Enablement · sponsor-only or embedded builder + uplift
Two paths, same outcome: your team ships and maintains internal software without a ₹30L hire or an agency on retainer. Sponsor someone sharp on your team for a six-month FDE path — or bring me embedded to lead the track and train 1–2 people alongside.
Full engagement
Some teams don't only want to sponsor one person — they want someone embedded to lead the product or internal-tools track while training 1–2 insiders on Cursor and AI-native workflows. I ship v1 with you; they learn to develop, enhance, and maintain what we build.
That's the combined offer: founding product builder + team enablement. The sponsor-only program below is for founders who already have the lead and just need someone trained into an FDE.
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Sponsor-only track
Most founders I know don't lack ideas — they lack someone inside the company who can turn operational pain into working software without a dev shop on retainer. This program is for you if that's the gap.
You sponsor one person. They train for six months — remotely, hands-on, on Cursor and real project work. When they come through, they're not a generic developer. They're a Forward Deployed Engineer for your company: they know how you work, and they own the stack that supports it.
Why sponsor
₹60,000 over six months beats a mis-hire, a bloated agency, or waiting a year for the "perfect" senior engineer who never quite gets your business.
Who to pick
Someone already inside — curious, reliable, close to the problem. Not necessarily a CS grad. Often the best FDE is the person who's been fixing things manually for months.
What you get back
A builder who develops, enhances, and maintains your internal tools — spreadsheets replaced, workflows automated, software that fits how you actually run.
How cohorts work
Five seats per cohort. One founder can send a single person — or fill all five with their own team. When five seats are committed, we run.
How it started
Cursor AI School grew out of mentoring inside a growing retail company — builders learning how the work actually runs, then owning the software that supports it.
Not a senior engineer with a playbook. A deliberate path from starting fresh to becoming indispensable — building, enhancing, and maintaining the tools the company runs on.
That proof took six months on live systems — develop, enhance, maintain — across tools the company runs on:
No separate dev team per tool. Cursor AI School packages that same path: six months of focused mentorship and real progression.
What an FDE is here
A Forward Deployed Engineer isn't a generic developer dropped into your org. They learn your workflows, tools, and operational reality — then own the software that supports them. The loop is develop, enhance, maintain — across multiple internal systems, not a one-off handoff.
Cursor AI School exists to train people into that shape: technically capable, business-literate, and productive inside a company without needing a large engineering org behind them.
The program
One cohort, five students max. Send one person from your team — or all five seats if you're ready to train a small squad at once. The cohort runs when every seat is filled.
Detailed curriculum
Full brochure — inside the course.
Phase-by-phase curriculum, weekly rhythm, and what we actually do across six months. View online or Print / PDF.
No spam — occasional School updates only if we have something worth sending.
Who to send
An employee you're willing to invest in — or several. Founders pick who to send; one seat or a full cohort of five from the same company. Employees can apply here →
Who teaches
Ankit Zen — built products, led teams, and trained the FDE this school is modeled on.
Duration
Six months, hands-on. Remote-friendly. Built around projects and mentorship — not lecture halls.
Cohort size
Five students maximum per cohort. One company can take every seat — send five from your team if that's the move.
Fee
₹10,000 per month, per student. ₹60,000 total for the six-month program.
Next step
Embedded builder + uplift — email me for a straight conversation. Sponsor-only: ₹10,000/month for six months per person · one seat or all five · cohort runs when five are in.
or email directly
Employee exploring this? Apply here → · Want to try it yourself first? 7-day workshop · ₹2,000 → · College or training institute? Student batch → · Train + build your systems? Deep partnership →