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AI enablement for teams

Design Studio

Master product design and AI workflows in 2.5 weeks.

Master product design and AI workflows in 2.5 weeks.

Build real products.
Design with AI.
In 2.5 weeks.

A sprint built around real startup briefs, guided by mentors, powered by AI workflows you'll use long after it ends.

A sprint built around real startup briefs, guided by mentors, powered by AI workflows you'll use long after it ends.

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Apply for September

Next cohort: Sept 1-18 '26

Next cohort: Sept 1-18 '26

Invite Only • Applications Open

Invite Only • Applications Open

Courageous sprinters
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4.8/ 5·100+ designers

Figma-approved partner program

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4.8/ 5·100+ designers
5 sprints ran · 100+ designers · 10+ countriesReal briefs from real startups
Cathousewith the former Tinder CPO
Neotaste2M+ users
Knowunity30M+ students
Twentyused by thousands of teams
Superbloom4M+ downloads
Cathousewith the former Tinder CPO
Neotaste2M+ users
Knowunity30M+ students
Twentyused by thousands of teams
Superbloom4M+ downloads
Cathousewith the former Tinder CPO
Neotaste2M+ users
Knowunity30M+ students
Twentyused by thousands of teams
Superbloom4M+ downloads

Why Yummy Labs

You need work that shows real UX thinking, and AI workflows to match.

Bootcamps teach you to decorate.
You spend months on fake projects. Hypothetical users. Invented constraints. Then you graduate and realize you've never shipped anything that touched a real business. Employers can tell.
AI illiteracy is the other cliff.
AI is everywhere. The noise is deafening. But the right workflows? They're genuine superpowers, if you know which ones actually matter.
Courageous sprinters
Courageous sprinters

Level up, for real

We give you the skill-set that makes you dangerous

Whether you want to grow in your design role or are ready for your next opportunity, the sprint is built around the core skills that set you apart today.

Apply Now

Apply Now

THE SKILLSET · 1
Take a real product problem and turn it into a clear design direction. Fast.

You get a real AI startup product brief with constraints. We walk you through how to break it apart, reframe what matters, and land on a direction you can defend in 2.5 weeks.

THE SKILLSET · 2
Use AI to do the work of a full design team, on your own.

We show you exactly how to use Claude to pressure-test concepts, synthesize research, and build working prototypes in hours.

THE SKILLSET · 3
Make design decisions that hold up under pressure.

We teach you how to back your decisions with evidence, work within real business constraints, and defend your choices to people who will push back.

THE SKILLSET · 4
Ship a live, working solution from zero with Claude, Github & Vercel. (No coding experience needed)

We guide you from raw brief to final solution — research, flows, hi-fi screens, AI code prototype, all built inside a real product's design system.

THE SKILLSET · 5
Present your work like someone who can own the problem.

You'll learn to structure your presentation, anticipate pushback, and walk a room through your thinking — with confidence, not apology.

THE SKILLSET · 1
THE SKILLSET · 2
THE SKILLSET · 3
THE SKILLSET · 4
THE SKILLSET · 5
THE SKILLSET · 1
Take a real product problem and turn it into a clear design direction. Fast.

You get a real AI startup product brief with constraints. We walk you through how to break it apart, reframe what matters, and land on a direction you can defend in 2.5 weeks.

THE SKILLSET · 2
Use AI to do the work of a full design team, on your own.

We show you exactly how to use Claude to pressure-test concepts, synthesize research, and build working prototypes in hours.

THE SKILLSET · 3
Make design decisions that hold up under pressure.

We teach you how to back your decisions with evidence, work within real business constraints, and defend your choices to people who will push back.

THE SKILLSET · 4
Ship a live, working solution from zero with Claude, Github & Vercel. (No coding experience needed)

We guide you from raw brief to final solution — research, flows, hi-fi screens, AI code prototype, all built inside a real product's design system.

THE SKILLSET · 5
Present your work like someone who can own the problem.

You'll learn to structure your presentation, anticipate pushback, and walk a room through your thinking — with confidence, not apology.

THE SKILLSET · 1
THE SKILLSET · 2
THE SKILLSET · 3
THE SKILLSET · 4
THE SKILLSET · 5

Every module is designed to transform the way you work

9 modules · 1 real startup brief · 1 live prototype
Live in Discord, all 2.5 weeksWork alongside your cohort and the Yummy Labs team, in the open. Daily feedback and guidance.
Phase 1 · UnderstandWeek 1
Live community chatRuns at two times so every timezone can join

Absorb a real startup brief, explore the product hands-on, and set up your sprint.

