Vibe Coding Startups for Good

For founders using AI ("vibe coding") to build products for social impact and mission-driven startups.

Course Schedule

An 11-week, hands-on build — from an unmet need to a working MVP.

Week 1
Finding & Defining an Unmet Need; Go-to-Market Overview

Week 2
Intro to Claude Code, GitHub & Railway — Build an NPS Tool

Week 3
NPS Tool Demos; Intro to MVP Development

Week 4
MVP Review & Implementation Discussion

Week 5
VC Funding, Cash Needs & Milestones

Week 6
Go-to-Market Strategy I — High-Level Introductions

Week 7
Go-to-Market Strategy II — SEO, Paid Advertising & Viral Marketing

Week 8
Go-to-Market Strategy III — Direct Sales

Week 9
Developing Financial Projections

Week 10
Final Project Work Session (Coaching Lab)

Week 11
Final MVP Presentations & Pitches
What We Offer

What's included in this online course?

A step-by-step guide

Eleven weekly sessions take you from an unmet need to a working MVP — built live with Claude Code, GitHub, and Railway.

Live weekly sessions

Structured across eleven weekly sessions — discussion, live demos, and hands-on coaching on your own MVP.

Unique learning experience

Build alongside real founders and get direct coaching as you turn your own idea into an investor-ready pitch.

Meet the Instructor

Kevin G. Connors

Kevin Connors has spent more than 40 years building, leading, and investing in early-stage companies. He founded or co-founded seven health-technology companies, served as CEO of ten, and founded and served as General Partner of Spray Venture Partners, which managed more than $120 million across two venture funds. Kevin brings that founder experience into this course, coaching students as they use modern AI-assisted tools to go from idea to working MVP to investor-ready pitch. Kevin holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, an MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Dayton, and a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame.
Patrick Jones - Course author
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