I went from “I know I need to do something about AI” to having working tools actually deployed — in days.
Sasha
Non-technical founder · AI Intensive
AI START academy
AI AUTOMATION AGENCY BOOTCAMP · START NOW.
The AI Automation Agency Bootcamp. Start now.
Lessons and guided labs online, at your own pace. Check-in calls on Zoom with our engineers, who answer your questions and help you build. Demo Day every week, in person in San Francisco or on Zoom from anywhere, free for every student and graduate.
You finish with working AI systems to run in your own work, or to sell as an agency.
Learn online. Come for the community.
6 modules · the AISA Bootcamp WorkbookLessons online, all open from day oneCheck-in calls with engineers on ZoomDemo Day in SF or on Zoom, free, alwaysOnline, with a room in San Francisco
You should not have to wait two months to start.
Most programs start a few times a year. If the date clashes with a trip, a deadline or a shift, you wait for the next one and the plan goes cold. Here, you can start now, with all six modules available from day one. Work through the lessons when it suits you, then bring your project to a check-in call.
Watch. Build. Show.
Watch.
Short video lessons from the instructors who work with each tool, with the matching chapter of the AISA Bootcamp Workbook, which you get with your seat.
Build.
A hands-on task under every video, on your own laptop and your own example. A short quiz, then Check my work: what is solid, what is missing, what to try next.
Show.
Bring the work to a check-in call, where an engineer helps you get unstuck. Show it at Demo Day.
What a lesson looks likeVideo and timecodes, a prompt you paste into Claude or ChatGPT, the task on your own example, a short quiz, then Check my work. Guidance, not a grade.
I want to learn the HAS Audit (Human Agency Scale Audit), a way to choose which tasks in my week to hand to AI and which to keep human. First, ask me what my business or job is…
Six modules, and what you build in each.
MODULE 1FoundationsYou build: your HAS Audit and task list, prompts for your first task, and a system prompt that does it the same way every time.
MODULE 2Build and shipYou build: a project made with Claude Code and deployed to a live address, an agent-ready workspace, and a first MCP connection.
MODULE 3Agents and automationYou build: an n8n workflow on a trigger, an agent that uses tools, and a chatbot that answers from your own documents.
MODULE 4Voice, private AI, securityYou build: a voice agent that holds a phone conversation, a private AI setup with OpenClaw, and a security review of your agents.
MODULE 5Quality and memoryYou build: an eval for one of your agents, a memory layer it can read and write, and more than one agent on the same job.
MODULE 6Content and agency launchYou build: a digital avatar, a content pipeline, and a written offer: who it is for, what it automates, how it is scoped and priced.
The lessons are online. The people are not an afterthought.
Monday · 7pm–9pmAgency Build Night · wk1 HAS audit + PAI · wk2 OpenClaw · wk3 client chatbot · wk4 security · wk5 evals + memory · wk6 agency launchCheck-in call on Zoomwith Lex Mustafin
Tuesday · 7pm–9pmClaude Code Build Night · wk1 fundamentals + setup · wk2 hosting, DNS + Stripe · wk3 fundamentals II · wk4 Skills + trigger.dev · wk5 fundamentals III · wk6 MCPCheck-in call on Zoomwith Sergei Zdorenko
Wednesday · 7pm–9pmWorkflow Build Night · wk1 first n8n agent · wk2 webhook → CRM · wk3 RAG · wk4 Vapi voice · wk5 approval pipelines · wk6 content machineCheck-in call on Zoomwith Kheir Eddine LAZAREF
Thursday · 7pm–9pmDemo DayIn person and on Zoom · free, alwayswith Lex Mustafin
FridayIndividual workyour study evening, on your own
Check-in calls are not lectures: an engineer answers your questions and builds alongside you on Zoom. Every call is recorded. Demo Day is in person at the school, and on Zoom, open to every student and graduate, free.
HOURS AND EFFORT
How your time splits.