The AI workflow you keep

Your AI design partner: a Claude Project loaded with the brief, design system, and context, plus the setup habits you'll reuse on every project.

Audit the experience, build user profiles and a jobs-to-be-done map, and pick a north-star metric.

The AI workflow you keep

AI research synthesis at scale. Claude scans hundreds of reviews for patterns while you read for nuance, then plays skeptical PM against your ideas.

Pressure-test your top ideas as flows, commit to one concept, and explore directions in Figma inside a real design system.

The AI workflow you keep

Ideation with Claude done right: AI role-plays your target user through each flow, rapid concept exploration with interactive artifacts, and MCPs that ground Claude in your Figma design system.

Phase 2 · BuildWeek 2
Live community chatRuns at two times so every timezone can join

Complete the flow in Figma, then build a working mobile prototype, live on a real URL.

The AI workflow you keep

The full design-to-code pipeline: project scaffolding, spec-first builds, a self-correcting QA loop, and deployment via GitHub + Vercel.

Run moderated usability tests of your live prototype with 3 to 5 real people.

The AI workflow you keep

AI-assisted research ops: de-biased test plans before, theme synthesis after, never AI during. Ends in a fix-list written for Claude Code to execute.

Work the fix-list, polish the UI, and add motion that earns its place.

The AI workflow you keep

The AI audit suite: token consistency, accessibility, UX copy, and polish audits in flag-don't-fix mode. You approve; AI applies.

Phase 3 · Ship & TellFinal stretch

Give and take peer critique, make the final calls, and ship.

The AI workflow you keep

The pre-ship AI audit: Claude Code reads your actual codebase and critiques the full experience before deploy.

Script and record a 3-minute portfolio walkthrough with a real narrative arc.

The AI workflow you keep

AI as story editor: your sprint's decision record drafts the script; you make it sound like you.

Finalize your sprint board, write your reflection, and submit.

The AI workflow you keep

A complete decision record of your sprint, the raw material for a case study that shows judgment, not just process.

After the sprint
Fireside ChatLive Q&A with the startup's founders
1-on-1 ReviewPersonal feedback session with the Yummy Labs team
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AI tool stack

Designed for

Our sprints run on the Claude ecosystem.

Our sprints run on the Claude ecosystem.

Claude is the backbone of every sprint.

You'll leave with an AI workflow you actually keep, applied at every stage, not a handful of prompts you forget.

Set up Claude as your design partner

Research and synthesize with AI

Audit your UX with AI

Bring your design system into code

Prototype and ship for real

Document as you build

Is this for me?

Designed for

This sprint is for you if

You're done learning in theory, you want a real brief, real constraints, and work you can actually show.

You want to design like a builder. Own the outcome end-to-end, not just hand off a mockup and hope.

You know AI is reshaping design, and you'd rather be ahead of it than spend next year catching up.

Your portfolio is lying. It doesn't show what you're actually capable of, and you know it

You want the feeling of real product work, and upskill fast in a realistic product environment.

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September applications open

Ready to become unstoppable?

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María Victoria CorreboUX Designer

""This sprint reminded me how much I love what I do, and how powerful design can be when it connects to real human needs 💜."

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Danai SyzdykovaUX Designer

"An intense, enriching, supportive and overall a high-quality learning experience. "

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Valeria CortezUX Designer

"For the first time I experienced the intensity of sprints, and I had to work, iterate, prioritise, leave ideas on the side, refocus. I learned more about my weaknesses and when to move on."

Master AI workflows by designing for a real product

Limited seats • Invite Only

Sprint Partner
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Revealed to selected applicants
Build end-to-end AI workflows into your actual design process
Learn to break apart a real brief and find the right design direction
Ship a complete case study from research to live product
Learn to present and defend your design decisions
1-on-1 feedback and daily cohort crits throughout
A portfolio case study from a real product
Claude
Claude Pro or higher required
Required
DatesSept 1-182.5 weeks
Deposit if selected$50Counts toward tuition
Full tuition$460One-time price

Master AI workflows by designing for a real product

Limited seats • Invite Only

Sprint Partner
?
Revealed to selected applicants
Build end-to-end AI workflows into your actual design process
Learn to break apart a real brief and find the right design direction
Ship a complete case study from research to live product
Learn to present and defend your design decisions
1-on-1 feedback and daily cohort crits throughout
A portfolio case study from a real product
Claude
Claude Pro or higher required
Required
DatesSept 1-182.5 weeks
Deposit if selected$50Counts toward tuition
Full tuition$460One-time price
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Maria DotsenkoUX Designer

"It is an awesome way to learn how to deliver quickly with usage of AI and well-structured process "

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Sofía GarayUX Designer

"All the lessons didn’t just have great instructions that clearly explained what you had to do in each module, they also added really valuable insights on what to think about, how to approach each task, and things you might not have considered otherwise."

