Build With AI University Turns Career Ambition Into a Working Portfolio Link

A promotion case can be explained. A career pivot can be planned. A certificate can show that the work was studied. The hiring manager still has to decide whether the person can make something real enough for somebody else to use.

Arjita Sethi of Build With AI University is hosting a three-hour Friday session where participants will build and deploy an AI portfolio project tied to an idea, business, or career direction. No coding experience is required. Attendees are asked to bring a laptop and one idea they have postponed long enough.

The format is designed around the part tutorials tend to remove: the wall. Something fails, the person has to understand enough to keep moving, and the room supplies support without replacing the builder's judgment. The result should be a live link that can travel to a manager, recruiter, client, or investor as evidence of how the person approaches an actual problem.

The portfolio piece may not secure the next role by itself. It changes the conversation from what someone says they are ready to learn into what they were willing to finish while the outcome was still uncertain.

Event details

• Date: Friday, October 9, 2026
• Time: 10:00-13:00 PT
• Location: Downtown (SF), San Francisco Bay Area, CA
• Format: Roundtable / Workshop
• Host: Build With AI University
• Registration: Official SF Tech Week event page

Registration status, capacity, meeting details, and program information can change. Use the official event page for the latest organizer updates.