The course is the same for everyone. Your track sets how many weeks you spread it over, and how many weeks our engineers are on call for you. The course is 14.2 h of video and 14.5 h of hands-on labs.
| Measure | Evening · Core | Evening · Agency | Intensive · Core | Intensive · Agency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study (video + labs) | About 7.2 h a weekabout 1.8 h on a study evening | About 4.8 h a weekabout 1.2 h on a study evening | About 14.3 h a weekabout 2.9 h on a study evening | About 9.6 h a weekabout 1.9 h on a study evening |
| Check-in calls with engineers | 12 calls · 24 hover 4 weeks, on Zoom | 18 calls · 36 hover 6 weeks, on Zoom | 6 calls · 12 hover 2 weeks, on Zoom | 9 calls · 18 hover 3 weeks, on Zoom |
| Demo Day, in SF or on Zoom | Every week, free, always | Every week, free, always | Every week, free, always | Every week, free, always |
STEP 1
Pick your track
Every track ends the same way. You start a capstone project on day 1: what you can automate for yourself, your company or your clients. You leave with an AI agency portfolio: tuned AI agents and web assets you can demo to clients or in interviews. What you choose is the track that fits your time and your goal. On every track, check-in calls with our engineers on Zoom, Monday to Wednesday evenings, answer your questions and keep you building. Demo Days are free, always, even after you graduate.
AND YOUR TIME IS“A full week — I want to go deep fast”
AND YOUR TIME IS“Evenings/weekends, I have a job”
See a sample Evening · Core schedule (4 weeks)
If you start on a Monday. About 1.8 h on a study evening. In the hub, your plan moves with what you finish.
Before each check-in call: watch that day’s videos and finish the lab first. The calls are for your questions and your build, not a replay of the lesson. Recordings of every call are in the hub.
Week 1
- Day 1 · MonChapter 1 — The HAS Audit 34 min video + 30 min labChapter 2 — Large Language Models (LLMs) 54 min video + 30 min labAgency check-in call · wk1 HAS audit + PAI · wk2 OpenClaw · wk3 client chatbot · wk4 security · wk5 evals + memory · wk6 agency launch
- Day 2 · TueChapter 3 — Prompting I: Anatomy and Iteration 26 min video + 30 min labClaude Code check-in call · wk1 fundamentals + setup · wk2 hosting, DNS + Stripe · wk3 fundamentals II · wk4 Skills + trigger.dev · wk5 fundamentals III · wk6 MCP
- Day 3 · WedChapter 3 — Prompting II: Briefs, System Prompts and Self-Checks 28 min video + 30 min labChapter 4 — Context Engineering 15 min video + 30 min labSet up your machine (before Module 2) 30 min labWorkflow check-in call · wk1 first n8n agent · wk2 webhook → CRM · wk3 RAG · wk4 Vapi voice · wk5 approval pipelines · wk6 content machine
- Day 4 · ThuNo lessonDemo Day · in person and on Zoom
- Day 5 · FriChapter 5 — Write the PRD 14 min video + 30 min labChapter 5 — Build Your First Website with Claude Code 31 min video + 30 min labIndividual work
Week 2
- Day 8 · MonChapter 24 — Shipping Your Build 48 min video + 30 min labAgency check-in call · wk1 HAS audit + PAI · wk2 OpenClaw · wk3 client chatbot · wk4 security · wk5 evals + memory · wk6 agency launch
- Day 9 · TueChapter 25 — Agent-Ready Workspaces 45 min video + 30 min labChapter 6 — OpenClaw: Your First Always-On AI Agent 19 min video + 30 min labClaude Code check-in call · wk1 fundamentals + setup · wk2 hosting, DNS + Stripe · wk3 fundamentals II · wk4 Skills + trigger.dev · wk5 fundamentals III · wk6 MCPbring this lab
- Day 10 · WedChapter 7 — Governing an Agent: Security and Sovereignty 27 min video + 30 min labChapter 8 — RAG 39 min video + 30 min labWorkflow check-in call · wk1 first n8n agent · wk2 webhook → CRM · wk3 RAG · wk4 Vapi voice · wk5 approval pipelines · wk6 content machine
- Day 11 · ThuNo lessonDemo Day · in person and on Zoom
- Day 12 · FriChapter 9 — Your First Business Chatbot 43 min video + 30 min labIndividual work
