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Detailed Curriculum
Ten modules. Thirty-four recorded lessons. What to film — lesson by lesson — with shot lists, on-screen direction, and the take-home for each.
Module One · Module 01
Where you actually stand as a designer in 2026, and what nobody told you about the gap between college work and industry expectation.
2 Lessons
~35 min
Recorded
All tiers
Lesson 1.1 · Mindset
Recorded · 15 min
The Real Designer Mindset
What to cover
→ Open with: “If you’ve been calling yourself a UX/UI designer for two years and still feel like a fraud — that’s not imposter syndrome, that’s a real diagnosis”
→ Define the difference between someone who knows Figma and someone who can design
→ The “designer = problem solver, not pixel pusher” framing — backed by a 90-second Vannsh personal story
→ What seniors stop doing (chasing dribbble, framework worship, awards) and what they start doing
→ The compounding bet — why daily small action over 42 days beats sprint-burnout cycles
TAKE-HOME
The Mindset Reset · 1-pager PDF
Lesson 1.2 · Industry vs College
Recorded · 20 min
The 5 Stages of Designer Maturity
What to cover
→ The 5 stages model: Tool User → Pattern Copier → Frame Designer → System Thinker → Outcome Owner
→ What each stage produces (with annotated examples)
→ The “industry terms” they never taught in college — design tokens, ops, handoff, design system governance, RFC, design crit
→ Side-by-side: a typical college NID/Pearl portfolio vs a senior product portfolio at Razorpay/CRED
→ End with the self-assessment quiz callout
TAKE-HOME
The 5-Stage Self-Assessment Quiz · 20 questions
Module Two · Module 02
How senior designers think before opening Figma. The framework-free method for finding real problems inside fuzzy briefs.
3 Lessons
~75 min
Recorded
All tiers
Lesson 2.1 · The Brief
Recorded · 25 min
How to Read a Brief and Find the Real Problem
What to cover
→ Hook: “Every brief lies. Your job is to find the truth behind it”
→ The asked problem vs the real problem — show one real Buzzinga brief on screen
→ The 5 brief signals that mean “this is not actually a design problem”
→ How to push back on a brief without sounding combative — with 3 actual phrasings to use
→ Walk through the Brief Decoder Worksheet (the resource) live
TAKE-HOME
The Brief Decoder Worksheet · Notion + Figma
Lesson 2.2 · The 3 Questions
Recorded · 25 min
The Three Questions Senior Designers Ask Before Opening Figma
What to cover
→ Question 1: “What changes for the user when this ships?” — the outcome question
→ Question 2: “What’s the smallest version we can test in 48 hours?” — the scope question
→ Question 3: “Who has to approve this, and what do they actually care about?” — the stakeholder question
→ For each: a real scenario, a junior answer, a senior answer, the diff
→ End with the 3-Question screen card — printable studio poster
TAKE-HOME
The 3-Question Studio Poster · Printable
Lesson 2.3 · Framework Detox
Recorded · 25 min
Why Frameworks Slow You Down (and What Seniors Use Instead)
What to cover
→ Hook: “I haven’t drawn a Double Diamond in 3 years. Here’s what I do instead”
→ Why frameworks are scaffolding — useful when learning, slow when shipping
→ The 3 contexts where frameworks DO still matter (stakeholder buy-in, junior teaching, formal RFC)
→ The “design instinct” replacement — pattern recognition built through reps, not steps
→ Walk through one real Designare project from brief → ship without naming any framework
TAKE-HOME
Framework Decision Matrix · When to use, when to skip
Module Three · Module 03
Meaningful research in 3 days without a research team. The 5-user protocol that produces real insight — not opinions dressed as data.
