Black Tech Mafia BLACK TECH MAFIAAI Youth Bootcamp

BTM AI Youth Bootcamp · Spring 2027 · Free

The New Hu$tle Is Tech.

Six weeks. A real business. Built with AI, pitched at Connect Day. For Nashville HIGH SCHOOL juniors and seniors.

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It's not what you know. It's what you can prove.

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The Tech Cartel crew: BTM Ray, Ray AI, Bo Holder, Coach Code, Agent Mac DeBug, and The Plug
FreeNo cost to students
6 weeks30 hours, Spring 2027
Teams of 2–3Build with your crew
Connect DayPitch to the Connect Panel

Business · Tech · Money

Six weeks. Three moves.

Weeks 1–2

Business

Find a real problem. Talk to real customers. Write the offer.

  • Week 1Find the Problem
  • Week 2Name It and Offer It
Weeks 3–4

Tech

Build a working demo. Automate one step. DEBUG everything.

  • Week 3Build It
  • Week 4Make It Run Without You
Weeks 5–6

Money

Set a price. Count the costs. Pitch it in 90 seconds.

  • Week 5Price It and Count It
  • Week 6Pitch It and Prove It
The finale

Connect Day

The Pitch Room: 90 seconds and Q&A in front of the Connect Panel of local business owners, funders, and builders.

  • Scored onBusiness, Tech, Money, AI skills, delivery

You don't need to learn to code

You need to learn to build.

Tell AI what to make. Test it. Tell it what to fix. Every week ends with something real your team built, and every student leaves with a live portfolio: the problem, the build, the pitch video, and the playbook.

  • Students build with ChatGPT, on BTM-provided seats, with parent or guardian consent.
  • Pick a lane: your own business, or a fix for a real problem from a local business.
  • Built on the U.S. Department of Labor AI Literacy Framework.
The weekly loop: Scene, Learn, Build, DEBUG, Prove

THE WEEKLY LOOP

Same five steps every week · entertainment earns attention, building makes it stick

LEARN THE KEYS. KEEP THE KEYS.
1SCENE

A Tech Cartel scene or comic sets up the problem

TECH CARTEL
2LEARN

One concept, taught in 25 minutes or less

COACH CODE
3BUILD

Teams build the fix with real AI tools

BTM RAY
4DEBUG

Check the output: facts, gaps, safety

BO HOLDER
5PROVE

Pitch it, demo it, save it to the portfolio

CONNECT DAY

Meet the crew

Five AI skills. Five characters.

Coach Code1. Understand AI principles“Nobody's coming. Learn the play.”

Understand how AI actually works before you trust it.

The Plug2. Explore AI uses

Research, writing, design, planning, and decision support.

Ray AI3. Direct AI effectively“They want a deck. I want a deed.”

Own the KEYS: goal, context, format, limits.

Bo Holder4. Evaluate AI outputs“Sources say nobody funded this.”

DEBUG every answer before you use it.

Agent Mac DeBug5. Use AI responsibly“If this got checked, would we be clean?”

Keep private info out. Own what you publish.

The five AI skills taught by the Tech Cartel crew

THE FIVE AI SKILLS

Taught by the Tech Cartel crew · from the U.S. Department of Labor AI Literacy Framework (February 2026)

COACH CODE COACH CODE
1. UNDERSTAND AI PRINCIPLES
  • Patterns & probabilities
  • Capabilities & modalities
  • Training vs. inference
  • Hallucinations & limits
  • Human design & oversight
THE PLUG THE PLUG
2. EXPLORE AI USES
  • Productivity tools
  • Information support
  • Creative assistance
  • Task-specific apps
  • Decision support
RAY AI RAY AI
3. DIRECT AI EFFECTIVELY
  • Contextual framing
  • Prompting techniques
  • Supplying input data
  • Iterating on outputs
  • No vague prompts
BO HOLDER BO HOLDER
4. EVALUATE AI OUTPUTS
  • Verify facts
  • Completeness & clarity
  • Spot gaps & errors
  • Align with intent
  • Apply human judgment
AGENT MAC DEBUG AGENT MAC DEBUG
5. USE AI RESPONSIBLY
  • Protect sensitive information
  • Follow workplace policy
  • Avoid misuse & harm
  • Manage context risks
  • Stay accountable

For parents and guardians

Your student builds. You stay in the loop.

Students are under 18, so a parent or guardian gives consent, and BTM talks with you before your student's portal opens. You get a parent login to follow progress, read-only. We collect the basics only: no address, no birthdate, no phone number.

How consent works

Questions

Who can join?

Nashville HIGH SCHOOL juniors and seniors. It's free.

How do I get in?

Sign up, verify your email, and your parent or guardian gives consent. A BTM team member then talks with your parent or guardian to go over your application and the requirements. Your portal opens once BTM approves you.

Do I need to know how to code?

No. You learn to build: tell AI what to make, test it, and tell it what to fix.

When does it start?

Spring 2027. Exact dates and times are confirmed at enrollment.

What do I need?

Just you. Devices are available on site, and BTM provides the ChatGPT seats.

What do I walk away with?

A working build, a 90-second pitch video, a playbook you can reuse on business #2, and a live portfolio you can show anyone.

The New Hu$tle Is Tech.

Questions? Email info@blacktechmafia.com or call
629-567-2701

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