Week 3
- Day 15 · MonChapter 10 — AI Agents 34 min video + 30 min labChapter 11 — Evals 30 min labAgency check-in call · wk1 HAS audit + PAI · wk2 OpenClaw · wk3 client chatbot · wk4 security · wk5 evals + memory · wk6 agency launch
- Day 16 · TueChapter 12 — n8n & Multi-Agent Orchestration 54 min video + 30 min labChapter 13 — Automation Patterns 48 min video + 30 min labClaude Code check-in call · wk1 fundamentals + setup · wk2 hosting, DNS + Stripe · wk3 fundamentals II · wk4 Skills + trigger.dev · wk5 fundamentals III · wk6 MCP
- Day 17 · WedChapter 14 — Voice Agents 56 min video + 30 min labWorkflow check-in call · wk1 first n8n agent · wk2 webhook → CRM · wk3 RAG · wk4 Vapi voice · wk5 approval pipelines · wk6 content machinebring this lab
- Day 18 · ThuNo lessonDemo Day · in person and on Zoom
- Day 19 · FriChapter 15 — MCP 40 min video + 30 min labChapter 16 — A2A: Agent to Agent 21 min video + 30 min labIndividual work
Week 4
- Day 22 · MonChapter 17 — Cybersecurity for AI Builders 37 min video + 30 min labAgency check-in call · wk1 HAS audit + PAI · wk2 OpenClaw · wk3 client chatbot · wk4 security · wk5 evals + memory · wk6 agency launchbring this lab
- Day 23 · TueChapter 18 — Digital Avatars 32 min video + 30 min labChapter 19 — SEO & AI 8 min video + 30 min labChapter 20 — The Content Machine 18 min video + 30 min labClaude Code check-in call · wk1 fundamentals + setup · wk2 hosting, DNS + Stripe · wk3 fundamentals II · wk4 Skills + trigger.dev · wk5 fundamentals III · wk6 MCP
- Day 24 · WedChapter 21 — Launch Your Agency 43 min video + 30 min labWorkflow check-in call · wk1 first n8n agent · wk2 webhook → CRM · wk3 RAG · wk4 Vapi voice · wk5 approval pipelines · wk6 content machine
- Day 25 · ThuNo lessonDemo Day · in person and on Zoom
- Day 26 · FriChapter 22 — AI Memory & Knowledge Graphs 13 min video + 30 min labChapter 23 — PAI: Personal AI Infrastructure 25 min video + 30 min labBonus — Choosing a Database: SQL, NoSQL, Vector and Graph 30 min labIndividual work
See a sample Evening · Agency schedule (6 weeks)
If you start on a Monday. About 1.2 h on a study evening. In the hub, your plan moves with what you finish.
Before each check-in call: watch that day’s videos and finish the lab first. The calls are for your questions and your build, not a replay of the lesson. Recordings of every call are in the hub.
Week 1
- Day 1 · MonChapter 1 — The HAS Audit 34 min video + 30 min labAgency check-in call · wk1 HAS audit + PAI · wk2 OpenClaw · wk3 client chatbot · wk4 security · wk5 evals + memory · wk6 agency launch
- Day 2 · TueChapter 2 — Large Language Models (LLMs) 54 min video + 30 min labClaude Code check-in call · wk1 fundamentals + setup · wk2 hosting, DNS + Stripe · wk3 fundamentals II · wk4 Skills + trigger.dev · wk5 fundamentals III · wk6 MCP
- Day 3 · WedChapter 3 — Prompting I: Anatomy and Iteration 26 min video + 30 min labWorkflow check-in call · wk1 first n8n agent · wk2 webhook → CRM · wk3 RAG · wk4 Vapi voice · wk5 approval pipelines · wk6 content machine
- Day 4 · ThuNo lessonDemo Day · in person and on Zoom
- Day 5 · FriChapter 3 — Prompting II: Briefs, System Prompts and Self-Checks 28 min video + 30 min labChapter 4 — Context Engineering 15 min video + 30 min labIndividual work
Week 2
- Day 8 · MonSet up your machine (before Module 2) 30 min labAgency check-in call · wk1 HAS audit + PAI · wk2 OpenClaw · wk3 client chatbot · wk4 security · wk5 evals + memory · wk6 agency launch
- Day 9 · TueChapter 5 — Write the PRD 14 min video + 30 min labChapter 5 — Build Your First Website with Claude Code 31 min video + 30 min labClaude Code check-in call · wk1 fundamentals + setup · wk2 hosting, DNS + Stripe · wk3 fundamentals II · wk4 Skills + trigger.dev · wk5 fundamentals III · wk6 MCPbring this lab