2 Lessons
~60 min
Recorded
All tiers
Lesson 3.1 · Solo Research
Recorded · 30 min
User Research When You Don’t Have a Research Team
What to cover
→ The 5-user protocol — why 5 is the magic number, backed by Nielsen’s data
→ How to find 5 real users in 48 hours — Twitter, Reddit, LinkedIn, friends-of-friends, paid alternates
→ The interview script template — opener, deep-dive questions, closer
→ What to NEVER ask (leading questions, hypothetical futures, feature requests)
→ Recording, transcribing with AI, tagging insights — full workflow shown live
TAKE-HOME
User Interview Question Bank · 50 questions
Lesson 3.2 · Synthesis
Recorded · 30 min
Turning 5 Interviews Into One Designable Insight
What to cover
→ The 3-pass synthesis method — raw notes → themes → insight statement
→ How to write an insight that’s actually designable (not “users want a better experience”)
→ The 5 patterns junior designers fall into — confirmation bias, sample-of-one, paraphrasing, etc.
→ Using AI for synthesis support without letting AI hallucinate insights
→ Walk through one real Designare community insight synthesis live
TAKE-HOME
Insight Synthesis Template · FigJam
Module Four · Module 04
How senior designers develop the eye. The frameworks for visual judgment nobody teaches in college — and the daily practice that compounds it.
3 Lessons
~90 min
Recorded
Cohort + Career
Lesson 4.1 · The Eye
Recorded · 25 min
How Senior Designers Develop Visual Judgment
What to cover
→ Hook: “Design taste isn’t talent. It’s miles. I’ll show you how to compound it”
→ The 3 components of taste: visual literacy, contextual fluency, reference depth
→ Why looking at “good design” isn’t enough — the active interrogation method
→ The senior eye vs junior eye on the same screen — side-by-side annotations
→ Reference libraries every designer should follow (Mobbin, Dribbble curated, product Twitter accounts)
TAKE-HOME
Reference Library Starter · 40 curated sources
Lesson 4.2 · Teardowns
Recorded · 40 min
30 Design Teardowns — Why This Works, Why This Doesn’t
What to cover
→ 15 examples of senior craft — annotated frame-by-frame
→ 15 examples of junior tells — same treatment, what to learn from each
→ Categories: hierarchy, density, spacing, type pairing, microcopy, motion restraint
→ Indian product examples wherever possible — CRED, Razorpay, Zomato, Cult, Spinny, Cleartrip
→ Pacing: 60–90 seconds per teardown, fast cuts, annotated frames
TAKE-HOME
30 Teardowns Visual Reference · Figma file
Lesson 4.3 · Daily Practice
Recorded · 25 min
The Taste Journal — A Daily 15-Min Compounding Habit
What to cover
→ The Taste Journal format — one screen a day, three notes: what works, what doesn’t, what I’d steal
→ How to set up a Notion template that takes 15 minutes daily
→ The 90-day promise — what changes in your eye after 90 entries
→ Common failure modes — treating it as a chore, writing too long, looking at the same sources
→ End with the cohort taste-journal challenge — daily share in Discord during the cohort
TAKE-HOME
Taste Journal Notion Template · Daily prompts
Module Five · Module 05
The 7 invisible things that make junior work look junior. Design systems from scratch in 2 days — typography, colour, microinteractions, mobile, accessibility.
