti, a Muslim social community in San Francisco, 1,600 members
Zaid Farekh
Managing Partner, Propeller. CEO, Sitech.
Amman and San Francisco
- Managing Partner at Propeller, a $30 million fund behind 30 startups
- CEO of Sitech, a UI/UX studio with 100 completed deliveries
- Angel investor alongside Replit CEO Amjad Masad
- Works across venture capital, private equity, and company building
Questions
Do I need to know how to code?
No. Plenty of good projects are not software. If you want to get technical, you ship in Claude Code, learn agent workflows, and use OpenClaw, Grok Bot, and Cursor. Claude Pro covers a month of the tool cost for members who are building.
Is it only for people starting a business?
No. Building a business is one path. You can also get technical with AI, or get involved with startups through the guest speakers, or all three.
What if I do not have an idea yet?
You can show up with an interest. Sunday is for turning it into something you can build.
Is the Claude Pro really free?
Yes. New members who show they intend to build get a month of Claude Pro, paid for by the club. You can use it in Claude Code or on its own.
How much time does this take?
Two lunch meetings a week, plus whatever you put into the project outside of them.
Can I build with a partner?
Yes. Teams are allowed. Each person still gives their own weekly update.
Who can join?
Any AIS-R high school student. The club has 15 members. DM @zcombinator_aisr on Instagram.
Is the funding guaranteed?
No. School funding is a case-by-case ask after real traction: users, revenue, or clear momentum. You send a written pitch and an itemised budget.
What happens when the founders graduate?
Student leadership is handed on before graduation.
Can I speak or mentor?
Yes. DM @zcombinator_aisr. Thursday is the speaker and workshop session.