- Day 10 · WedChapter 24 — Shipping Your Build 48 min video + 30 min labWorkflow check-in call · wk1 first n8n agent · wk2 webhook → CRM · wk3 RAG · wk4 Vapi voice · wk5 approval pipelines · wk6 content machine
- Day 11 · ThuNo lessonDemo Day · in person and on Zoom
- Day 12 · FriChapter 25 — Agent-Ready Workspaces 45 min video + 30 min labIndividual work
Week 3
- Day 15 · MonChapter 6 — OpenClaw: Your First Always-On AI Agent 19 min video + 30 min labAgency check-in call · wk1 HAS audit + PAI · wk2 OpenClaw · wk3 client chatbot · wk4 security · wk5 evals + memory · wk6 agency launch
- Day 16 · TueChapter 7 — Governing an Agent: Security and Sovereignty 27 min video + 30 min labClaude Code check-in call · wk1 fundamentals + setup · wk2 hosting, DNS + Stripe · wk3 fundamentals II · wk4 Skills + trigger.dev · wk5 fundamentals III · wk6 MCPbring this lab
- Day 17 · WedChapter 8 — RAG 39 min video + 30 min labWorkflow check-in call · wk1 first n8n agent · wk2 webhook → CRM · wk3 RAG · wk4 Vapi voice · wk5 approval pipelines · wk6 content machine
- Day 18 · ThuNo lessonDemo Day · in person and on Zoom
- Day 19 · FriChapter 9 — Your First Business Chatbot 43 min video + 30 min labIndividual work
Week 4
- Day 22 · MonChapter 10 — AI Agents 34 min video + 30 min labChapter 11 — Evals 30 min labAgency check-in call · wk1 HAS audit + PAI · wk2 OpenClaw · wk3 client chatbot · wk4 security · wk5 evals + memory · wk6 agency launch
- Day 23 · TueChapter 12 — n8n & Multi-Agent Orchestration 54 min video + 30 min labClaude Code check-in call · wk1 fundamentals + setup · wk2 hosting, DNS + Stripe · wk3 fundamentals II · wk4 Skills + trigger.dev · wk5 fundamentals III · wk6 MCP
- Day 24 · WedChapter 13 — Automation Patterns 48 min video + 30 min labWorkflow check-in call · wk1 first n8n agent · wk2 webhook → CRM · wk3 RAG · wk4 Vapi voice · wk5 approval pipelines · wk6 content machinebring this lab
- Day 25 · ThuNo lessonDemo Day · in person and on Zoom
- Day 26 · FriChapter 14 — Voice Agents 56 min video + 30 min labIndividual work
Week 5
- Day 29 · MonCatch up or buildAgency check-in call · wk1 HAS audit + PAI · wk2 OpenClaw · wk3 client chatbot · wk4 security · wk5 evals + memory · wk6 agency launch
- Day 30 · TueChapter 15 — MCP 40 min video + 30 min labChapter 16 — A2A: Agent to Agent 21 min video + 30 min labClaude Code check-in call · wk1 fundamentals + setup · wk2 hosting, DNS + Stripe · wk3 fundamentals II · wk4 Skills + trigger.dev · wk5 fundamentals III · wk6 MCP
- Day 31 · WedChapter 17 — Cybersecurity for AI Builders 37 min video + 30 min labWorkflow check-in call · wk1 first n8n agent · wk2 webhook → CRM · wk3 RAG · wk4 Vapi voice · wk5 approval pipelines · wk6 content machine
- Day 32 · ThuNo lessonDemo Day · in person and on Zoom
- Day 33 · FriChapter 18 — Digital Avatars 32 min video + 30 min labIndividual work
Week 6
- Day 36 · MonChapter 19 — SEO & AI 8 min video + 30 min labChapter 20 — The Content Machine 18 min video + 30 min labAgency check-in call · wk1 HAS audit + PAI · wk2 OpenClaw · wk3 client chatbot · wk4 security · wk5 evals + memory · wk6 agency launchbring this lab
- Day 37 · TueChapter 21 — Launch Your Agency 43 min video + 30 min labClaude Code check-in call · wk1 fundamentals + setup · wk2 hosting, DNS + Stripe · wk3 fundamentals II · wk4 Skills + trigger.dev · wk5 fundamentals III · wk6 MCP
- Day 38 · WedChapter 22 — AI Memory & Knowledge Graphs 13 min video + 30 min labWorkflow check-in call · wk1 first n8n agent · wk2 webhook → CRM · wk3 RAG · wk4 Vapi voice · wk5 approval pipelines · wk6 content machine
- Day 39 · ThuNo lessonDemo Day · in person and on Zoom
- Day 40 · FriChapter 23 — PAI: Personal AI Infrastructure 25 min video + 30 min labBonus — Choosing a Database: SQL, NoSQL, Vector and Graph 30 min labIndividual work
See a sample Intensive · Core schedule (2 weeks)
If you start on a Monday. About 2.9 h on a study evening. In the hub, your plan moves with what you finish.
