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How the Cohort Works
Why managing AI risk presents new challenges
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The difficult of using AI to improve risk management
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How to bring AI into managing risk
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Pros and cons of using AI to manage risks
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Benefits and opportunities for risk managers applying AI
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How the Cohort Works
At its core, CoCreate Cohorts are simple:
One top world-class startup founders. Five designers. Two coaches. Ten weeks of real, high-stakes work for your resume and portfolio.
No fluff. No filler. Just focused, intense collaboration—designed to simulate how top-tier product teams actually operate.
Here’s how it flows:
- One Cohort Per Quarter
Every 3 months, we run a new batch. Small teams. High signal. Zero churn-and-burn. They are staggered start dates, so there is always a chance to start ASAP. - Hybrid Model
We kick things off in San Francisco with a weekend you’ll never forget—founders, designers, coaches all in one room. This is often tied to the last demo day, our conferences, hackathons, creator houses, or other events. - Then we shift online with:
- Weekly virtual design reviews with your founder
- Three classes a week with live small team group sessions led by Big Tech coaches
- All hands - where teams meet and learn from eachother
- All hands lecture - where different coaches and speakers come in to teach about technical skills, or career skills.
- Weekly virtual design reviews with your founder
- All this leads back to IRL, your Demo Day → Real Outcomes
We close out each cohort with an in-person demo day, where you’ll showcase your work—and maybe even lock in your next offer from the hiring folks, and industry experts attending, founders join the stage with you and its a moment to be proud of. - Become an Alumni → Then a coach!
Top performers often become alumni after they secure their job offers. They are invited to join future events, retreats, and internal builds, and can teach future cohorts with our team in the future. We don’t forget you once the cohort ends—you become part of the CoCreate family.
Why CoCreate?
For Founders:
Hiring Design Talent Is Broken
It’s one of the hardest roles to hire for—period.
Even with a seasoned recruiter or design lead, you’re often working with limited time, limited budget, and no margin for error.
But you still need all of it:
User research. Rapid iteration. Brand direction. Growth flows. Real feedback. Execution at speed.
Design isn’t a “nice-to-have” in early stage—it’s the difference between surviving or not.
They say startups are on a ticking clock from day one.
Every decision you make without design shortens that timer.
CoCreate flips that.
Instead of cold outreach or agency overhead, you get a trained design squad, hand-picked for your product vertical, shipping with your dev team in real time.
You see their thinking. You watch them grow.
No—we’re not asking you to trust your mission-critical product to a bunch of interns or fresh grads.
That’s where our Big Tech coaches come in.
We have 30+ active coaches from Google, Meta, Shopify, Airbnb, and more—each one matched specifically to your product domain.
These folks operate at the level of a $300K founding designer—no exaggeration. And you get them on your team.
We pay them. You don’t.
All we ask is that you show up for your design team—mentor them, respect their time, and give them context.
And if it makes sense? Hire someone.
Or contribute to our scholarship fund to help another underrepresented designer get their shot.
For students:
Breaking into design is harder than it should be.
Your resume shouldn’t matter more than your skill.
At CoCreate, your work speaks for you.
You’ll build real products with real startups—often in AI—and be mentored by world-class coaches from companies like Google, Meta, and Shopify.
You’ll learn what actually matters: design systems, stakeholder reviews, velocity, teamwork, storytelling.
- No fake projects.
- No gatekeeping.
- No job-hunting fluff.
Just 10 weeks of building something that matters
Here is a sample schedule; each team receives a unique one based on their real project & PRD.
Here is what demo day looks like:
Here is what retreats look like for hardworking & successful alumni:
When?
One cohort per quarter. 10 weeks. Always application-based.
Where?
Hybrid. SF kickoff. Virtual reviews. In-person demo day. Remote-friendly with travel support.
How?
Apply. Interview. Pay tuition. Get matched. Join a team. Build something you’re proud of.