AI BuildCamp 2024
Join the first cohort today!
We are interviewing candidates for our program starting from today and will close registration by 20/12/2024.
How to survive and thrive in a labour-tighten job market?
'With the job market tightening, many recent grads and early-career professionals are starting their own companies. If you’re considering it, focus on the AI application layer – this is where the real opportunities are emerging.' - Kian Katanforoosh, CEO & Co-founder at Workera
Flywheel effect with building
"Try to make something - post more, start a podcast, learn to build something technical but regardless of what it is - spend some time building! It's part of your flywheel (I have more to say about this)" - Michael Smith Jr. - Oracle Cloud Evangelist
More building increases the success rate
"I have known many senior engineers who have been building for years but their success rate is still very low. I need to build more and more" - Viet Anh Nguyen, Machine Learning Engineer @ Scopic Software
Hybrid Learning Mode
Our classes are both offline at Holistics.io Vietnam office in D3, Ho Chi Minh City and online via Google Meet and Discord.
Judging Panel with Esteemd CEO & CTOs
We have lined up a few startup CTO and CEO to judge how team presents their ideas on the demo day.
Join the first cohort today!
We are interviewing candidates for our program starting from today and will close registration by 20/12/2024.
Program Mentors
Jimmy Nguyen - Data & Infrastructure Manager
Engineering Leader | FinTech | AI Builder | Cloud Architect
Strategic Engineering Leader
Jimmy has over 15 years of experience driving cloud architecture, DevOps, system design, and leading high-performing technical teams. Demonstrated ability in leveraging technical expertise for business growth, operational efficiency, and fostering innovation in high-volume distributed systems
1st Winner at AWS Singapore Deep Racer Competition in 2023
Accelerated Learning: In just a month, Jimmy dived deep into the world of DeepRacer. He was astonished to realize that he had achieved the fastest lap (00:09.520 seconds) in such a short time. The commitment to 'Make the impossible possible' led him to find the best way to learn new skills and challenge the status quo.
Vatsal Sanghvi - Founder at 1811 Labs
Former Product Manager at Flipkart
Vatsal is the founder of 1811 Lab - GenAI Micro Products Studio. He is Ex-Flipkart, ex-Entrepreneur First and ex-Bits Pilani.
Serial Builder
Vatsal has built and sold 4 micro-SaaS products in the past 2 years: Audionotes.app, Podnotes.app , Summarify.me and Reminderbot.xyz
Huy Pham - LLM Scientist at Zalo AI
LLM Scientist with strong track record
Huy is an NLP Scientist with over two years of experience specializing in Large Language Models (LLMs). Huy has co-developed VinaLLaMA and Vietcuna, and co-authored ViDeBERTa, presented at EACL 2023. Currently, at Zalo AI, Huy is responsible for developing models for Vietnamese language tasks, image captioning, dialogue systems, and model pre-training. Huy is passionate about new technologies and innovative ideas, especially in Generative AI.
An NLP Researcher with Strong Communication Skills
Huy is strong at communication and collaboration skills which have enabled him to work effectively in team-based research environments. Huy has mentored in many AI communtiy events e.g. AI Build Day organized by Google Developers Group in March 2024.
Join the first cohort today!
We are interviewing candidates for our program starting from today and will close registration by 20/12/2024.
Program Tech Stack
Firebase Hosting
Firebase Hosting is production-grade web content hosting for developers. With a single command, you can quickly deploy web apps to a global CDN (content delivery network).
Firebase Function
A serverless framework that lets you automatically run backend code in response to events triggered by background events, HTTPS requests, the Admin SDK, or Cloud Scheduler jobs.
Filebase Firestore
Firestore provides powerful vector search capabilities. This allows you to store and query your data using semantic similarity, unlocking a whole new level of information retrieval for your applications
Firebase Authentication
Firebase Authentication provides backend services, easy-to-use SDKs, and ready-made UI libraries to authenticate users to your app. It supports authentication using passwords, phone numbers, popular federated identity providers like Google, Facebook and Twitter, and more.
Google Gemini 1.5
Google best model for general performance across a wide range of tasks. Gemini 1.5 Pro has a two-million-token long context window — the longest of any large-scale foundation model.
Firebase Genkit
Genkit reduces the complexity of integrating AI components by giving you plugins, templates, and simple abstractions so you can use AI models with your own custom logic and data to build AI features optimized for your business.
Join the first cohort today!
We are interviewing candidates for our program starting from today and will close registration by 20/12/2024.
