The AI Opportunity Playbook - How to find AI Use Cases that deliver greatest ROI
9 days
·Cohort-based Course
Learn the skill of uncovering the most critical AI use cases. Craft AI roadmaps that stand out, drive business impact, & deliver real ROI.
The AI Opportunity Playbook - How to find AI Use Cases that deliver greatest ROI
9 days
·Cohort-based Course
Learn the skill of uncovering the most critical AI use cases. Craft AI roadmaps that stand out, drive business impact, & deliver real ROI.
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Course overview
Describe the transformation students will have in your course
🔥 1. Learn to Identify AI Gold Mines Others Miss
Develop an eye for hidden, high-value AI opportunities that others completely overlook.
🔥 2. Think Like a CEO, Execute Like an AI Founder
Learn to pick AI bets that drive revenue, margins, user growth — not just technical milestones.
🔥 3. Build a High-Conviction AI Use Case Portfolio
Leave the course with real techniques & tools that help you narrow down high-impact AI ideas, ready to pitch, fund, and launch.
🔥 4. Slash Failure Risk Before You Even Start
Learn battle-tested frameworks to kill weak AI ideas early and double down on winners.
🔥 5. Speak the Language of Power: Business + AI
Learn to Frame AI initiatives in terms that CEOs, CFOs, and Boards can’t say no to.
🔥 6. Design an AI Roadmap That Becomes Your Moat
Craft a strategy that’s not just smart — it’s a sustainable competitive advantage.
🔥 7. Turn AI into a Business Accelerator, Not a Science Project
Big business wins start ny smartly identifying the opportunity that can be a 10x force multiplier.
Who is this course for
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✅ Founders, CXOs, and Business Leaders who want to drive real business outcomes through AI, not just experiments.
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✅ Engineers and AI Developers who want to move beyond building models to identifying where AI can create the most business value.
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✅ Product Managers and AI Strategists seeking a proven, structured way to identify high-impact AI use cases.
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✅ Startup Teams and Innovators building their AI roadmap from scratch and aiming to maximize ROI from Day 1.
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✅ Corporate Leaders and Digital Transformation Heads looking to unlock new revenue streams and efficiency through targeted AI initiatives.
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✅ Consultants and Advisors who want to sharpen their ability to spot and recommend game-changing AI opportunities.
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✅ Investors and Venture Partners who need a sharper lens for evaluating AI initiatives that will actually scale and succeed.
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✅ Anyone Serious About Turning AI into Business Wins — not just cool tech demos.
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✅ Tech Leads and Engineering Managers who are tasked with translating business goals into actionable AI initiatives.
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✅ Data Scientists and ML Engineers who want to prioritize their work on AI problems that truly matter for the organization.
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✅ AI Product Owners who need a structured approach to selecting and validating the most promising AI use cases.
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✅ Program Managers and Project Leads managing AI initiatives and needing clarity on which use cases deserve investment.
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✅ Innovation and R&D Teams looking for a practical method to separate high-impact AI ideas from distractions.
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✅ CTOs and Chief Architects designing the technical roadmap and ensuring AI investments drive strategic outcomes.
Prerequisites
None
What you’ll get out of this course
Understand why not all AI use cases are created equal
You’ll learn how to evaluate AI ideas from a business value and impact perspective — so you focus only on what truly moves the needle.
Master the fundamentals of identifying valuable, high-impact AI use cases
By the end of this course, you’ll be able to clearly distinguish between AI for show and AI that drives revenue, savings, or strategic advantage.
Apply a structured, repeatable approach to identify high-ROI AI opportunities
You’ll walk away with a step-by-step frameworks you can use across industries, teams, and AI maturity levels — no more guesswork.
Use proven frameworks and real-world case studies to uncover strategic AI initiatives
You’ll benchmark your skills against examples from startups, Fortune 50 companies, and IPO success stories — and know exactly what “good” looks like.
Spot and avoid the most common traps that doom AI projects
You’ll build an instinct for identifying early warning signs of AI initiatives that are likely to fail — saving you months (or millions).
Craft AI strategies that are both unique and deeply relevant
You’ll gain the ability to create AI roadmaps that are tailored to your business — not generic, copy-paste strategies.
Learn how to separate “interesting” AI ideas from truly “important” ones
You’ll build the strategic skill to prioritize initiatives based on business impact, user value, and feasibility — ensuring every AI move counts.
What’s included
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Live sessions
Learn directly from Anuj Gupta in a real-time, interactive format.
Lifetime access
Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.
Community of peers
Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.
Certificate of completion
Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.
Maven Guarantee
This course is backed by the Maven Guarantee. Students are eligible for a full refund up until the halfway point of the course.
Course syllabus
Week 1
Day 1, Week 1
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Week 2
Day 1, Week 2
Day 2, Week 2
Post-course
Clarify doubts, question
Bonus
Capstone Project
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Meet your instructor
Anuj Gupta
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- He brings 20+ years of deep, hands-on AI experience—starting as a researcher and later as Chief AI Officer incubating & spearheading end-to-end AI efforts at CXO level at both, start-ups (0-1)/scale-ups (1-n) & Fotune 50
- He led AI efforts at an AI-first startup (2013), which was acquired in 2016 for its AI capabilities by Freshworks (NASDAQ listed).
- Now a sought-after On-Demand Head of AI, Anuj recently helped a YC-backed client build their flagship AI system—demoed to Sam Altman & Vinod Khosla—helping his client secure Series B from Khosla Ventures.
- He’s authored 25+ research papers and US patents
- He authored a landmark AI book (endorsed by CMU, UCSD, DeepMind, Google AI), translated into 5 languages, 290+ citations, and adopted by 50+ universities globally for their AI curriculum. He was recently invited to present it to Turing Award winner Prof. Raj Reddy (Doyen of AI @ CMU).
- He has incubated multiple AI teams from scratch varying from 5-80 people across geographies hiring some of the smartest AI scientists, engineers, PMs, Directors, VPs etc with top-of-the-line pedigrees and publications.
- He now uses this experience to help MNCs setup AI Center of Excellence (CoE).
- He is known in the ecosystem for his pragmatic approach to AI which stems from his extensive stints across startups.
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The AI Opportunity Playbook - How to find AI Use Cases that deliver greatest ROI
Course schedule
3-4 hours per week
Saturdays & Sundays
11:00 am - 01:00 pm PDT
Across 2 weeks
1 project
Submission 4 weeks after the classes are over.
Would need at most 3-4 hours
"How We Conceived the AI system that Won Over Sam Altman & Vinod Khosla, Leading to Series B Funding from Khosla Ventures"
In this exclusive guide, discover how we uncovered the AI use case that impressed Sam Altman and Vinod Khosla, leading to Series B funding from Khosla Ventures. '
You'll learn the exact framework and process we used to identify high-impact AI opportunities that not only align with business goals but also attract top investors. Whether you're a founder, product leader, or AI strategist, this step-by-step breakdown will give you the blueprint to secure funding, partnerships, and traction by choosing the right AI initiatives that truly matter.
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