Build a real product in 10 weeks.
Standard CS schools and bootcamps teach theory. CTP puts the best students into small, professional Product Squads to build and launch a real software product from scratch, with mentors working inside the team.
Who CTP Is For
Aspiring builders who want hands-on experience shipping a product with a real, cross-functional team instead of studying it in theory.
Early-stage founders who want to take an idea from scratch to a working, launch-ready product.
Students and early-career professionals who want to sharpen their technical and product skills by building something real, guided by working mentors.
Program Duration
10 weeks, part-time
Model
Team-based & cohort-based
Live Sessions
Weekly guided workshops
Commitment
10–15 hours per week
Course Format
Hybrid (online with gatherings & meetings)
Mentorship Style
Weekly 1-on-1 sessions
The hard way to build a product
The easy way to build a product
How the Bootcamp works
Start your own team
Get matched with talented engineers and a designer and collaborate with them to kickstart your project.
Structured curriculum on how to build a product
Execute a product roadmap and complete the Software Product Development Life Cycle. Work in sprints, build a backlog and follow industry practices.
Receive 1-on-1 mentorship from product leaders
Ask your mentor detailed questions, develop a career plan, let a mentor review your resume, and receive dedicated feedback on how to grow your product knowledge.
Deliver products like these
By the end of the program, you'll have an actual product you can showcase on your portfolio. Share your tangible work with customers, employers or investors.
Recarnate
A web based game to help users test their knowledge when it comes to deciding how their trash should be disposed of.
LightScan
An AI-powered Chrome extension that helps college students navigate digital research material, summarize their findings, and reduce their research and study time.
Habble
A web based tool to help language learners practice and improve their conversation skills with the push of a button.
Ebb
A Chrome extension that reduces moving site components, like GIFs and CSS animations, to make web browsing more inclusive and accessible for neurodivergent users.
MultiTask
A downloadable MacOS application that allows a Zoom meeting participant to quickly perform Zoom tasks (i.e. mute, camera button), no matter what application they are using during their meeting.
Dragonfly
A web app to help you stay organized while job hunting. Dragonfly enables users to keep track of critical information to help them land their dream job.
Your bootcamp mentors
Get dedicated support from world-class product mentors and prospective employers
CTP Bootcamp (10 weeks)
Our Bootcamp is designed for people with prior knowledge.
WEEK 01
Define a Clear Problem
- Meet your team (Software Engineer(s) & UX Designer)
- Organize a project kickoff to brainstorm problems
- Start conducting user research to talk to potential customers
WEEK 02
Identify Possible Solutions
- Explore the solution space of your problem and validate which ones will work for your customers
- Start considering technical feasibility and constraints
- Start creating user flows, wireframes and user journeys for your proposed solution
WEEK 03
Prioritize Features and Create Low-Fidelity Designs
- Align on the core features your team plans to deliver to customers
- Start designing initial visual concepts and mockups
WEEK 04
Make Progress on Development and Create High-Fidelity Designs
- Break down your user stories into executable technical tasks
- Test your early wireframes and mock ups with actual customers to collect feedback
WEEK 05
Iterate on your designs and prepare for development hand off
- Get ready to deploy an initial functional prototype in preparation for beta testing
- Continue with sprint planning to keep your team on-track, organized, and motivated
WEEK 06
Ship the V0 of your Product and Showcase your Demo
- Focus on building high priority features and fixing bugs
- Share your team and product progress during the community Midpoint Demo
WEEK 07
Get User Feedback, Iterate, and Keep Building
- Recruit additional users to test your product and provide feedback
- Organize user tests to try out your functional prototype with key features of problem discovery
WEEK 08
Synthesize user feedback and implement relevant improvements
- Determine final product features to deliver, and de-scope as needed
- Fix bugs and iterate as needed based on current priorities
WEEK 09
Add Finishing Touches to your Product
- Deploy your product and make it accessible to the public
- Document your learnings gained throughout the duration of the program
WEEK 10
Put together your Product Portfolio and Prepare for Demo Day
- Craft your team pitch video, slides, design assets and blog write-up
- Present at Demo Day to a crowd of hiring managers, recruiters and community members
- 1Pick a start date & submit your application
- 2Have a quick interview with our team
- 3Receive your acceptance offer
- 4Get matched with your team and mentor
- 5Start building your product!
Apply now to reserve your spot
10 Week Bootcamp
Discount for first timers
- Hybrid (online sessions & physical gatherings)
- Build and learn together with a team of peers
- 1:1 Mentorship
*The Product Bootcamp is a collaborative program. Once you are assigned to a team, you will pick meeting times that work for everyone.
FAQ
CTP is for the best local students, not everyone. Admission is a real, tough process — we test technical skill, communication, and attitude the way a company would screen for a role, then place the students who pass into small Product Squads. If you want hands-on experience building something real instead of another lecture, this is built for you.
Real, functional Web or AI products — not clones and not templated projects. Each Product Squad works with three embedded mentors (a Tech Lead, a Design Lead, and a Project Coach) to take a real market problem from idea to a working MVP they can put in front of users, employers, and investors.
A partner brings funding, a trusted local network, and credibility — and gains a share in a growing business, ready-made teams for real projects, and a first-mover position in North Cyprus before bigger competition arrives. See What We Bring / What We Gain in the Partnership section.
We track three numbers: Job Placement Rate (graduates in a role within 90 days of finishing), Employer Satisfaction (were they ready to work on day one, no extra training), and Funded Projects (how many student products go on to raise real funding or become real businesses).