5 Lessons
~180 min
Recorded
All tiers
Lesson 5.1 · The 7 Tells
Recorded · 35 min
The 7 Invisible Things That Make Junior Work Look Junior
What to cover
→ Tell 1: Inconsistent spacing (the 8pt grid myth)
→ Tell 2: Saturation overload (why your colours look cheap)
→ Tell 3: Type hierarchy collapse (everything fighting for attention)
→ Tell 4: Component drift (3 buttons that should be 1)
→ Tell 5: Microcopy that sounds like a robot wrote it
→ Tell 6: Loading states + empty states completely absent
→ Tell 7: Motion as decoration, not signal — for each: junior screen, fix, senior screen, annotated
TAKE-HOME
Junior-to-Senior Polish Audit · PDF + Figma
Lesson 5.2 · Design Systems
Recorded · 50 min
Building a 50-Component System From Scratch in 2 Days
What to cover
→ Variables setup — tokens for color, spacing, radius, shadow
→ Auto-layout discipline — hug, fill, fixed as a complete mental model
→ Component properties — boolean, instance swap, variant, text — when to use what
→ The “50 components in 2 days” recipe with timestamps
→ Build the entire Designare Component Library Starter on screen, step by step
TAKE-HOME
Designare Component Library Starter · Figma
Lesson 5.3 · Typography
Recorded · 30 min
Typography That Doesn’t Suck
What to cover
→ The 5 type pairings that always work + the framework to invent your own
→ Letterform anatomy at the level designers can actually use
→ Why most “modern” type pairings look the same — and how to break out
→ 20 annotated type pairings from real products
TAKE-HOME
Typography Cheatsheet + 20 Pairings · PDF
Lesson 5.4 · Colour
Recorded · 30 min
Colour Systems For Products (Not Brands)
What to cover
→ Semantic colour tokens — success, error, warning, info — beyond just red/green/blue
→ The HSB saturation rule — why your colours look cheap and the 80% rule fix
→ Dark mode setup that doesn’t require redesigning everything
→ Accessibility-aware palettes — contrast ratios, the WebAIM tool, when to override
→ Build a token system live for your case study product
TAKE-HOME
Colour System Template + Premium Specs
Lesson 5.5 · Motion + Mobile + A11y
Recorded · 35 min
Microinteractions, Mobile Reality, Accessibility
What to cover
→ When motion adds value, when it’s noise — the restraint principle
→ Figma prototyping with variables — conditional logic without code
→ Loading states, error states, success states — the trust signals nobody designs
→ Mobile design reality — thumb zones, tap targets, what Figma lies about
→ The 10-item real-device test checklist before any mobile design goes to dev
→ The 5 accessibility rules that matter, the 20 to skip for now
TAKE-HOME
Microinteraction Swipe File · 30 examples · Mobile + A11y checklists
Module Six · Module 06
The flagship. v0, Galileo, Krea, Claude, Cursor — when to use what, in which order. AI-native vs AI-augmented products. The four-step senior workflow.
6 Lessons
~150 min
Recorded
All tiers
Flagship
Lesson 6.1 · Thinking Partner
Recorded · 25 min
AI as Thinking Partner, Not Shortcut
What to cover
→ Hook: “If you’re using AI like Google, you’re losing. If you’re using it like a senior designer, you’re 5 years ahead”
→ The 4-step senior workflow: Frame → Generate → Critique → Refine
→ Why “let AI do the boring stuff” is the wrong frame — it’s thinking partnership, not labour replacement
→ The tourist vs the local — junior designers visit AI tools; seniors live in them
TAKE-HOME
The 4-Step AI Workflow Map · Notion
Lesson 6.2 · AI for Research
Recorded · 25 min
AI for Early Research and Discovery
What to cover
→ Claude + ChatGPT for synthesizing 10 user interviews in 30 minutes
→ The “play the user” technique — prompting AI to roleplay as 5 personas
→ Where AI hallucinates and how to spot it — the cross-reference rule
→ Full live demo: take a brief, end with synthesised insights in 25 minutes
TAKE-HOME
AI Research Prompt Pack · 30 prompts
Lesson 6.3 · Visual Exploration
Recorded · 25 min
v0, Galileo, Krea — Visual Generation Workflows
What to cover
→ When to start in v0 vs Figma vs Galileo vs Krea — the decision matrix
→ Live: generate 5 hero sections in v0 in 10 minutes, then refine in Figma
→ Prompting for designers — the 4-part prompt structure for visual output
→ What NOT to use AI generation for (final pixel work, brand-critical work, accessibility-first flows)
TAKE-HOME
Visual AI Tool Decision Matrix + 20 Prompts
Lesson 6.4 · Moodboarding
Recorded · 20 min
Midjourney For Designers — Moodboards That Compound
What to cover
