Harvard's $699 startup bootcamp uses AI clones of its own professors; 760 founders enrolled
fortune · reddit · 2026-08-26
Harvard Business School is running an eight-week, $699 online startup bootcamp under its HBS Foundry platform where aspiring founders rehearse investor pitches, sales calls and board meetings with AI clones of Harvard instructors—including AI avatars for repeated pitch practice before real meetings. The clones cover seven HBS professors and senior lecturers with backgrounds in VC, business-model design, board dynamics and startup strategy; participation was voluntary with dedicated recording, testing and ongoing feedback. The program pairs the AI mentorship with live expert sessions and ends with a chance to pitch investors for $100,000; 760 founders have participated so far.
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