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The ELICIA Incubation & Mentorship Program

Rapid Prototyping w/ LLMs


Anthology Ventures
10.11.2025 | 11:00 am -12:00 pm or 16:00 pm -17:00 pm (GMT+3)

Use modern LLM tooling to prototype workflows and UX quickly—covering prompt design, evaluation loops, and lightweight guardrails.

 

Rapid Prototyping w/ LLMs​  Mentoring/Training Program Content

Speed is everything in the early stages of a startup, and large language models have fundamentally changed how fast you can move from idea to testable prototype. This hands-on session teaches you how to leverage tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Solid to rapidly build MVPs, automate workflows, generate content, and validate assumptions—often in hours instead of weeks. You’ll learn practical techniques for prompt engineering, when to use LLMs versus traditional development, and how to integrate AI capabilities into your product without needing a machine learning PhD on your team.

We’ll work through real use cases relevant to early-stage startups: building landing pages, creating chatbots, analyzing customer feedback, generating marketing copy, and prototyping product features. You’ll discover how to use LLMs as your co-founder for everything from code generation to business strategy brainstorming, and learn to critically evaluate when these tools add value versus when they’re the wrong solution. By the end of this session, you’ll have hands-on experience building something functional and a playbook for incorporating LLMs into your rapid iteration cycle.

A few words about Anthology Ventures

Anthology Ventures is an angel-powered venture studio, working in Southern, Central and Eastern European countries.

They specialize in fundraising and development for early-stage deeptech, spinoff, and consumer-oriented startups, in the Climate, Energy, Transport, Ag/biotech, Medtech, Proptech, and Edtech sectors.

AV also provides matchmaking, training and development for early Angel Investors, and partners in EU-funded consortia. Anthology has worked with more than 150 startups since its founding in 2018.

For more information please anthologyventures.com

Mentor: Metaxas Gamvrelis

Metaxas Gamvrelis is a learning-and-tech leader with 20 years in training and education.
He serves as Tech & Training Lead at Anthology Ventures, designing practical programs that deliver measurable outcomes.
Metaxas mentors early-stage startups, turning ideas into usable products with clear paths to commercialization.
He blends instructional design with product strategy, no/low-code prototyping, and AI tools to move fast without losing rigor.
Across universities, accelerators, and SMBs, he builds curricula, workshops, and mentor tracks that drive adoption and traction.
Known for a hands-on, human-centred approach, he helps teams validate with users, iterate quickly, and prepare to raise.
Based in Greece, he works across Europe to translate innovation into real-world impact.
LinkedIn: Metaxas Gamvrelis