Before each check-in call: watch that day’s videos and finish the lab first. The calls are for your questions and your build, not a replay of the lesson. Recordings of every call are in the hub.
Week 1
- Day 1 · MonChapter 1 — The HAS Audit 34 min video + 30 min labChapter 2 — Large Language Models (LLMs) 54 min video + 30 min labAgency check-in call · wk1 HAS audit + PAI · wk2 OpenClaw · wk3 client chatbot · wk4 security · wk5 evals + memory · wk6 agency launch
- Day 2 · TueChapter 3 — Prompting I: Anatomy and Iteration 26 min video + 30 min labChapter 3 — Prompting II: Briefs, System Prompts and Self-Checks 28 min video + 30 min labChapter 4 — Context Engineering 15 min video + 30 min labSet up your machine (before Module 2) 30 min labClaude Code check-in call · wk1 fundamentals + setup · wk2 hosting, DNS + Stripe · wk3 fundamentals II · wk4 Skills + trigger.dev · wk5 fundamentals III · wk6 MCP
- Day 3 · WedChapter 5 — Write the PRD 14 min video + 30 min labChapter 5 — Build Your First Website with Claude Code 31 min video + 30 min labChapter 24 — Shipping Your Build 48 min video + 30 min labWorkflow check-in call · wk1 first n8n agent · wk2 webhook → CRM · wk3 RAG · wk4 Vapi voice · wk5 approval pipelines · wk6 content machine
- Day 4 · ThuNo lessonDemo Day · in person and on Zoom
- Day 5 · FriChapter 8 — RAG 39 min video + 30 min labChapter 9 — Your First Business Chatbot 43 min video + 30 min labIndividual work
Week 2
- Day 8 · MonChapter 10 — AI Agents 34 min video + 30 min labChapter 11 — Evals 30 min labChapter 12 — n8n & Multi-Agent Orchestration 54 min video + 30 min labAgency check-in call · wk1 HAS audit + PAI · wk2 OpenClaw · wk3 client chatbot · wk4 security · wk5 evals + memory · wk6 agency launch
- Day 9 · TueChapter 13 — Automation Patterns 48 min video + 30 min labChapter 14 — Voice Agents 56 min video + 30 min labClaude Code check-in call · wk1 fundamentals + setup · wk2 hosting, DNS + Stripe · wk3 fundamentals II · wk4 Skills + trigger.dev · wk5 fundamentals III · wk6 MCP
- Day 10 · WedChapter 15 — MCP 40 min video + 30 min labChapter 16 — A2A: Agent to Agent 21 min video + 30 min labChapter 17 — Cybersecurity for AI Builders 37 min video + 30 min labWorkflow check-in call · wk1 first n8n agent · wk2 webhook → CRM · wk3 RAG · wk4 Vapi voice · wk5 approval pipelines · wk6 content machinebring this lab
- Day 11 · ThuNo lessonDemo Day · in person and on Zoom
- Day 12 · FriChapter 21 — Launch Your Agency 43 min video + 30 min labChapter 22 — AI Memory & Knowledge Graphs 13 min video + 30 min labChapter 23 — PAI: Personal AI Infrastructure 25 min video + 30 min labBonus — Choosing a Database: SQL, NoSQL, Vector and Graph 30 min labIndividual work
See a sample Intensive · Agency schedule (3 weeks)
If you start on a Monday. About 1.9 h on a study evening. In the hub, your plan moves with what you finish.
