Learn to actually build with AI — in 4 weeks, in a small group
A live, online cohort where you learn to build with tools like Claude Code and OpenAI Codex. Two hours of hands-on group lecture each week, homework you actually finish, and my personal guidance the whole way. You leave having built and shipped something real.
Regular price
€1,500
- Reserve your spot free — no payment now
- You only pay once your cohort is confirmed
- Full refund if you change your mind before it starts
Cohorts starting August, September & October 2026
Reserve your spotWhat you get, every single week
This isn't a video course you watch alone. It's four weeks of live teaching, real building, and support that doesn't clock off.
2 hours of live group lecture, every week
A real, interactive session each week — not a pre-recorded course. We build together, on screen, and you ask questions as we go.
Weekly homework that builds something real
Every week you apply what you learned to your own project. Small, doable steps that add up to a working result by week 4.
Hands-on guidance from me, personally
You're never stuck alone. I look at your work, unblock you, and help you get it right — this is coaching, not a lecture hall.
Ask questions all week long
Hit a wall on Tuesday evening? Ask. The group channel is open the entire week, not just during the live session.
A private library of everything
Every recording, resource, prompt and example lives in your cohort portal. Miss a session or want to revisit — it's all there to keep.
A community of peers building alongside you
Learn with a small group of entrepreneurs and professionals on the same path. The connections often outlast the cohort itself.
Sound familiar?
- You know you should be using AI, but every tutorial assumes you can already code
- You've tried ChatGPT for writing, but never managed to actually build or automate anything
- You have ideas for tools and automations, but the technical barrier keeps stopping you
- You keep paying others for small things you suspect you could build yourself
This cohort closes that gap — from curious to genuinely capable.
Real AI-literacy — not the box-ticking training your company runs
Most corporate AI training leaves you exactly where you started: aware of AI, unable to build with it. This is the opposite.
The AI “training” you’ve seen
- A one-off webinar you've forgotten by Friday
- "10 prompts to boost your productivity" slides
- A slick tool demo you can't reproduce on your own
- Vague talk about “the future of work”
- You leave knowing about AI — still unable to build with it
What you’ll get here
- You install the tools and use them live, with help
- You build a working project with your own hands
- You understand what's actually happening under the hood
- You can judge new AI tools yourself instead of buying hype
- You leave able to build — and keep building after
What this does for your business
Skills you can put to work the week after the cohort ends.
Build your own tools
Stop outsourcing every small website, form or automation. Build them yourself in an afternoon.
Prototype ideas instantly
Turn an idea into a working prototype without waiting on — or paying — a developer.
Offer AI-built services
Consultants and freelancers: add AI builds to what you deliver, at margins that make sense.
Make confident AI decisions
Understand what's real and what's hype, so you invest in the right tools instead of the loudest ones.
Who this is for
- Entrepreneurs and freelancers who want to build with AI instead of just talking about it
- Consultants who want to offer AI services — and understand what they're selling
- Professionals who want to bring AI into their daily work but don't know where to start
- Anyone curious about building with AI — no coding experience required
What you'll learn
A structured 4-week journey: from installing your first tool to a live project on the internet.
Install & first steps
Install Claude Code and/or OpenAI Codex, run your first commands, and get comfortable with AI-assisted workflows. By the end of the week your tools are ready and you've built your first small thing.
How AI thinks and where it fits
What agents are, which patterns exist, and when to use AI — and when not to. The infrastructure basics — servers, databases, frontend, backend — so you understand what you're building on. The mindset shift that makes everything click.
Build your project
Build something real with AI assistance — a website, a tool, an automation. No theory, no demo. Your project, your idea, made real with the tools from week 1 and the thinking from week 2.
Deploy & share
Take your project live and accessible on the internet. Share it with the cohort, get feedback, and see what's possible next — including agentic systems in future cohorts.
This is what you'll be able to do
By the end of week 4 you'll be building and deploying projects like this — yourself.
What you'll walk away with
Tangible results you keep — not just a certificate.
- A real project you built and shipped live — with AI
- The practical skills to keep building on your own after the cohort
- A working grasp of how software fits together (servers, databases, frontend/backend)
- The confidence to evaluate and adopt new AI tools without hand-holding
- Your own library of recordings, prompts and examples to reuse
- A network of peers building the same way you are
How it works
4 weeks
One live session per week
2h live + homework
~4–5 hrs total per week
Small group
Kept intentionally small
€1,500
Reserve free, pay when confirmed
Your instructor
Tom Mekenkamp
15+ years in leadership and transformation at AB-InBev, Royal BAM, and Dura Vermeer. Now I build products with agentic AI and teach others to do the same. Every tool and technique in this cohort is something I use in production — no theory.
Frequently asked questions
First client stories coming soon
I'm currently working with my first clients. Their stories will appear here.
The do-the-work money-back guarantee
The results come from doing the work — so the guarantee does too. Do your part, and if you’re still not satisfied at the end, you get every euro back.
Your part is simple:
- You joined all four live sessions (a recording counts if you genuinely couldn't make one)
- You completed every week's homework
- You built and shipped your week-4 project
Done all three and still not satisfied? Email me within 14 days of the final session and I’ll refund you in full — no awkward questions.
Reserve your spot
Pick your cohort and reserve your seat — free, with no payment now. I'll confirm your spot personally.
Agentic Systems Cohort
Ready to go further? The next cohort covers multi-agent architectures, autonomous workflows, and production deployment. Foundations alumni get early access and alumni pricing.
Launches after the first Foundations cohorts are complete