Ikigai AI - Day 5 - Scale Yourself with a Digital Employee. Create Your AI-powered Virtual Avatar (Online & In-person)
Day 5: Scale Yourself with a Digital Employee (Fri)
1 Day out of 5-Day Intensive In-Person AI & Cybersecurity Workshop in SF Mission (Fri / 9am - 5pm)
Daily Schedule: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (with 2-hour lunch break from 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM).
Instructor: Max Sapo (@Delamax)
Founder & CEO @ Happyverse.ai | A pioneer in Real-Time Interactive AI Agents. Max builds the infrastructure for "Digital Employees"—video agents that can see, hear, and converse with users in real-time (<500ms latency). He specializes in the architecture of autonomous communication: replacing static chatbots with human-like video interfaces for sales, screening, and coaching.
Morning Session (9:00 AM – 12:00 PM)
Building a Real-Time Digital Employee
This session moves beyond content tools. You will design and deploy a real-time AI agent that can represent you, your brand, or your company in live conversations.
1️⃣ Why Real-Time Changes the Game
Why most AI agents feel slow, robotic, and low-trust
The psychology of sub-500ms response times
Why face-to-face AI converts better than text chat
Where real-time agents outperform static chatbots
2️⃣ The Architecture of a Live Agent
The “Brain”: Connecting an LLM (Claude GPT Gemini) to a defined role
The “Voice”: Speech synthesis and tone control
The “Face”: Real-time avatar rendering
The “Memory”: Knowledge bases and context control
The orchestration layer that makes it all work together
Clear breakdown of how LLM ↔ Audio ↔ Video systems interact under real latency constraints.
3️⃣ Designing Your Agent’s Identity
Writing a system prompt that actually governs behavior
Defining scope: what your agent can and cannot do
Creating guardrails to prevent hallucination or overpromising
Matching personality to business objective
4️⃣ Founder Use Cases
The 24/7 Sales Rep: Handling objections live on your landing page
The L&D Coach: Roleplaying onboarding and leadership scenarios
The Investor Screener: Answering FAQs while collecting structured interest
Hands-On Lab
Each participant:
Defines a specific business use case
Writes a production-ready system prompt
Structures a knowledge base
Prepares their first real-time digital employee
Afternoon Session (2:00 PM – 5:00 PM)
Deploying and Operating Your Agent
Now you take your agent from prototype to deployment-ready system.
1️⃣ The Real Tech Stack
How production real-time agents are orchestrated
Managing latency across LLM, speech, and video layers
Tool access: connecting your agent to real actions
Calendar booking
CRM updates
Data retrieval
Structured output workflows
2️⃣ Security & Governance
Aligned with the cybersecurity foundation of the bootcamp:
Permission scoping
Output validation
Preventing hallucinated commitments
Logging and monitoring interactions
When to require human-in-the-loop
3️⃣ From Demo to Business Asset
Embedding your agent on a website
Measuring engagement and conversion
Where real-time agents increase revenue or reduce cost
Common deployment mistakes founders make
Each participant:
Deploys their real-time agent
Conducts a live conversation
Tests objections, edge cases, and guardrails
Receives structured feedback
You leave not with a concept — but with a working, deployable digital employee.
Evening Activity: Fire Pit Talks & Closing Ceremony
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Workshop Overview
THIS EVENT IS FOR FRIDAY ONLY (Day 4 out of 5). Full Workshop available on Ai Start Academy Calendar: https://luma.com/ytp3f6m7
An immersive 5-day intensive workshop combining AI fundamentals, security best practices, automation tools, and content creation. This hands-on program takes you from understanding AI basics to building secure AI assistants, mastering automation with n8n, learning penetration testing, and creating AI-powered content with digital avatars. Perfect for tech professionals, tech founders, QA and security practitioners looking to master AI for personal and business use, learn the latest cybersecurity tactics in a comprehensive, practical setting.
Who We Are
We are a team of top AI & cybersecurity experts from the Bay Area with deep experience in automation, security research, and production AI systems. Our instructors come with years of experience bringing real-world expertise from building systems that operate at scale without security incidents.
Target Audience
CxO level
Tech professionals and developers
Startup founders
Security engineers and analysts
DevSecOps professionals
Digital marketers and content creators
QA Engineers
Anyone looking to master PRACTICAL AI tools for business automation
Prerequisites
Level: Intermediate (not suitable for beginners)
Required:
Laptop with at least 16 GB RAM
Comfortable with installing software, using CLI, using git, writing/reading code, having fun and enjoying cookies with tea;
Slight fear that you aren’t caught up;
Willingness to learn and experiment.
What You'll Learn
Over five intensive days, you'll gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge, practical yet, AI technologies, security practices, automation tools, and content creation platforms.
Scholarship Opportunities:
We offer 2 full scholarship spots per workshop. To apply please write an email to [email protected] describing why you qualify.
What's Included
6 hours of expert instruction and hands-on training
Comprehensive workshop materials and documentation
Access to all tools and platforms used during training
Pre-configured lab environments
Template libraries and code examples
60-day post-workshop support and Q&A access
Certificate of completion
Lifetime access to private skool.com community
Facilities & Location
Cozy learning space in San Francisco
Evening social activities and networking
Unlimited free hot tea, coffee, and healthy snacks
Garden area for meditation and relaxation
Public Transportation:
BART - 16th Street Station (5-minute walk)
Parking:
Street parking available. University parking on 15th Street towards USF.
REFUND POLICY: Full refund for any reason.