→ The 4-part Midjourney prompt structure for product designers (subject, style, lighting, ratio)
→ Building a brand moodboard in 20 minutes — live
→ When Midjourney beats Mobbin/Dribbble (and when it doesn’t)
→ The “reference compounding” practice — saving every good output to a personal vault
TAKE-HOME
Midjourney Prompt Library for Designers · 40 prompts
Lesson 6.5 · AI for Critique
Recorded · 25 min
The Paste-Back Audit — AI as Your Senior Critic
What to cover
→ Hook: “You can have a senior designer critique your work 100x a day. For free”
→ The paste-back workflow — screenshot, paste, ask the right question
→ The 10 prompts that produce senior-level critique
→ How to disagree with AI critique — it’s not always right, and seniors push back
→ Live: take a junior screen, run it through the paste-back audit, ship the refined version
TAKE-HOME
Paste-Back Critique Prompt Pack · 10 prompts
Lesson 6.6 · Native vs Augmented
Recorded · 30 min
AI-Native Products vs AI-Augmented Products
What to cover
→ The fundamental difference — Linear is augmented, Cursor is native, Perplexity is native, Notion is augmented
→ When designing for AI-native, the UI is the prompt — interaction patterns that are emerging
→ When AI is forced into a product as a bolt-on (and how to spot it)
→ 15 patterns in AI-native product design — annotated examples
→ End with: what your case study should consider about AI integration
TAKE-HOME
AI Product Pattern Library · 15 patterns annotated
Module Seven · Module 07
The 7-section case study structure that gets interviews. First-screen portfolio formulas. The LinkedIn profile audit that gets you inbound.
5 Lessons
~150 min
Recorded
All tiers
Lesson 7.1 · Case Study Structure
Recorded · 40 min
The 7-Section Case Study That Gets Hired
What to cover
→ Section 1: Problem (1 sentence, no setup)
→ Section 2: Stakes (why this mattered to the business)
→ Section 3: Approach (what we tried — including what we abandoned)
→ Section 4: Key decisions (3–5 decisions, with the option-tree shown)
→ Section 5: Tradeoffs (the senior-only section — what you chose NOT to do)
→ Section 6: Outcome (numbers, before/after, learnings)
→ Section 7: Reflection (what you’d do differently) — for each: junior version, senior version, the diff
TAKE-HOME
Case Study Story Framework · Notion + Figma
Lesson 7.2 · Voice
Recorded · 25 min
How to Write Case Studies That Don’t Sound Corporate
What to cover
→ The voice problem — why every junior case study sounds the same
→ Why “I conducted user research” is the worst opening sentence in design writing
→ The “moment the project changed direction” line — the sentence hiring managers read for
→ Annotated examples from world-class portfolios — Behance, Read.cv, personal sites
→ The AI rewrite trap — how to use Claude/ChatGPT to edit without losing voice
TAKE-HOME
20 Annotated Case Study Examples
Lesson 7.3 · First Screen
Recorded · 30 min
The 4.7-Second Test — Portfolio First Screen
What to cover
→ The recruiter eye-track data — what hiring managers see in 4.7 seconds
→ The 3 first-screen formulas that work + the 5 that don’t
→ Behance vs Notion vs personal site — the decision tree by career stage
→ Layout patterns above the fold — annotated from real portfolios
→ How to present your work visually — the Apple-keynote treatment for case studies
TAKE-HOME
Portfolio First-Screen Framework · PDF
Lesson 7.4 · Visual Presentation
Recorded · 25 min
The Apple-Keynote Treatment for Your Work
What to cover
→ Mockups, scroll videos, before/afters — when and how to use each
→ How to record case study walkthroughs that don’t make you cringe
→ The Loom-as-portfolio trick — why some designers get hired from a 3-minute video
→ Live: take a basic Figma export, give it the keynote treatment in 15 minutes
TAKE-HOME
Portfolio Asset Templates · Figma
Lesson 7.5 · LinkedIn
Recorded · 30 min
LinkedIn That Gets You Inbound (Without Posting Daily)
What to cover
→ Profile audit — headline formula, banner design, About section that converts
→ The 80/20 of LinkedIn — minimum effort, maximum hiring visibility
→ What to post (and what to never post) — the 5 post types that work for designers
→ How to use LinkedIn to get hiring manager inbound instead of cold-applying
→ 30-minute profile rebuild walkthrough
TAKE-HOME
LinkedIn Designer Profile Audit Checklist
Module Eight · Module 08
Who’s hiring, who’s not, who’s growing. How designers actually get hired in 2026 — the channels that work, backed by data.
