Two days that change how you work
Day 1 gets you set up and genuinely fluent with AI. Day 2 you build something real: a workflow for your work, or a prototype of your idea. Here's exactly how it goes.
Founding Cohort · July 2026
Built for doing, not just listening
This isn’t a lecture you sit through. It’s a guided, hands-on workshop in a small room in Pasadena. You work on your own laptop, on your own goals, with our team beside you the whole way.
We start at absolute zero, no experience needed, and by the end of Day 2 you’ll have built something you can keep using and growing.
What’s included
- Two full days of hands-on, in-person instruction
- A small cohort with real, personal attention
- Complete software setup on your own laptop
- Working lunches both days
- All materials, templates, and resources
- Live build time with experts working the room
- A personalized next-steps plan
- Access to the alumni community
What to bring
- Your laptop (Mac or Windows; we'll get it set up)
- Your curiosity and your questions
- Track 2: an idea you want to build, even a rough one
Founding Cohort · July 2026
The first cohort, in person in Pasadena on July 11-12, 2026. Seats are earned by application first; accepted applicants reserve to lock in their spot.
- Two full days, in-person in Pasadena
- A cohort of ten, with real personal attention
- All software set up on your own laptop
- Working lunches both days
- All materials & resources
- A workflow or prototype you built
- A personalized next-steps plan
- The founding alumni community
Reviewed on a rolling basis · applications close Fri, Jun 26.
The full two-day agenda
A clear path from foundations to building. Times are a guide; we move at the room's pace and stay until it clicks.
Day 1
Foundations & Fluency: get set up, get confident- 9:00Welcome & the real state of AIA clear, hype-free picture of what AI can and can't do today, and what it means for you and your business.
- 9:45Get set upEveryone leaves the morning with the right accounts and tools installed and working: Claude, ChatGPT, and more.
- 11:00Prompting that actually worksHands-on practice. Learn to get useful, reliable results for real tasks from your own work.
- 12:30Working lunch (included)Networking with fellow Pasadena & LA professionals.
- 1:30AI for your daily workEmail, research, documents, analysis, planning. Build workflows around what you actually do.
- 3:00Meet AI agentsWhat agents are, in plain English, and how they go beyond chat to actually do work for you.
- 4:30Track split & day-2 prepChoose your path: deepen fluency, or set up to build your idea tomorrow.
Day 2
Zero to One: build something real- 9:00Your project, scopedTurn your goal or idea into a concrete, achievable plan for the day.
- 9:45Set up to build (Track 2)Install and configure Cursor + Claude. Your personal AI development environment, ready to go.
- 11:00Vibe coding, hands-onBuild software by describing what you want. Watch your idea become a working prototype.
- 12:30Working lunch (included)Demos, troubleshooting, and idea-sharing.
- 1:30Custom workflows & agentsAutomate the repetitive parts of your work or product with tailored AI workflows.
- 3:00Build time with experts on callDedicated hands-on time. Our team works the room so you're never stuck.
- 4:30Showcase & your path forwardShare what you built, get a personalized next-steps plan, and join the alumni community.
The real toolkit, installed and working
By the time you leave, these aren't names you've heard. They're tools you've used, configured on your own machine.
- ClaudeYour AI thinking & building partner
- ChatGPTEveryday AI assistant
- CursorAI-native code editor for builders
- AI AgentsAI that does work, not just chats
- Vibe codingBuild software by describing it
- Custom workflowsAutomate your real, repetitive tasks
