No Claude Code experience needed. You start from zero on Day 1 and leave with a real AI system built for your actual business. Not slides, not demos. Something that runs after you close the laptop.
Why This Exists
Every week you are doing tasks manually that AI should be handling. Research. First drafts. Client summaries. Scheduling. Email templates. You have heard about Claude Code. Maybe you've opened it. But you haven't built anything that actually sticks. And you're not sure where to even start.
That is not a skill problem. It is a starting point problem. Most tutorials assume you already know how to build with AI. Most courses give you theory and leave you alone with a blank screen. Nobody sits next to you while you build something real.
This cohort is different. You show up to Session 1 with a laptop. We open Claude Code together and start from zero. Six weeks later you have a working AI system that handles real work in your business. Built live, with feedback, customized for you.
Who This Is For
The Curriculum
Each session is 90 minutes. 20-30 minutes of live demo from my working system, then 60-70 minutes building your own version while I am on the call to help. Every build session ships with a starter template you fork and customize. You are not coding from scratch.
Walk in unsure what Claude Code even does. Walk out with it running on your machine, a clear picture of everything you will build, and the one business problem you are going to solve by Session 6. The fog lifts here.
Claude Code Running + A Clear Mental Map + The Problem You're SolvingToday you stop watching and start shipping. You fork a starter template and get a real, working Claude Code build running in 90 minutes. Not your final system yet, the shared first build that gets your hands dirty. You feel the magic. You also feel the crack. That crack is the setup for the next four sessions, where we bend this build around your own business problem.
Your First Shipped Claude Code BuildToday your system starts drifting less. You teach it who you are, how you think, and what you sound like. By the end of this session you have the knowledge layer in place, voice calibration starts here and keeps sharpening over the sessions ahead. The layer every tutorial skips. The reason most AI output still reads like AI.
The Knowledge Layer That Starts Making It Sound Like YouYour system stops being something you open and start. It starts reading from the tools you already live in, and acting without you asking twice. This is where automation stops being a demo and starts being a day.
Claude Wired Into Your Real Tools, Acting On Its OwnOne agent doing everything has a ceiling. Today you watch multiple agents split real work, check each other, and ship a result a single prompt could never produce. And because we do it on a completely new problem, you see the pattern is yours to reuse, forever.
A Multi-Agent System You Can Point at Any WorkflowYou stop being the only operator. Your system starts running on its own schedule without you opening the laptop. One student gets a hot seat on a real problem. Everyone walks away with a documented starting point they can keep expanding into their own playbook. The cohort ends. Your build keeps running.
A Scheduled Self-Running System + A Starter Playbook for You to ExpandFormat Details
No fluff. Here is exactly how this runs.
| Sessions | 6 live sessions on Zoom |
| Duration | 90 minutes per session |
| Frequency | Weekly (Saturdays, 10am ET) |
| Start date | First Saturday of May 2026 |
| Recordings | Yes. Every session recorded and shared within 24 hours |
| Class size | 8 students maximum |
| Between sessions | Private group thread for questions and build sharing |
| 1:1 time | Hot seats and live help during sessions. Not a 1:1 program. |
| After cohort | Group thread stays open 30 days. Recordings are yours permanently. |
Investment
Batch 2 will open at $797. The founding price is a one-time offer for the 8 people who go first. A clean 50% off so you can say yes before there are testimonials.
Founding Batch · May 2026
One-time payment. No subscription.
Batch 2 Onwards
Same program, standard pricing.
Apply now at the founding price while Batch 1 seats remain.
Not included: Claude subscription ($20/month via Anthropic, required). 1:1 coaching time outside sessions.
Here is what $397 actually gets you, compared to the realistic alternatives you have already considered.
Just to set up and configure your stack. You still don't know how to maintain it when something breaks.
You've already tried this. You know where it ends: lesson 3, then a blank Claude Code screen.
9 hours live. Someone watching as you build. Starter templates, scaffolds for every layer, and a working system you can maintain yourself. Founding rate. Never offered again.
Save 1 hour a week and the cohort pays for itself in 8 weeks.
Most students save 3 to 5 hours a week by Session 4. After that, every hour is profit.