2 Lessons
~60 min
Recorded
Cohort + Career
Lesson 8.1 · The Landscape
Recorded · 35 min
Indian Design Hiring Landscape 2026
What to cover
→ Who’s hiring, who’s not, who’s growing — by city, by company stage
→ Product vs service vs agency vs MNC — real differences in salary, ceiling, learning
→ City-wise breakdown — Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi, Remote — with real salary bands
→ The 2026 hiring trend report — AI roles, design engineering, product design split
→ Where the gaps are — which roles are oversupplied and which are starving
TAKE-HOME
Indian Designer Salary Bible 2026 · Comprehensive PDF
Lesson 8.2 · Channels That Work
Recorded · 25 min
How Designers Actually Get Hired in 2026
What to cover
→ The 50-designer survey data — exactly which channels actually worked
→ LinkedIn applications have an 8% hit rate. Cold DMs have a 34% reply rate. Why.
→ The Twitter/Read.cv visibility play — works at mid+ level, not for freshers
→ Referral playbook — how to ask without sounding desperate
→ The portfolio drop strategy — sending work proactively without applying
TAKE-HOME
The 2026 Designer Hiring Playbook · With scripts
Module Nine · Module 09
The portfolio review interview round by round. Behavioural questions and design challenges. Negotiating ₹2–5L more without burning the bridge.
3 Lessons
~100 min
Recorded
Cohort + Career
Lesson 9.1 · Portfolio Review
Recorded · 35 min
The Portfolio Review Interview — Round by Round
What to cover
→ What hiring managers actually look for in portfolio interviews
→ The 5 questions that get asked in 80% of portfolio reviews — and how to answer them
→ The “moment of truth” — when they ask about a project where you made the wrong call
→ How to present a case study verbally in 5 minutes (the 5-Layer model)
TAKE-HOME
Portfolio Review Prep Pack · 30 Q + frameworks
Lesson 9.2 · Behavioural + Take-Home
Recorded · 25 min
Behavioural Interviews + Design Challenges
What to cover
→ Behavioural questions every designer faces — and answers that don’t sound rehearsed
→ Design challenges and take-home tests — how to crush them without burning out
→ The 48-hour design challenge framework — what to ship and what to skip
→ Whiteboard interviews — still happening at some companies, here’s how to handle them
TAKE-HOME
Interview Prep Pack · Behavioural + Design Challenge framework
Lesson 9.3 · Negotiation
Recorded · 40 min
Negotiating ₹2–5L More Without Burning the Bridge
What to cover
→ The negotiation timeline — when to negotiate, when to accept, when to walk
→ 10 scripts for the 10 most common negotiation moments (with role-play)
→ How to anchor — and how to respond if they anchor first
→ Equity primer — RSUs, ESOPs, vesting cliffs, what they actually mean in INR
→ What’s negotiable beyond salary — joining bonus, location, equipment budget, learning budget
TAKE-HOME
Negotiation Playbook + 10 Scripts
Module Ten · Module 10
When to freelance and when not. Going independent. The 5-year designer career map — the modules that turn the cohort from a craft course into a career engine.
