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How It Works
5 weeks. Real projects. Starts April 13.
You bring a real project you actually want to build or automate. By the end, it works. Pre-work drops April 1 so you hit the ground running.
The Deets
- Starts April 13 (pre-work available starting April 1 so you hit the ground running)
- 5 weeks, 2 live sessions per week that cover the same material - come to whichever time works for you
- Plus a weekly 90-min coworking session where we build together
- Small group, hands-on, we build stuff together on screen
- No coding experience needed. Seriously.
- You bring a real project you actually want to build or automate, and by the end, it works
- Claude Code set up as your creative command center with custom tools, automations, and publishing workflows
- Go from chatting with AI to building AI agents that do stuff for you
- Lifetime access to all course materials
- Lifetime access to the community on DFOS (Dark Forest Operating System)
- Two sold-out cohorts so far (47+ projects built, zero dropouts)
- 65+ people on the waitlist, capping at 30 spots
- Guarantee: you will build something meaningful or I'll make it right (1:1 call or full refund)
- Payment plans available, just ask
Week by Week
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Week 1
Get oriented. Install Claude Code, set up your environment, understand how to talk to it. Build something small on day one so you know it's real.
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Week 2
Start your project. Translate your idea into a plan Claude can work with. Learn how to iterate, not just prompt once and hope.
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Week 3
Go deeper. Add complexity - data, connections to other tools, automations that run on their own. Fix things that break. They will break.
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Week 4
Polish and publish. Make it look right, deploy it somewhere real. This is the week people start showing their projects to other people.
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Week 5
Extend and hand off. Build the second thing. Or automate the thing you just built. Leave with a system, not just a project.
"Trust me, Alex is the person you want to learn from. This has completely changed how I work."
Rob Tourtelot
Why Live Sessions?
Because AI tools break in weird, specific ways. And when they do, you need someone who's been there. You're not learning concepts. You're troubleshooting YOUR computer, YOUR projects, YOUR specific setup.
Plus, building alone is lonely. Building with others who are figuring it out at the same time? Different energy entirely.
What You Walk Away With
Get Over the Barrier
The gap between knowing AI exists and actually building with it. This closes it.
New Mindset
You stop thinking about what tools can do and start thinking about what YOU need.
Your Toolkit
Claude Code set up as your creative command center with custom tools and workflows.
Confidence
By week 5 you won't need to believe you can build things. You'll have proof.
Common Questions
Do I need to know how to code?
No. You need to be comfortable typing in a terminal (we teach this). Claude writes the code. You describe what you want. The skill is knowing what you want and being able to describe it clearly - that's a creative skill, not a technical one.
How is this different from Cursor/Windsurf?
Cursor and Windsurf are for developers who write code and want AI to speed them up. Code for Creatives is for people who don't code and want to build their own tools anyway. Different audience, different goal.
What if the tools change?
The tools will change. That's guaranteed. But the skills transfer: describing what you want clearly, iterating with AI, building systems that solve YOUR problems. Claude Code today, something else tomorrow - the mindset stays.
Apply for Cohort 3
It's a quick form, not a test. I just want to make sure the vibe is right. I read every one and get back to you as soon as my brain allows.