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Four semester levels. Like calculus, each one builds on the last. Students start with identity and ideas, graduate with a real business running in the world. They can step off at any level with value, or go all the way through.
AI is absorbing the traditional white collar job. Entrepreneurship is becoming the most reliable path to income, impact, and freedom. But most schools are still teaching for a world that no longer exists. This track teaches the skills a modern creator entrepreneur actually needs in 2026 and beyond.
Drawn from twenty years of Tyler's experience building businesses from the basement to Nashville, failing, rebuilding, and doing it again, this curriculum meets students where the world is actually headed. Not where it used to be.
Each semester stands on its own and each one stacks. A student can take only Level I and walk away with real value. A student who goes all the way through Level IV graduates with a running business, the discipline to operate it, and the right strategic questions to ask next.
Brand DNA, identity, and idea generation. Who you are, what you believe, and what problem you want to solve. Core AI literacy. The non negotiable internal work.
Exit with a clear voice and a tested idea.
Content creation, communication, and marketing strategy. Scripting, hooks, storytelling frameworks. Warm and cold outreach. Consistency, persistence, and execution under pressure.
Exit with a brand, an audience, and real momentum.
Funnels, CRMs, follow up discipline, and business fundamentals. Stripe, invoicing, taxes, budgets, contracts. Turning attention into revenue without losing your soul.
Exit with a real business earning real money.
Advanced AI operations, scaling, hiring, and integrating with other creators. Investor pitch readiness. Learning to ask the right strategic questions instead of guessing.
Exit ready for a gap year, college, or both, eyes open.
Following the Alpha School precedent, AI supports personalized learning paths tailored to each student. Tyler teaches core concepts live. AI fills the gaps and accelerates mastery based on each student's starting point within each level.
Every Level IV senior asks a real question. Do I take a gap year to finish building this, or do I go to college to explore something new? Davidson becomes the first school in Nashville where that question is earned and informed.
Closer to a varsity sport than a typical class. Completion, honesty, and follow through matter more than traditional grades. The real world does not forgive a missed customer payment. Neither does this program.
A student can take Level I only and get real value. Or take two. Or go the whole way. Each level is complete on its own but compounds with the next. Like calculus, each step up unlocks a new class of problem to solve.
Twenty years of doing the thing, not reading about it. Click each column to see the details.