High-Tech Career Mastermind

Master robotics and AI to unlock $100K+ technical roles

Transform your relationship with complex technology.
Join a small group of serious professionals on the same journey.

Join the Mastermind
5-10 People Per Group
20-30min Daily Commitment
$100K+ Target Salary Range
12 Weeks Minimum Transformation

The Invisible Wall Between You and $100K+ Roles

You see job postings for robotics engineers, AI specialists, and autonomous systems developers paying $120K, $150K, even $200K+.

You're interested. You're capable. But something stops you.

Maybe you look at the job description and see "SLAM," "motion planning," "sensor fusion" — and your brain says: "That's too complex. That's for someone else."

Or maybe you start learning, and at first it's interesting. But then the material gets dense. New terms. Complex models. The equations appear. That's when you freeze.

Here's the truth: that feeling is the only thing standing between you and those roles.

Not your intelligence. Not your background. Not even your actual technical ability.

The barrier is psychological. I call it the complexity wall.

The engineers landing those $100K+ roles aren't geniuses. They simply learned how to walk through that wall.

The Transformation

This is not about collecting certifications or watching tutorials. This is about fundamentally changing your relationship with complex technology.

Technical Confidence

Dense technical material makes you freeze — you assume you're missing critical foundations

You have a systematic process to work through any complex topic, no matter how intimidating

The Complexity Wall

When material gets complex, you tell yourself "this is for people with special talent"

You know exactly how to break through complexity — it's a skill, not talent

Career Trajectory

You see $100K+ technical roles and think "that's for other people"

You see those roles and think "which one do I want?"

The Meta-Skill That Changes Everything

Most courses teach you specific tools. ROS2. TensorFlow. Gazebo. Those matter. You'll learn them here.

But the real skill is bigger: learning how to walk through the complexity wall.

Once you have this, dense material doesn't freeze you anymore. When the industry shifts — and it always does — you adapt. You don't panic. You don't start over. You apply the same process to the new thing.

This is the skill that separates engineers who stay relevant for decades from those who get left behind every 5 years.

Why This Works

Three principles make this mastermind effective where courses and tutorials fail.

1

Daily Practice

20-30 minutes per day delivered to your inbox. No logging into platforms. No friction. Custom-tuned to your starting point. The daily email approach removes decisions — you wake up, the lesson is there, you do 20-30 minutes, you're done.

2

Challenges

Reading and watching doesn't create transformation. Building does. Every month, you'll face a challenge that forces you to apply what you've learned. Build robots in simulation and on real hardware. Create AI-powered systems. These challenges create urgency, friendly competition, and proof that you can actually do this.

3

Small Group Accountability

5-10 people. You know everyone's name. You see what they're building. They see what you're building. When motivation dips — and it will — the group keeps you showing up. Not through pressure, but through presence. This is why masterminds work when solo learning fails.

What You Get

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Daily Lessons

Short, focused lessons delivered by email. Linux, ROS2, Gazebo, SLAM, motion planning, ML integration, and more. Less than 30 minutes. No fluff.

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Weekly Office Hours

Live sessions where you bring your questions, blockers, and confusions. I work through them with you in real-time. Personalized guidance.

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Monthly Challenges

Hands-on projects that test and solidify your skills. Build line-following robots, design custom robots, create AI-powered autonomous systems.

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Deep-Dives

Focused lectures on specific topics that need more explanation. These go deeper than daily lessons for complex concepts.

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Closed Community

5-10 serious members. No massive forums with lurkers. An inner circle where you know everyone by name and see their progress.

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Real-World Skills

Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Jetson, ROS2, Gazebo, perception, motion planning, SLAM — the full robotics stack with hands-on practice.

What Students Say

"There are tons of videos on the internet and everything else — people show videos where you connect, type, and it works — but I couldn't get started. Even listening or watching, I just couldn't begin. That was my biggest challenge.

The transformation has been real. If you threw me code before, I wouldn't engage with it after a certain point. But now I actually try to read it better. That's the difference I see. I'm not 100% there yet, but I'm confident I can use the web and try to build upon things. It just opened my mind."

Supply Chain Professional

2-Month Coaching Client, Transitioning to Robotics

Why Learn From Me

I'm not a prodigy. I was a regular software developer at a regular company. When material got dense, I froze. I didn't know how to break into high-tech. I felt exactly like you might feel right now.

It took me 10 years to figure out how to walk through the complexity wall.

Now I have a PhD in robotics from the best robotics lab in the world. I'm a Senior Project Scientist at Carnegie Mellon University. I've published at ICRA, IROS, and RSS. I've led field teams building robots for NASA, worked with Yamaha and Boeing, and deployed systems in harsh, real-world conditions.

"Srini is a superb communicator… He is masterful, effective and at ease presenting technical information to stakeholders beyond his diverse group of team members across age, culture, and gender… Srini has a great skill in distilling technical concepts into the right level for different people and audiences…"

Prof. William "Red" Whittaker

Member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, Founder and Director of the Field Robotics Center

"Srini has applied his research to mining, aerospace, medicine, agriculture and space robotics. The number and breadth of research activities and contributions is exceptional… Dr. Vijay is considered a world authority in the field of mobile robotics."

Prof. David Wettergreen

Research Professor and Director of the Ph.D Program at the Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University

What took me 10 years, I can teach you in a fraction of that time. I've distilled away all my failures, dead ends, and wasted effort. What remains is the direct path.

Investment

Weekly

$220/week

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  • Everything: lessons, office hours, challenges, community
  • Total flexibility — no long-term commitment
  • Try first, then decide if it's right for you

For those who want to test the waters first

12-week plan saves $445 + bonuses + permanent discount

Why 12 weeks minimum? Breaking through the complexity wall takes time. You won't overcome years of "that's too complex for me" in 2 weeks. Twelve weeks is the minimum for real transformation to take hold.

Love It or Leave It

The High-Tech Career Mastermind is an asset. Not a liability.

I take on the risk. You stay as long as I'm delivering value.

After your initial 12-week commitment, you can leave anytime. No questions asked.

If you leave, you can't rejoin for one year. This keeps the group serious and committed.

Common Questions

Do I need prior robotics experience?

No. You need basic programming ability and willingness to learn Linux if you don't know it. I'll start you where you are — I have students who began with zero robotics background.

What if complex technical material makes me freeze?

That's exactly who this is for. The whole point is learning how to walk through the complexity wall. You'll develop a systematic process for approaching dense material without freezing.

How much time do I need?

20-30 minutes per day for daily lessons. Plus weekly office hours (1 hour) and occasional weekend sessions. If you can't find 20-30 minutes daily, this isn't for you.

What tools/hardware do I need?

A laptop and stable internet. We work primarily in simulation. Hardware projects use affordable components (Arduino, Raspberry Pi) — I'll guide you on what to get when the time comes.

How is this different from online courses?

Online courses are passive and isolated. This is active (you build every month) and communal (small group of 5-10 serious people). Plus you have direct access to me, not just pre-recorded videos.

When does it start?

Rolling enrollment. When you join, you start immediately with lessons calibrated to your level.

What if I fall behind?

The daily lessons are yours to keep. You can catch up. Office hours let you ask questions about past material. The structure is flexible within the discipline.