Join the WaitlistLearn to Live with AI.
Not just use it — own it.
Always On Academy is a 10-week in-person course in New York City. You'll learn how AI actually works, build three real projects you'll use every day, and leave with your own personal AI assistant — running on your machine, connected to your life.
No coding required. Just curiosity.
First cohort starts May 2, 2026
15 seats. 10 Saturdays. One assistant that works for you.
Three Real Projects. Zero Coding.
This isn't a course about watching demos. Every session, you build something. By week 10, you'll have three projects live and running.
Your Personal AI Assistant + Morning Brief
An assistant that knows who you are, runs on your own machine, and talks to you from your phone. Every morning, it delivers a personalized brief — your calendar, emails, weather, and fitness summary — automatically.
Your Workout Tracker
A simple Google Form logs your workouts. Your assistant reads the data and adds a fitness summary to your morning brief. Your first real data pipeline — built without writing a line of code.
Your Personal Website
A real website, live on the internet, deployed to Vercel. Portfolio, link-in-bio, personal page — whatever you want to share with the world.
Your Independent Project
Graduation RequirementChoose something you actually want to build. A spending tracker. A travel planner. A family assistant. Whatever excites you. You'll present it at graduation — proof you can keep going on your own.
10 Weeks. Every Saturday. In Person.
10:00 AM – 2:30 PM · New York City · May 2 – July 11, 2026 · Lunch provided
How AI Actually Works + Getting Your Tools Ready
Plain-English overview of machine learning and LLMs. Everyone leaves with their tools installed and working.
Your First Assistant
Your assistant goes live. Connect it to your phone and have your first real conversation.
Prompt Engineering
Learn how to ask AI for what you actually want. Tokens, context, and the patterns that work.
Your Morning Brief
Project 1Connect your calendar and email. Build your brief format. Schedule it for 8 AM every day.
Your Workout Tracker
Project 2Google Form → Google Sheets → your assistant reads it → morning brief.
AI Concepts Deep Dive
RAG, agents, fine-tuning, embeddings, hallucinations. Know what's possible and what isn't.
Memory & Personalization
Teach your assistant who you are. Goals, preferences, routines. Make it yours.
Connecting Your World
Link your assistant to Gmail, Calendar, Drive, and the tools you already use.
Your Personal Website
Project 3Deploy a real site to Vercel. How the web works, without writing code.
Independent Projects + Graduation 🎓
Project 4Student demos, independent project showcase, and what's next.
What You'll Have After 10 Weeks
- A personal prompt library you'll keep using forever
- A real understanding of how AI works — not just how to use it
- The skills and confidence to keep building on your own
- Lifetime access to course materials and a private alumni community
- A graduation project you built yourself — proof you can keep going
Our goal isn't just to teach you AI. It's to give you the tools, confidence, and community to keep learning long after the course ends. Always On Academy is the beginning of your journey, not the end.
Who This Is For
You don't need to know how to code. If you're comfortable using Google Sheets or Excel, you have everything you need.
- Professionals who want to work smarter with AI
- Curious people who've tried ChatGPT and wanted more control
- Anyone who's said "I wish I had an assistant for that"
- People tired of feeling like AI is something that happens to them instead of for them
We'll give you a plain-English overview of how code and AI work — enough to understand what's happening and have intelligent conversations about it. But you won't be writing any.
Built by Someone Who's Done Both
Your instructor has spent over a decade building software at Amazon — working on products used by millions of people every day. Before that, they co-founded an agency, grew it to a team of five, and delivered digital products for clients ranging from local businesses to major corporations.
But what makes this course different isn't the industry experience — it's the teaching experience. For nearly a decade, they taught at General Assembly and mentored students at Ada Developers Academy, helping professionals and career-changers break into tech, land jobs, and build real things for the first time.
They've sat on both sides of the table: as an engineer who knows what actually matters in practice, and as an instructor who knows how to make complex ideas click for people who've never written a line of code.
Always On Academy is the course they wish had existed when AI started changing everything.
Pricing
Includes all 10 sessions, setup support, lifetime access to course materials, and the private alumni community.
5 of 7 early bird seats claimed
Ongoing cost after the course: ~$20/month for your AI provider. OpenClaw and Vercel hosting are free.
Frequently Asked Questions
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First cohort: May 2, 2026 · New York City · 15 seats only
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