AIPREP: AI Education From Concept to Launch
Micah Johnson
Building AI Education That Ships Real Products
AIPREP is an AI education platform that helps organizations, institutions, and founder ecosystems upskill through live cohorts, real projects, and verified certification. I co-built AIPREP with Kela Ivonye, developing the full curriculum and leading the product from concept to launch.
We led 10 startups through the program, raised sponsorship funding, and partnered with Amplify Louisville and Story Louisville. The curriculum was designed around one principle: every participant ships a real product.
100% Ship Rate
Every student in the program shipped a working product. Not a prototype, not a wireframe. Deployed, functional software. 2 students went on to join accelerator programs, including KYX's Velocity accelerator.
Here's what students had to say:
"I truly could not have built my MVP in time without AIPREP. The workshop gave me the tools to rebuild my app and land a spot in KYX's Velocity accelerator." — Maya Jamner
"After a single AIPREP session, I practically had my entire product built. Databases, authorization — everything just worked." — Sage Delaney
"AI Prep transformed my idea into a fully functioning product in just 4 weeks. The process was clear, supportive, and gave me the confidence to take it to the next level." — Keanu Tucker
What Students Built
The cohort produced real products across industries:
Harmony Analyzer — A music tech tool that extracts vocal harmonies and chord progressions from any source
Bottle Episodes — A multiplayer, text-and-image-based RPG with branching storylines
Cuvée Collective — Wine program management for restaurants and hotel groups
Booked N Beyond — Automated growth platform for beauty entrepreneurs
Louisville Local Pulse — Personalized event discovery for hyper-local recommendations
Mane Genesis — Medical-grade custom wigs and scalp health solutions
Curriculum & Program Design
I wrote and developed the entire curriculum, structured around AIPREP's 3-step model:
Learn in Cohorts — Immersive, hands-on sessions tailored to each participant's context
Prove Skills with PromptRite — Benchmarking and verified exams measuring real AI readiness
Showcase Outcomes — Portfolios and applied projects demonstrating measurable results
The program served organizations, academic institutions, and founder ecosystems, with flexible delivery across live cohorts, hybrid programs, and integrated curricula.
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Posted Jun 14, 2026
Co-built an AI education platform that guided 10 startups through live cohorts to a 100% ship rate. Wrote the full curriculum, raised sponsorship funding, and partnered with Amplify Louisville. 2 students went on to join accelerator programs.
