5 Weeks • Live Cohort

From Idea to Code

The Modern Founder's Guide to Programming

Learn to build products with Code + AI. Build a MVP in 5 weeks.

Built for the "Augmented" Founder

You're a domain expert turned visionary—an expert in Law, Finance, Art, or Logistics who has identified a problem that software can solve. You're AI-native but code-illiterate.

The Frustrated Vibe-Coder

You've tried Replit Agent, Lovable, or Cursor. It worked for 20 minutes—then a bug appeared and you hit a wall because you didn't understand the underlying structure.

The Risk-Averse Delegator

You aren't sure if your idea is worth a $50k agency contract yet. You want to build a functional MVP to prove the concept before raising capital or hiring.

The Context-Seeker

You don't want to become a Senior Engineer. You want enough literacy to manage engineers effectively or use AI agents for 80% of the heavy lifting.

Modern Founders Like You:

  • Lawyer starting a Legal Tech business
  • MBA launching a Fin Tech startup
  • Artist bringing an Art Tech vision to life

Is This Course Right For You?

This is for you if...
  • You want to build a web-based SaaS or internal tool
  • You want to understand why the AI agent wrote a specific line of code
  • You have a specific business idea you want to demo to customers
  • You want to learn to architect a solution, not just copy-paste snippets
This is NOT for you if...
  • You want to build high-performance native mobile apps (iOS/Android)
  • You want to land a job as a Junior Developer at Big Tech
  • You are a CS student looking for deep algorithmic theory
  • You want a "no-code" course (we will look at Python and JavaScript)

Course Information

Summary

This course provides a practical, hands-on introduction to building web applications using modern programming with AI coding agents. You'll learn the foundational vocabulary of programming and software architecture - enough literacy to leverage AI to do 80% of the heavy lifting.

By the end of the course, you'll have a live, working web application that demonstrates your business idea — built by you, with the help of coding agents.

Duration

5 weeks (10 classes)

7:00 - 8:30 PM EST

Schedule

Tuesdays & Thursdays

Recordings + Office Hours available

Investment

$799

$599

Early Bird — Save $200

Prerequisites

No programming experience required. You should have a business idea (or be willing to work with us to develop one) and be passionate about learning.

Ideal for non-technical founders, domain experts, entrepreneurs, and business professionals looking to build their first web application.

Course Modules

Module 1: The Front End — The "Face" of Your Product

HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (ES6+)

This is the "Face" of your product. You need to understand how to structure a view and style it for mobile-first users so you can tell your Coding Agent exactly how the user interface should behave.

  • Fundamentals of programming: variables, statements, conditionals, loops
  • Writing your first HTML page and styling with CSS
  • Mobile-first responsive design principles
  • JavaScript: The programming language of browsers
  • Coding agents to the rescue: Gaining efficiency with AI assistance
Module 2: The Mid Tier — The "Orchestrator"

Python, RESTful Endpoints, JSON

This is the "Orchestrator." This is where your AI "Reasoning Engine" lives. You'll learn how to write Python logic that takes a user's request, sends it to an LLM, and returns a smart response.

  • Python fundamentals: The language of choice for AI-based apps
  • Classes, functions, and methods
  • Building RESTful API endpoints
  • Connecting your app to AI/LLM services
Module 3: The Back End — The "Long-term Memory"

PostgreSQL, Schema Design

This is the "Long-term Memory." AI has a short memory (context window); your database is where you store the permanent truth—user accounts, history, and legal/financial records—so the app doesn't "forget" who the customer is.

  • Fundamentals of data persistence: Normalized and denormalized datastores
  • Designing database schemas for your application
  • Saving and retrieving user data
Module 4: The Capstone — From Vision to Version 1.0

Put everything together. You'll build and deploy a working web application that implements your business idea. Get direct assistance from the instructor on best practices and architecture decisions.

  • Bring your own idea—or work with us to develop one
  • 1-on-1 guidance from the instructor
  • Deploy to a live URL you can share with customers
Module 5: Next Steps — Where to Go From Here

Now that you've shipped, learn what comes next: scaling, security, and growing your product.

  • Security best practices
  • Scaling and performance considerations
  • Testing and monitoring
  • Cost management and regulations
  • How to get help and continue learning
You Will Gain
  • A live, working web application with a URL you can share with customers and investors
  • The skills to use AI coding agents to do 80% of the heavy lifting
  • Fundamental understanding of the full stack: Front End (UI), Mid Tier (Logic/AI), and Back End (Database)

Pricing

$799

$599

Early Bird — Save $200

Complete 5-week course (10 classes)

We are also offering one fully sponsored spot for someone with genuine financial constraints. Contact us to inquire.

Technologies You'll Learn

Front End
  • • HTML5
  • • CSS3
  • • JavaScript (ES6+)
Mid Tier
  • • Python
  • • RESTful APIs
  • • JSON
Back End & Infra
  • • PostgreSQL
  • • Cloud Platform (AWS/GCP/Azure)
  • • Cloudflare

Ready to Become a Founder Who Codes?

Go from idea to live product in 5 weeks