This is our timeline with the AI BuildCamp 2024
Lesson 1: 21/12/2024- Introduction to Generative AI and Getting Started with Firebase
Outcome: Participants will gain a strong understanding of generative AI and have Firebase fully set up and ready for application development
Lesson 2: 28/12/2024 - Creating and Deploying the Frontend with Firebase Hosting and Authentication
Outcome: By the end of Lesson 2, each team will have a hosted frontend with Firebase Authentication set up, enabling user sign-ins with Google SSO.
Lesson 3: 04/01/2025 - Building a Serverless Backend with Firebase Functions
Outcome: Teams will have a functional serverless backend connected to their frontend, enabling interactions and data processing.
Lesson 4: 11/01/2025 - Working with Firestore and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
Outcome: Each team will have a RAG-powered data retrieval setup with Firestore, ready for personalized responses, and a finalized project concept with mentor feedback.
Lesson 5: 18/01/2025 - Team Project Presentations and Final Feedback
Outcome: Teams will complete the course with a working, AI-powered application and feedback from industry mentors, preparing them for further development or deployment.
Program Highlights
These are a few reasons that this program can help accelerate your learning with building a Generative AI product end-to-end.
Students will form a team of at least of 2 and max 3 people to work on projects. We aim to not have more than 10 students to maintain cohort quality.
No theoretical lesson, just pure hands-on lessons. Each lesson is max 2 hours to cater for attention span.
We advise you * Why choosing Gemini * Why choosing Firebase * Why RAG over LLM wrapper
Students will learn with some of the best minds in AI/ML & Product Engineering based in Singapore, Vietnam and India.
We can refer you to some of the employers within our network if you are looking for job upon graduation from our program.
Be part of a community of builders. Support each other for your career beyond the program.
Will you join the cohort with these people?
" I want to learn about the Firebase application to build an App "
Luan Nguyen (Norland)
Music Specialist at Amanotes
Join the first cohort today!
We are interviewing candidates for our program starting from today and will close registration by 20/12/2024.
Partnerships & Collaborations
We are pleased to work with notable partners to make this AI Build Camp program happen.
What our friends say?
" I am thrilled to share my experience working alongside Son in the realm of AI engineering. Our journey together began with a captivating event in Vietnam, where the 'Viet Engineering Story' unfolded. The series of events not only broadened my understanding but also showcased Son's dedication to the community. From his informative YouTube videos to organizing such impactful in-person events, he demonstrated unwavering commitment. Traveling from Penang to Ho Chi Minh City to support and witness his efforts was an enlightening experience. Son is not only reliable but also possesses a rare ability to connect individuals across the Vietnamese engineering landscape. "
Chong Wei
CEO & CTO at Telebort.IO
" Mr. Son Le is a dynamic community builder and a catalyst for professional growth, consistently going above and beyond to uplift others. He has used his network to host engaging online storytelling sessions, where individuals share their success stories and experiences living abroad, providing invaluable insights for engineers in Vietnam. In addition to these online initiatives, he has organized impactful offline workshops featuring real-life case studies from top tech companies in Vietnam. These sessions, with diverse speakers from individual contributors to leaders, have helped attendees better understand how technology is applied in real-world scenarios. His dedication to knowledge-sharing and community building is truly commendable. "
Phat Tran
Co-Founder & CTO at GoAhead
" I’ve had the privilege of witnessing Anh Son’s impact on the tech community both in Saigon and Singapore. He’s a true community builder who consistently inspires engineers and entrepreneurs across a wide range of industries for more than a decade. His ability to bring people together and foster innovation is remarkable. I was fortunate to be part of one of his tech interviews, and several events where his thoughtful approach and deep understanding of technology were evident. Now, with the launch of his new venture, Leo and Rome, I have no doubt that he will continue to excel and make an even greater impact in the tech outsourcing space. "
Akshay Sharma
Co-Founder & CTO at Hoozing
Still have some doubts?
What are the prerequisite?
You are expected to familiar with ReactJs and NodeJs, Visual Studio Code.
Who are this program designed for?
This program is ideal for students, freshers/ junior engineers with 1-3 years of experience.
What if I donot know how to code, should I join this program?
To be honest, you can get some intelligent like Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot to generate code for you. If there's a will, there's a way.
Why do you select GCP Tech stack?
Our mentors have experience in multiple clouds (AWS, Azure, GCP). However, we are opinated that GCP is best for someone who has an idea and aspires to develop an MVP within 30 days.
How much does this program cost?
We charge VND 5,000,000.00 per learner. Let us know if you are keen to join this program but face challenges with payment.
When do the lessons take place?
We plan to start the lesson on Saturdays morning at 10am GMT+7 (Ho Chi Minh City timezone) and end around 12pm. This is to ensure that you have maximum attention span.
Join the first cohort today!
We are interviewing candidates for our program starting from today and will close registration by 20/12/2024.