AI-Accelerated Entrepreneurship Practicum

Vanderbilt University — Owen Graduate School of Management
Term: Spring 2026  |  March 9 – April 22 Room: 214 Days: Monday & Wednesday Instructor: Oliver Luckett TA: Baxter Webb

Course Arc

WHO
Social Graph · Weeks 1–2
WHAT
Knowledge Graph · Weeks 3–4
WHAT IF
Generative Graph · Weeks 5–7

Session Schedule

# Date Topic Reading Assignment Due Before Next Session
1 Mon Mar 9 The Graph Is Everything: graph theory, Euler/Königsberg, Trinity Graph, IAM OS, first VanderBot interaction Social Organism Ch 1, 3 VanderBot interaction
2 Wed Mar 11 Trinity Graph Hands On: conversation→graph nodes, 14 runes, Omega Protocol, Kirk Progression Social Organism Ch 3–4 VanderBot interaction + initial Trinity Graph nodes
3 Mon Mar 16 Vibe Coding & Brand Identity: "-ity" vocabulary, competitive positioning, radar mapping Brand Positioning Memo (1pg) + 3 radar charts
4 Wed Mar 18 Knowledge Graph Design: entities, facts, triples, 100-triple domain KG AI Factory Ch 2–3 Knowledge Architecture Doc + "What We Don't Know" risk analysis
5 Mon Mar 23 Knowledge Graph Verification: entity linking, ontologies, cross-graph integration KG Embedding survey AI Reliability Analysis (2pg)
6 Wed Mar 25 AI Reliability Audit: where AI fails, grounded AI, domain risk Persona Architecture Doc + 2-min demo video
7 ★ Mon Mar 30 MIDTERM — Persona Architecture: 15-min architecture walkthrough, all pods present
8 Wed Apr 1 Trinity Agent Design: RAG pipelines, agent reasoning, context engineering RAG paper + ReAct paper Agent Logic Map + "Why Context Changes Everything"
9 Mon Apr 6 Generative Graph & Creative Synthesis: cross-graph traversal, serendipity engine Social Organism Ch 7 Semantic Architecture Doc (15 "-ity" words)
10 Wed Apr 8 Semantic Architecture & Brand Strategy: "-ity" vocab, differentiation, investor framing AI Factory Ch 5 Trinity Financial Model + 1pg narrative
11 Mon Apr 13 Business Model & Financial Architecture: unit economics, graph compounding, revenue modeling Technical Partner Brief (3pg)
12 Wed Apr 15 Integration & Technical Brief: infrastructure scaling, constraints User Feedback Report, Revised Demo Script, Updated system diagram
13 Mon Apr 20 Integration Review & Demo Prep: final rehearsal, Q&A prep No written assignment
14 ★ Wed Apr 22 DEMO DAY — Live system demos with external judges, 15 min per pod

Grading

25%
Midterm Presentation (Session 7)
25%
Demo Day (Session 14)
35%
Weekly Assignments
15%
Participation

Required Readings

Project Tiers

Tier 1 — Inkwell Labs

Tier 2 — Community

Tier 3 — Student

Tools

VanderBot (WhatsApp)
Gemini
Claude
NotebookLM
Manus
Trinity Graph API
Brightspace
Google Sheets

Office Hours