Welcome
This curriculum exists to do one thing: get you from “I keep hearing about AI but I don’t actually build anything” to “I shipped two working AI tools into my own practice this quarter.”
Not by turning you into a developer. By giving you Claude Code, a clear path and real-world executive examples that map to the work you’re already doing.
What you’ll need
Section titled “What you’ll need”Before Module 01, get these set up. The whole stack costs about $20-50/month at executive scale and runs on any modern laptop.
| Tool | Purpose | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| A laptop (Mac, Windows or Linux) | Where you build | Already have it |
| Node.js v20+ | JavaScript runtime | Free |
| Git | Version tracking (lets you undo anything) | Free |
| VS Code | Editor | Free |
| Claude Code | The AI coding agent | Free (CLI); usage billed via API |
| An Anthropic API key | Powers Claude | ~$10-30/month at learning pace |
Module 01 walks through installing every one of these step by step. You don’t need to set up anything in advance.
How to use this curriculum
Section titled “How to use this curriculum”If you’re working through this solo: Start at Module 01 and go in order. Each lesson builds on the last. Plan for roughly 20 hours total, plus your own build time on top.
If you’re in the founding cohort: This site is your textbook. You’ll work through it between sessions, with Yuri’s live workshops, group calls and 1:1 coaching anchoring the structure. Bring questions to the workshops.
If you’re vetting whether this is for you: Read Who this is for and The cohort, then book a 15-minute call with Yuri.
What success looks like
Section titled “What success looks like”By the end of this curriculum, you can do all of the following without help:
- Start a Claude Code session in any folder on your computer and give it a clear brief
- Build a working web app (HTML or Next.js) from scratch in under an hour
- Build a Python AI agent that uses tools to take real action
- Connect Claude to Gmail, Slack, GitHub, Notion or any other tool you already use
- Configure a project so Claude Code knows your style, your conventions and what it can and cannot do automatically
- Recover from anything that goes wrong with one git command
If you can do those six things, you can build any of the apps on the home page.
A note on the speed of this field
Section titled “A note on the speed of this field”Claude Code launched in early 2025. The official Anthropic docs change every few weeks. Models get faster, cheaper and more capable on a quarterly cadence. This curriculum is kept current — but when you find something stale, the right move is to ask Claude itself (“what’s the current way to do X?”) rather than trusting any static guide, including this one.
The fundamentals stay stable. The specifics evolve. That’s the trade.