Program Snapshot
The Apprentice track mirrors the **12-week, 60-minute TV-style format**: Opening Warm-Up → Pitch Challenge → Speed Round → Final Showdown → Spotlight. Apprentices earn Black Mall Tokens (BMT) via quizzes, challenges, and weekly builds, then redeem across the BMA ecosystem.
12 Weeks Weekly Leaderboards Quizzes & Badges BMT Rewards
12-Week Curriculum (Synced with TV Show)
- Week 1 — Startup Week: Team setup, roles, toolchain, and first micro-demo.
- Week 2 — AI & ML: Prompting, agents, small model selection, evaluation basics.
- Week 3 — Legal: Terms, data use, creator rights, lightweight compliance.
- Week 4 — Medical: Health data ethics, risk framing, non-diagnostic AI helpers.
- Week 5 — Business: Offers, ICPs, funnels, pricing, and validation loops.
- Week 6 — Education: Teaching bots, flashcards, mastery checks, LMS hooks.
- Week 7 — Africa: Local relevance, mobile-first design, cross-border commerce.
- Week 8 — HBCUs: Partnerships, research assistants, campus pilot playbooks.
- Week 9 — Delta-9: Regulated content handling, storefront compliance aids.
- Week 10 — Politics: Non-advocacy civics tools, bias checks, safety policies.
- Week 11 — Travel/Cruise/Hotel: Trip bots, concierge flows, affiliate logic.
- Week 12 — Human Rights & You: Accessibility, inclusion, fairness audits, capstone.
Each week: Warm-Up quiz (+10 BMT/correct), Pitch Challenge (+25–50 BMT), Speed Round mini-build, Final Showdown scoring, Spotlight guest Q&A.
Weekly Rhythm
Episode Flow
- Opening Trivia Warm-Up (earn instant BMT)
- Business Pitch Challenge (short demo + judges)
- Speed Round (fun/fast technical mini-task)
- Final Showdown (top teams face off)
- Spotlight Guest (entrepreneur/creator)
Deliverables
- One shippable micro-feature weekly
- Short Loom/demo video + README
- Team retrospective + NEXT sprint card
Black Mall Token Rewards
| Action | Reward |
|---|---|
| Quiz correct answer | +10 BMT |
| Perfect quiz score | +50 BMT |
| Social post highlight | +20 BMT |
| Tell-A-Friend verified | +30 BMT |
| Capstone demo video | +100 BMT |
BMT has no implied monetary value; redeem within the BMA ecosystem for perks, access, and special drops.
Weekly Leaderboard Payouts
- 1st place: 5% of total weekly BMT sales
- 2nd: 2.5% • 3rd: 1% • Random weekly winner
Fair-play rules apply: one account/person, device/email checks, cooldowns on repeat big wins, audits for abuse.
Tracks & Cohorts
Tracks
- Builders — product, prompts, agents, shipping
- Creators — media, social proof, distribution
- Operators — growth loops, partnerships, support
Cohorts
- Open Cohort (rolling, larger groups)
- Focus Cohort (smaller, themed to weekly topic)
- Pro Cohort (invite-only, mentor-led sprints)
Enroll — Become An Ai Apprentice
Join free today, receive your Starter Bonus, and get your first challenge brief.
Build • Learn • Win — All Inside BMA
Fair-Play & Integrity
- One Apprentice account per person; email + device checks
- Cooldowns for repeated large wins; audit logs and appeals
- Must be 18+; local rules apply; no implied monetary value
Program terms may evolve to improve fairness and participant safety.