One day that changes how you work
The morning gets you set up and genuinely fluent with AI. The afternoon 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 the day you’ll have built something you can keep using and growing.
What’s included
- One full day of hands-on, in-person instruction
- A small cohort with real, personal attention
- Complete software setup on your own laptop
- Working lunch included
- 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 in July 2026. Seats are earned by application first; accepted applicants reserve to lock in their spot.
- One full day, in-person in Pasadena
- A cohort of ten, with real personal attention
- All software set up on your own laptop
- Working lunch included
- All materials & resources
- A workflow or prototype you built
- A personalized next-steps plan
- The founding alumni community
Reviewed on a rolling basis.
The full agenda
A clear path from foundations to building. Times are a guide; we move at the room's pace and stay until it clicks.
The Day
Impress before we teach. Build before you leave.- 9:00What AI can actually do: live demosWe start by showing you, not telling you. A few live demos of AI doing things that'll change how you think about your work and business.
- 9:30The real state of AIThe grounded version: a clear, hype-free picture of what AI can and can't do today, and what it actually means for you.
- 10:00Get set upEveryone leaves the morning with the right accounts and tools installed and working: Claude, ChatGPT, and more.
- 10:45Break
- 11:00Prompting that actually worksHands-on practice. Learn to get useful, reliable results for real tasks from your own work.
- 12:15Working lunch (included)Networking with fellow Pasadena & LA professionals.
- 1:15AI agents & automationWhat agents are, how they go beyond chat, and how to automate the repetitive parts of your work or product.
- 2:15Track split: choose your pathTrack 1 goes deep on AI for your daily work. Track 2 scopes your idea and sets up Cursor + Claude to start building.
- 2:30Build time with experts on callDedicated hands-on time. Our team works the room so you're never stuck.
- 4:15Showcase & 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