Before each check-in call: watch that day’s videos and finish the lab first. The calls are for your questions and your build, not a replay of the lesson. Recordings of every call are in the hub.
Week 1
- Day 1 · MonChapter 1 — The HAS Audit 34 min video + 30 min labChapter 2 — Large Language Models (LLMs) 54 min video + 30 min labAgency check-in call · wk1 HAS audit + PAI · wk2 OpenClaw · wk3 client chatbot · wk4 security · wk5 evals + memory · wk6 agency launch
- Day 2 · TueChapter 3 — Prompting I: Anatomy and Iteration 26 min video + 30 min labClaude Code check-in call · wk1 fundamentals + setup · wk2 hosting, DNS + Stripe · wk3 fundamentals II · wk4 Skills + trigger.dev · wk5 fundamentals III · wk6 MCP
- Day 3 · WedChapter 3 — Prompting II: Briefs, System Prompts and Self-Checks 28 min video + 30 min labChapter 4 — Context Engineering 15 min video + 30 min labSet up your machine (before Module 2) 30 min labWorkflow check-in call · wk1 first n8n agent · wk2 webhook → CRM · wk3 RAG · wk4 Vapi voice · wk5 approval pipelines · wk6 content machine
- Day 4 · ThuNo lessonDemo Day · in person and on Zoom
- Day 5 · FriChapter 24 — Shipping Your Build 48 min video + 30 min labChapter 25 — Agent-Ready Workspaces 45 min video + 30 min labIndividual work
Week 2
- Day 8 · MonChapter 6 — OpenClaw: Your First Always-On AI Agent 19 min video + 30 min labChapter 7 — Governing an Agent: Security and Sovereignty 27 min video + 30 min labAgency check-in call · wk1 HAS audit + PAI · wk2 OpenClaw · wk3 client chatbot · wk4 security · wk5 evals + memory · wk6 agency launch
- Day 9 · TueChapter 8 — RAG 39 min video + 30 min labClaude Code check-in call · wk1 fundamentals + setup · wk2 hosting, DNS + Stripe · wk3 fundamentals II · wk4 Skills + trigger.dev · wk5 fundamentals III · wk6 MCPbring this lab
- Day 10 · WedChapter 9 — Your First Business Chatbot 43 min video + 30 min labChapter 10 — AI Agents 34 min video + 30 min labWorkflow check-in call · wk1 first n8n agent · wk2 webhook → CRM · wk3 RAG · wk4 Vapi voice · wk5 approval pipelines · wk6 content machinebring this lab
- Day 11 · ThuNo lessonDemo Day · in person and on Zoom
- Day 12 · FriChapter 13 — Automation Patterns 48 min video + 30 min labChapter 14 — Voice Agents 56 min video + 30 min labIndividual work
Week 3
- Day 15 · MonChapter 15 — MCP 40 min video + 30 min labAgency check-in call · wk1 HAS audit + PAI · wk2 OpenClaw · wk3 client chatbot · wk4 security · wk5 evals + memory · wk6 agency launch
- Day 16 · TueChapter 16 — A2A: Agent to Agent 21 min video + 30 min labChapter 17 — Cybersecurity for AI Builders 37 min video + 30 min labClaude Code check-in call · wk1 fundamentals + setup · wk2 hosting, DNS + Stripe · wk3 fundamentals II · wk4 Skills + trigger.dev · wk5 fundamentals III · wk6 MCP
- Day 17 · WedChapter 18 — Digital Avatars 32 min video + 30 min labChapter 19 — SEO & AI 8 min video + 30 min labWorkflow check-in call · wk1 first n8n agent · wk2 webhook → CRM · wk3 RAG · wk4 Vapi voice · wk5 approval pipelines · wk6 content machine
- Day 18 · ThuNo lessonDemo Day · in person and on Zoom
- Day 19 · FriChapter 22 — AI Memory & Knowledge Graphs 13 min video + 30 min labChapter 23 — PAI: Personal AI Infrastructure 25 min video + 30 min labBonus — Choosing a Database: SQL, NoSQL, Vector and Graph 30 min labIndividual work
Compare the tracks
| IntensiveCore | IntensiveAgency | EveningCorePOPULAR | EveningAgency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | For very fast learners from tech, students and career changers who want a quick, deep dive in. | The fast route to your own clients: the core at full speed, then the agency lessons, with your offer out by the end. | You have a job and can commit around 3 hours in the evening. You leave with a portfolio to show an employer. | For full-time professionals with families and hobbies who can commit a couple of hours a day, and want their own clients. |