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Daniela Villarreal DíazUX Designer & developer

""Worth every late night. If you're on the fence about it, just go for it."

Sprint solo, on your schedule

Real briefs, self-directed. No cohort, no fixed dates.

Twenty
Twenty
Twenty
B2B SaaSCRMOpen SourceClaude workflows

Redesign a core CRM workflow for Twenty's open-source platform

Dive into a real B2B CRM used by thousands of teams. You'll get access to real user data, real constraints, and a brief modeled after challenges the Twenty team actually faces.

AI design workflows, end-to-end
ResearchIdeationDesignBuild (live code)
Prove you can design complex B2B systems with Claude.
$150self-paced
Neotaste
Neotaste
Neotaste
FoodMobile AppSocial PsychologyClaude workflows

Design a social discovery layers that feel personal and trustworthy

Understand how to design features that increase engagement without adding complexity in one of the fastest growing food apps.

AI design workflows, end-to-end
ResearchIdeationDesignBuild (live code)
Prove you can design for engagement, retention, and social psychology with Claude.
$150self-paced
Neotaste
Neotaste
Neotaste
FoodMobile AppSocial PsychologyClaude workflows

Design a social feature for Venue, a top-rated mobile game with 4M+ downloads

Dive into a real mobile game. You'll work with real player data, real behavioral constraints, and a brief modeled after challenges the Superbloom team is solving right now.

AI design workflows, end-to-end
ResearchIdeationDesignBuild (live code)
Prove you can design for engagement, retention, and social psychology with Claude.
$150self-paced

Live vs Async

Live SprintCore
Async SprintSelf-paced
Real product brief + real user data
Full AI arc: research → design → live code
live-coached
self-guided
9-module curriculum
+ live sessions
Start anytime, your own pace
Fixed dates
Day-to-day live guidance
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Mid-sprint review
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1-1 with Carmen
30-min feedback session
15-min Q&A
Community
Tech founders + designer network
General design community
Badge + stamp of approval
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Price
$460
$150

Past sprinters

"My process is sharper and my design thinking’s leveled up."