3 Lessons
~90 min
Recorded
Cohort + Career
Lesson 10.1 · Freelancing 101
Recorded · 35 min
Freelancing For Designers — The Honest Truth
What to cover
→ When to freelance, when not — the honest tradeoffs
→ Pricing models — hourly vs project vs retainer, and what each is worth
→ Client acquisition without a personal brand — the 5 channels that work for new freelancers
→ Contracts, scope management, the no-clauses you must include
→ Common freelance traps — feature creep, late payments, the “friend rate” problem
TAKE-HOME
Freelance Starter Kit · Contracts, calculator, proposals
Lesson 10.2 · Going Independent
Recorded · 30 min
When You’re Ready to Leave Your Job
What to cover
→ The financial checklist — runway, emergency fund, fixed costs
→ The emotional checklist — what nobody tells you about loneliness, identity, structure
→ Vannsh’s own founder journey — Designare + Buzzinga, what worked, what broke
→ Building a small studio vs solo — which fits your wiring
TAKE-HOME
Independent Designer Roadmap
Lesson 10.3 · Long-Term
Recorded · 25 min
The 5-Year Designer Career Map
What to cover
→ IC vs management vs founder paths — what each actually looks like at year 3, 5, 10
→ The 5-year map for designers — when to switch, when to deepen, when to pivot
→ The skills that compound vs the skills that decay
→ How to design your career like a senior designer would design a product
TAKE-HOME
Designer’s 5-Year Career Map · Notion
Live Sessions
The live cohort experience — run-of-show for every session. Critique, workshops, mock interviews, demo day. Every minute mapped, every guest mentor slotted.
Live 01 · Jul 12 · Saturday
90 min
7 PM IST
All tiers
Run-of-show
00:00
Welcome + Cohort Hello. Introduce yourself. Set the tone — this is a cohort, not a course. Lay down the 3 ground rules: show up, ship work, give critique.
10:00
Format briefing. How the 42 days run — live cadence, Discord etiquette, weekly submission rule, the “ghost = lose your seat” policy.
15:00
Live Problem Framing Demo. Pick one cohort member’s case study product. Walk through the 3 Questions live. Reframe the brief on the spot.
45:00
3 Hot-seat reframings. 3 students volunteer their case study briefs. 5 minutes each — reframe their problem statement live.
60:00
Open Q&A. Set the precedent that questions are welcome. Take any question — even meta ones about the cohort itself.
85:00
Close + Week 1 brief. Recap the week’s submission expectation. Remind about Discord channels. End on hype.
Week 1 Sunday submission · Due Jul 20
Problem statement (1 sentence) + 3-Question worksheet completed + research plan for case study. Submitted to cohort folder by Sunday 11:59 PM IST.
Live 02 · Jul 19 · Saturday
90 min
7 PM IST
All tiers
Run-of-show
00:00
Week 1 recap. Highlight 3 strong problem statements submitted. Call out 2 patterns of weak framing — without naming. Set up Week 2.
10:00
Live Design Teardown. Vannsh + Guest Mentor 2 (craft specialist) tear down 5 real Indian apps live — mix of good and bad. Open Figma, annotate frames, walk through senior reasoning.
40:00
AI Workflow Live Demo. Take a real problem from a cohort member. Run the 4-step AI workflow — Frame → Generate (v0 + Galileo) → Critique (Claude paste-back) → Refine (Figma). Ship a screen in 30 minutes.
75:00
Q&A on craft + AI workflow. Open floor.
85:00
Close + Week 2 brief. Set up Week 2 submission — hi-fi screens + component library.
Week 2 Sunday submission · Due Jul 27
Minimum 4 hi-fi screens of case study + working component library file (50+ components). Submitted to cohort folder. Peer review opens in Discord.
Live 03 · Jul 26 · Saturday
90 min
7 PM IST
All tiers
Run-of-show
00:00
Week 2 recap. Show 3 strong component libraries submitted (anonymised). Pattern recognition on what made them strong.
10:00
Build-along workshop. Vannsh builds 10 senior-quality components live in Figma. Cohort follows along in their own case study files — variables, properties, auto-layout discipline in real time.
45:00
Case Study Live Write. Vannsh writes a full case study live, section-by-section using the 7-section structure. 30 minutes. Take questions as you write.
80:00
Close + Week 3 brief. Set up Week 3 submission — full written case study + portfolio shell live.
