Ship real apps with Claude as your co-engineer
A hands-on program for entrepreneurs, PMs, designers, and career-switchers who want to go from idea to deployed web and mobile product — without a CS degree, without years of study, and without getting stuck.
I'm not here to teach you to code someday — I'm here to get you shipping today, with Claude doing the heavy lifting and you knowing exactly what's happening under the hood.— Kirkland R Small
What you'll learn
What you'll be able to do
- Prompt Claude to scaffold a full-stack web app from scratch and understand every layer of the generated code
- Build and deploy a production-ready mobile app to iOS and/or Android using AI-assisted React Native workflows
- Debug and iterate on broken or incomplete code by crafting precise diagnostic prompts that get accurate fixes fast
- Integrate third-party APIs — payments, auth, databases — into your app with Claude guiding the implementation
- Design a repeatable human-AI development workflow that lets you ship features in hours instead of weeks
- Evaluate, test, and secure your AI-generated code so it meets real-world production standards
How it works
A school that adapts to you
This isn't a set of static videos. Every lesson is generated live and tuned to where you actually are.
We learn your level
A quick placement check tailors your starting point so you're never bored or lost.
Lessons adapt as you go
Each lesson is written for your pace and your goal, adjusting as your skills grow.
Your AI coach keeps you moving
Checkpoints, feedback, and gentle nudges turn progress into a real result.
The curriculum
What's inside your school
6 modules · 26 lessons
Think Like a Builder: Your AI-Powered Development Mindset
Establish the mental models, vocabulary, and human-AI workflow foundations every non-traditional builder needs before writing a single line of code.
- 1.1Why AI Changes Everything for Non-Traditional BuildersIncluded
- 1.2How Modern Web & Mobile Apps Are StructuredIncluded
- 1.3Your Repeatable Human-AI Development WorkflowIncluded
- 1.4Setting Up Your Development Environment with Claude's HelpIncluded
Scaffold Your First Full-Stack Web App
Go from blank screen to a structured, running web application by mastering the scaffolding prompts and code-reading skills that make every generated file legible.
- 2.1Crafting Scaffolding Prompts That Generate Real Project StructureIncluded
- 2.2Reading and Understanding AI-Generated CodeIncluded
- 2.3Building Your Frontend: Pages, Components, and NavigationIncluded
- 2.4Building Your Backend: APIs, Logic, and Data ModelsIncluded
- 2.5Connecting Frontend to Backend and Running It LocallyIncluded
Integrate the Services That Make Apps Production-Ready
Add authentication, a real database, and payment processing to your app by using Claude as a guided implementation partner for third-party APIs.
- 3.1Adding User Authentication with Claude's GuidanceIncluded
- 3.2Connecting a Real DatabaseIncluded
- 3.3Integrating Payments with StripeIncluded
- 3.4Working with External APIs and WebhooksIncluded
Debug, Test, and Secure Your AI-Generated Code
Build the diagnostic and quality-assurance skills to find, fix, and harden problems in AI-generated code before they reach real users.
- 4.1Writing Diagnostic Prompts That Get Accurate Fixes FastIncluded
- 4.2Reading Error Messages and Stack Traces with ClaudeIncluded
- 4.3Testing Your App: Unit, Integration, and Manual QAIncluded
- 4.4Security Essentials for AI-Generated CodeIncluded
Build and Deploy a React Native Mobile App
Translate your web-building skills into a real iOS and Android app by leveraging AI-assisted React Native workflows from setup to app store submission.
- 5.1Mobile App Fundamentals and React Native SetupIncluded
- 5.2Scaffolding and Building Your Mobile App with ClaudeIncluded
- 5.3Reusing Backend Logic and APIs Across Web and MobileIncluded
- 5.4Debugging and Testing on iOS and Android SimulatorsIncluded
- 5.5Deploying Your Mobile App to the App StoresIncluded
Deploy, Ship, and Scale Like a Pro
Take your web app from local machine to a live production URL, then build the habits and workflow systems that let you keep shipping fast.
- 6.1Deploying Your Web App to ProductionIncluded
- 6.2Monitoring, Logging, and Responding to Production IssuesIncluded
- 6.3Iterating on User Feedback: Feature Prompting at SpeedIncluded
- 6.4Designing Your Long-Term Human-AI Development SystemIncluded
Who it's for
Is this you?
First-time founders
You have a validated idea and need to build an MVP without hiring a dev team or burning your runway.
Product managers
You're tired of being dependent on an engineering backlog and want to prototype and ship features yourself.
Designers who want to build
You can see exactly what the product should be — now you want to make it real without handing it off.
Career-switchers
You're moving toward a technical role and want real shipped projects in your portfolio, not more tutorials.
Side-project builders
You've got nights and weekends and a backlog of ideas — you need a workflow that actually ships, fast.
Domain experts going digital
You know your industry inside-out and want to build the tool your field is missing, on your own terms.
Questions
Frequently asked
Your teacher
A note from your teacher
Kirkland R Small
If you're reading this, I'm guessing you have an idea — maybe several — and the thing standing between you and building it isn't motivation. It's the feeling that you're missing something. Some foundational piece that "real" engineers have and you don't. I want to tell you directly: that gap is much smaller than you think, and it's closeable faster than the traditional path would have you believe.
I built this program because I kept seeing the same pattern: smart, capable people with real product instincts who were either getting stuck in tutorial loops that never led to shipped software, or paying engineers to build things they couldn't maintain or iterate on themselves. Neither of those outcomes is acceptable when the tools available right now can genuinely change the equation.
What I'll teach you here isn't a shortcut around understanding — it's a faster path to it. You'll scaffold a full-stack web app from scratch and learn to read every layer of what gets generated. You'll wire in authentication, a real database, and Stripe. You'll debug broken code with precision instead of guesswork. You'll build a React Native mobile app and submit it to the app stores. And you'll do all of it by learning to work with Claude the way a senior engineer would work with a brilliant, tireless collaborator: clearly, deliberately, and with you in the driver's seat.
The thing I care most about in this program is that you leave with something deployed and a workflow you can repeat. Not a certificate. Not a sense of what's theoretically possible. A live product and the muscle memory to build the next one faster. That's the only outcome worth your time, and it's the one I've designed every module around.
If you're ready to stop waiting until you "know enough" and start building with the tools that exist right now — I'll see you inside.
— Kirkland R Small
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