And more great things our Labs designers are saying.
Stephanie LiuUX Designer (Seattle 🇪🇸)
It definitely wasn't an easy process, but I left this sprint knowing how it truly feels to think like a designer.
Within the span of two weeks we went from building user flows and personas to transforming our ideas into functional prototypes. Huge shout out and thank you to Carmen Rincon and Alexandre L'Herbette for putting this program together, this sprint is such a great chance to branch out and work with people who come from such a wide variety of backgrounds. I'm excited to see what comes next!"
1x Sprinter ⚡️
Next-Gen Housing App
Stephanie LiuUX Designer (Seattle 🇺🇸)
It definitely wasn't an easy process, but I left this sprint knowing how it truly feels to think like a designer.
Within the span of two weeks we went from building user flows and personas to transforming our ideas into functional prototypes. Huge shout out and thank you to Carmen Rincon and Alexandre L'Herbette for putting this program together, this sprint is such a great chance to branch out and work with people who come from such a wide variety of backgrounds. I'm excited to see what comes next!"
1x Sprinter ⚡️
Next-Gen Housing App
Eszter RakitaUX Designer (London 🇬🇧)
"This sprint taught me how to design with empathy while leveraging AI to accelerate clarity, decision-making, and innovation, without losing the human touch.
During the sprint, I designed and tested AI-powered interaction patterns for an end-to-end home discovery experience. I also used AI-driven prototyping to build and iterate in real-time with actual users, and worked across research, UX strategy, and product design to shape solutions with measurable business impact. Looking forward to the next collaboration. ✨"
1x Sprinter ⚡️
Next-Gen Housing App
Sofía GarayUX Designer (Madrid 🇪🇸)
"It’s been such an incredible experience.
Over two intense weeks, we worked on a fascinating project: a stealth startup founded by Mark van Ryswyk (ex-CPO Tinder, ex-EVP Glu Mobile) and Shawn Elson (ex-Meta Design Lead), focused on creating a Neighborhood Discovery Experience for homebuyers. Huge thanks to Carmen Rincon and Alexandre L'Herbette for building such inspiring programs (as always!) and to my teammates for letting me learn so much from them along the way 💙 Can’t wait to show you this project in my portfolio soon!"
2x Sprinter ⚡️
Next-Gen Housing App
Jacob HoumadiSenior Product Designer (France 🇫🇷)
Yummy Labs: "Do you feel like this sprint helped you become a better and more strategic product designer? Why or why not?"
Jacob: "Yes YES YES! The structure really helped me, especially in shaping clearer storytelling around my work."
Top Sprinter 🥇
Mobile Game-Tech
Bobby ShawSenior Product Designer (USA 🇺🇸)
Yummy Labs: "Anything else you’d like to share: feedback, love, or ideas for Yummy Labs?"
Bobby: "You all on to something here. Coming from a bootcamp veteran (meaning I've done a good chunk of them) and having worked with Memorisely previously, what you all are shaping is so much more realistic, intentional, and better than a cookie cutter learning opportunity. Keep it going, friends, and know I'll be back for another round someday!"
1x Sprinter ⚡️
Mobile Game-Tech
Maria DotsenkoUX Designer (Netanya, Israel 🇮🇱 )
Yummy Labs: "What made the biggest positive impact on your learning experience?"
Maria: "I loved the most that everything is up-to-date. Most courses are still not udapted to the new era with new technologies, but companies already looking out for the designers who know how to integrate AI into design process. This sprint was an ideal place to learn about new workflow."
1x Sprinter ⚡️
Mobile Game-Tech
Manushri DaveUX Designer (Savannah 🇺🇸)
"This sprint reminded me why I love what I do — blending design, business, code and empathy to create experiences that actually make life better.
In just 14 days, I collaborated with founders and designers, explored human–AI interaction patterns, and used AI tools to prototype real user flows — fast, strategic, and always human-centered. And I’m incredibly honored (and humbled!) to have been recognized as one of the Top Sprinters, with my work featured and presented to the founders! 💜"
Top Sprinter 🥇
Next-Gen Housing App
Harry Dodd-IrwinDesigner & Developer (London 🇬🇧)
"I’m not usually a “course” person. I prefer to dive in and learn by doing. But this was different.
Yummy Labs didn’t tell us what to design; they taught us how to think like product designers and get something into users’ hands quickly for feedback. Over two weeks we defined user pain points, built lightweight personas, mapped messy journeys, and turned ideas into a working MVP for a stealth AI startup founded by Mark V. (former CPO at Tinder). My sleep schedule’s wrecked, but my process is sharper and my design thinking’s leveled up."
1x Sprinter ⚡️
Next-Gen Housing App
Britney WhitenUX Designer (Maryland 🇺🇸)
"I left this sprint sharper, more curious, and with a deeper appreciation for how AI can accelerate contributions to design without losing the human touch.
It was fast, challenging, and full of “aha” moments, building, testing, and iterating in real time with real users! Huge shout out to Carmen Rincon and Alexandre L'Herbette for the amazing program they’ve put together through the Accelerator. It’s a unique opportunity to work with real start-ups alongside a peer group of other super talented designers from all sorts of backgrounds. Can’t wait to see what other opportunities pop-up next! This definitely won’t be my last sprint with the team.
Top Sprinter 🥇
B2B CRM

Download our UX UI designer Skill for Claude & Claude Code

Makes Claude think about the human first. It asks who the user is before building, applies psychology, designs flows not just screens, and pushes back on bad UX decisions.

Both skills activate automatically, no slash command needed. The UX skill handles strategy and psychology, the UI skill handles visual craft.

Claude UX UI Skills

Two custom skills that turn Claude from a code generator into a UX strategist and visual craftsperson.

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Decision Architecture

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Your Sprint Guides

Learn directly from designers who’ve been in the trenches of real AI startups.

CO-FOUNDER | PRODUCT LEAD

Carmen Rincon

10 years building products. Former Director of Product & Founding Designer: EdTech AI Startup, San Francisco.

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CO-FOUNDER | BUSINESS LEAD

Alexandre L'Herbette

8 years building products. Former Senior Product Designer: Cybersecurity AI Startup, Paris.

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CO-FOUNDER | BUSINESS LEAD

Alexandre L'Herbette

8 years building products. Former Senior Product Designer: Cybersecurity AI Startup, Paris.

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In 2.5 weeks, you'll have the AI workflows, and the proof that you can ship good UX in a fast environment.

In 2.5 weeks, you'll have the AI workflows, and the proof that you can ship good UX in a fast environment.

In 2.5 weeks, you'll have the AI workflows, and the proof that you can ship good UX in a fast environment.

In 2.5 weeks, you'll have the AI workflows, and the proof that you can ship good UX in a fast environment.

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