Week 3 Sunday submission · Due Aug 3
One complete case study (designed + written) live on your portfolio. Portfolio shell with first screen. Submitted to cohort folder. Peer + mentor review starts Monday.
Live 04 · Aug 2 · Saturday
90 min
7 PM IST
All tiers
Run-of-show
00:00
The setup. Explain the critique rules — direct, kind, specific. Cohort watches and learns.
5:00
12 live portfolio critiques · 5 min each. 12 cohort students get reviewed on screen — Vannsh + Guest Mentor 1 (product senior) co-critique. Focus: first screen, case study story, narrative voice, layout.
65:00
Pattern recognition session. What did all 12 portfolios get wrong? What did the strong ones do right?
80:00
Cohort wrap + Week 4 brief. Set up the career phase — Modules 8–10 drop, hiring intel begins.
Week 4 Sunday submission · Due Aug 10
Revised case study + polished portfolio based on critique. LinkedIn profile audit complete. Submitted to cohort folder.
Live 05 · Aug 9 · Saturday
90 min
7 PM IST
Career tier only
Run-of-show
00:00
The setup. Vannsh + a real Senior Designer / Hiring Manager from an Indian product company form the panel. Explain the format — a real interview simulation, not a friendly chat.
10:00
5 mock interview rounds · 12 min each. 5 Career tier students get full mock interviews — portfolio review (5 min) + behavioural (4 min) + design challenge prompt (3 min). Live feedback after each.
70:00
Hiring manager AMA. The guest panellist answers Career tier questions about hiring, what they look for, red flags, deal-breakers.
85:00
Close. Next steps — Live 06, the negotiation Q&A. Demo Day prep begins.
Week 5 Sunday submission · Due Aug 17
Salary target written down. Negotiation script drafted using Module 9 templates. Interview prep doc completed. (Career tier only.)
Live 06 · Aug 16 · Saturday
75 min
7 PM IST
All tiers
Run-of-show
00:00
Demo Day prep briefing. Walk through what Demo Day looks like, what’s expected from each student, the 3-minute format.
10:00
Anonymous Q&A on money + jobs. Questions submitted beforehand in a Google Form. Vannsh answers in batches — salary, equity, switching, freelancing rates, “should I quit my job”, “is freelancing worth it”.
55:00
Live negotiation role-plays. 2 volunteers get role-played negotiation scenarios with Vannsh as the hiring manager. Cohort watches.
70:00
Close + Demo Day prep. What to bring to Aug 20. Rehearsal slot offered for the top 10.
Demo Day prep · Due Aug 18
3-minute case study presentation recorded as a Loom (rehearsal). Final polished portfolio. Interview-ready package complete.
Live 07 · Aug 20 · Wednesday · Demo Day
7 PM IST
Demo Day
Run-of-show
00:00
Opening. Vannsh + all guest mentors on stage. Frame the day — every student presents, top 5 get featured on Designare, the cohort closes tonight as the alumni network opens.
10:00
Student presentations · 3 min each. Every cohort student presents their case study in 3 minutes. ~70 Cohort + Career tier students total. Use a queue + Discord countdown timer for pace.
100:00
Mentor + cohort voting. Top 5 demos selected for the Designare feature. Live reveal.
115:00
Alumni Induction Ceremony. Hand out certificates digitally. Open the alumni Discord channel live. Set the cadence — quarterly alumni meetups, hiring partner intros continue.
130:00
Mentor closing words. Each guest mentor shares 60 seconds of closing reflection. Vannsh closes with the next-60-days framework — how to compound after the cohort.
145:00
Final goodbye. Cohort 01 closes officially. Alumni 01 opens.
Post-Demo Day
All cohort members granted alumni Discord access for life. Career tier students enter the 30-day post-cohort job support Slack with a Career mentor. Designare features the top 5 over the next month.
The full filming schedule at a glance — ten modules, thirty-four lessons, roughly fourteen hours of recorded runtime to capture before Cohort 01 begins.
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