Directors and mentors
Tiago Pedro da Costa
Tiago Pedro da Costa directs Building with Cursor, Builders Camp's 1 week bootcamp on building with AI in Cursor, with no prior coding experience required, and is co-founder and CTO of Zumer, where he builds AI powered platforms for the construction industry.
Tiago Pedro da Costa's programme director bio names Zumer first: as co-founder and CTO, he builds platforms that apply AI to automate knowledge, improve collaboration, and support sustainability work in construction, from a project and site management platform called Abaqus to an AI powered assistant for BREEAM certification. At Builders Camp, that same builder background sits behind Building with Cursor, a bootcamp for people who want to build with AI whether or not they code today.
Which bootcamp does Tiago Pedro da Costa direct?
He is the programme director for Building with Cursor, a 1 week bootcamp built around two live 90 minute sessions, with the rest of the week self-paced. It is aimed at a less technical audience: product managers, founders, designers and curious builders who want to build with AI, with developers welcome too. No prior coding experience is required, and hands-on practice is optional.
What does a member get from his sessions?
Members leave with a structured AI building workflow they can apply immediately: when to explore with Ask, when to scope with Plan, and when to execute with Agent, plus three reusable patterns (Feature Builder, Code Translator and Bug Hunter), persistent context through AGENTS.md and Cursor Rules, and one guided automation built as a slash command. The workflows are language agnostic, so they apply regardless of stack.
Which guides carry his byline?
Tiago Pedro da Costa's byline appears on several published Builders Camp guides that mirror his bootcamp's territory, including how to build a prototype with Cursor and how to build a prototype with Windsurf, covering a comparable workflow on a second AI coding tool.
Anyone who wants the live, cohort version of that workflow can join Building with Cursor directly, run by Tiago Pedro da Costa and included in every Builders Camp Membership.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Tiago Pedro da Costa teach at Builders Camp?
He is the programme director for Building with Cursor, a 1 week live bootcamp on using Cursor as a structured development partner rather than autocomplete.
What is Tiago Pedro da Costa's professional background?
He is co-founder and CTO of Zumer, where he builds platforms that apply AI to automate knowledge, improve collaboration, and support sustainability work in construction, including a site management platform called Abaqus and an AI assistant for BREEAM certification.
Do I need coding experience for Building with Cursor?
No. No prior coding experience is required. The bootcamp is open to product managers, founders, designers and curious builders who want to build with AI, and developers are welcome too. Hands-on practice is optional, so you can also just watch.
What does Building with Cursor actually cover?
Two live 90 minute sessions, plus self-paced content during the week. You learn how LLMs and prompting work, three reusable patterns (Feature Builder, Code Translator and Bug Hunter), the Ask, Plan, and Agent workflow applied to going from a spec to a feature, persistent context with AGENTS.md and Cursor Rules, and one guided automation with a slash command.
Is Building with Cursor tied to a specific programming language?
No. The concepts are language agnostic, covering workflows and prompting strategies that apply across any tech stack used with Cursor.
Which guides has Tiago Pedro da Costa written for Builders Camp?
Several published guides, including how to build a prototype with Cursor, and how to build a prototype with Windsurf, comparing a similar workflow across two AI coding tools.
Sources
Andre Albuquerque
CEO of Builders Camp, SuperOperator, and other companies. Building products.
CEO of Builders Camp, SuperOperator, and other companies. Building products.
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