It is another six months of watching AI tutorials, opening Claude Code, closing it again, and feeling like the world is pulling ahead while you are still setting up.
Six months from now you either have a system running for your business, or you are still researching which one to build. $397 is the difference.
Why Cohort, Not Course
Week 3. Work gets busy. You fall behind. Nobody notices. That is not possible here.
Small enough that I know each of you by name by Session 2. Your stack, your build, what you are trying to solve. Generic advice does not happen at this size.
No passive watching. Every session has a hands-on build component. You ship something in every class.
You fork the same templates I use. You plug in your inputs, your outputs, your voice. A coach builds a call-notes system. A consultant builds a client-brief system. A creator builds a content system. Same pattern, your build.
What People Say
"Dheeraj builds real AI automation systems and then teaches you how to build them too. Full courses, and production-grade templates. One of the few creators where I walk away from every post with something I can actually use."
Substack
"I successfully created an AI voice agent for my business. It's capable of making calls and updating Google Sheets immediately after the call. I used a webhook to trigger this."
YouTube
"I started watching this course without any prior knowledge, but now I'm confident enough to create my own workflows. The way you explain each concept step by step makes learning very easy and practical. Even many paid courses don't go into this level of depth."
YouTube
"Dheeraj writes like someone who actually builds with this tech, not someone who just tweets about it. Every issue has at least one thing I can put to work today."
Substack
What to Bring
No Claude Code experience required. After you enroll, you get a pre-session setup guide. Session 1 starts from zero, together.
A laptop you can show up with for each live session (Mac, Windows, or Linux, no tablet-only setups)
A Claude Pro subscription ($20/month via Anthropic) or Claude Max. You will set this up using the pre-session guide we send after enrollment
90 minutes per week for 6 weeks. Plus 30-60 minutes between sessions to practice what you built
One real business problem you want AI to solve. We will use it as the foundation for your system throughout the cohort
Attend Session 1. 90 minutes on a Saturday morning. By the end, you will have Claude Code installed and running on your machine, a clear mental model of the 4 extension layers we will build across the next 5 sessions, and the specific business problem we will solve together. If that does not happen, I refund every penny. No questions asked. Either the first session moves you from zero to a standing start, or you don't pay.
Questions
I have never used Claude Code. Can I join?
Absolutely. Session 1 starts from zero and we install everything together. The cohort is designed so that someone with zero Claude Code experience can follow along and build in real time. If anything, starting fresh means you build the right habits from day one. No unlearning needed.
What makes this different from a YouTube tutorial or a self-paced course?
Three things no tutorial can give you: someone watching as you build and catching mistakes in real time, a system tailored to your specific business (not generic examples), and 7 other people who will notice if you disappear after Week 2. Accountability plus live help is the actual product.
What if I miss a session?
All sessions are recorded and shared within 24 hours. You will not fall behind if you miss one. That said, the live build time is where most breakthroughs happen. Show up when you can.
Will this work for my industry?
The frameworks work across industries. The business problem you pick in Session 1 anchors the build across sessions 3 through 6. The cohort has been designed for content creators, consultants, coaches, and service business owners.
What happens after the cohort ends?
The group thread stays open 30 days post-cohort. Recordings are yours permanently. Founding batch graduates get first access to future cohorts at alumni pricing.
I'm busy. Is 90 minutes per week actually worth it?
9 hours total across 6 weeks. Most people spend more than that each month watching AI tutorials and still feeling stuck. The difference: you leave every session with something that runs, not notes to review later. By Session 2, you already have a working Claude Code build shipped. By Session 6, the layers on top of it are shaped around your own business. If your AI system saves you 1 hour per week, it pays for itself in under 2 months.
How is this different from the in-person AI Foundations program?
The in-person AI Foundations program is for professionals who want to start using AI in their work. No coding, Claude basics, 6 sessions in the Philadelphia area. This virtual cohort goes deeper: you build actual working systems, with live help, customized for your business. Both start from zero. AI Foundations is for people who want to use AI. Claude Code Builder is for people who want to build with it.
Still reading? You're the kind of person who actually ships things. This cohort is built for you.
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Founding batch closes when seats fill. Applications reviewed within 48 hours. If accepted, you get the pre-session setup guide and a payment link to lock your seat.
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