| Length | 2 weeks · Monday to Friday | 3 weeks · Monday to Friday | 4 weeks · evenings | 6 weeks · evenings |
| Your week | Lessons and labs at home Monday to Friday, every check-in call Mon–Wed evening, Demo Day Thursday | Lessons and labs at home Monday to Friday, every check-in call Mon–Wed evening, Demo Day Thursday | Lessons at home Mon, Tue, Wed and Fri, check-in calls Mon–Wed evening, Demo Day Thursday | Lessons at home Mon, Tue, Wed and Fri, check-in calls Mon–Wed evening, Demo Day Thursday |
| Study time | About 14.3 h a week · 2.9 h a day | About 9.6 h a week · 1.9 h a day | About 7.2 h a week · 1.8 h a study evening | About 4.8 h a week · 1.2 h a study evening |
| Time with engineers | 6 check-in calls · 12 h on Zoom | 9 check-in calls · 18 h on Zoom | 12 check-in calls · 24 h on Zoom | 18 check-in calls · 36 h on Zoom |
| Lessons | All lessons | All lessons | All lessons | All lessons |
| Demo Day | Both Thursdays | Every Thursday | Every Thursday | Every Thursday |
| When you start | Start now | Start now | Start now | Start now |
| Every track | All six modules and the AISA Bootcamp Workbook · a lab, quiz and Check my work in every lesson · Demo Day in SF or on Zoom, free, always · lessons, recordings and chat stay yours after | |||
| Price | $550 | $750 | $990 | $1,290 |
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Evening · Agency · $1,290
Start now: lessons open the minute you pay · 18 check-in calls over 6 weeks
Your seat includes: all six modules from day one · the AISA Bootcamp Workbook · a guided lab, quiz and Check my work in every lesson · check-in calls with engineers for your weeks · Demo Days, free, always · recordings. Refund if it is not for you; installments by email.
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Each subject is taught by someone who works in it.
Lex MustafinLex Mustafin is the founder of AI START academy, where he prepares the next generation of AI Integrators and AI agency founders using knowledge from Silicon Valley's top practitioners.
He has been building personalization-at-scale products for a decade. He founded Custom Product Builder in 2016 — a no-code product personalization and customization platform now used by 4,000+ merchants in 100+ countries, including Giant Bicycles, Martinez Tools, and Audio64. He also runs Buildateam, which audits and optimizes business processes using AI and has delivered for 700+ entities since 2016.
Earlier he co-founded AbbeyPost (custom made-to-measure apparel, 500 Startups, acquired) and served as CTO at 347Design, architecting enterprise Magento commerce platforms. He advises Sfeer on software engineering and mentors early-stage founders at Draper University and 500 Global on GTM strategy, tech-stack selection, and US market entry.
He studied AI at Innopolis University, holds a master's in Anthropology of Religions, an A.S. in Computer and Information Sciences from BMCC, and two master's degrees — translation and public relations — from Linguistics University of Nizhny Novgorod.
In the bootcamp he teaches AI foundations, Claude Code, portfolio deployment, the media and content stack, and the business side of launching an automation agency.
Sergei ZdorenkoSergei Zdorenko is the founder of AIOS Cortex, a San Francisco AI automation agency that helps small businesses install practical AI workflows, agents and automations.
He spent six years in software QA before that: four at Premium Soft Labs in San Jose testing mobile apps across device farms, then almost two at Meta via HCLTech (May 2022 – March 2024, Menlo Park), coordinating offshore testing teams, writing test strategies across core products and driving quality bars for shipping features.
AIOS Cortex's core offer is the AI Efficiency Sprint, a 7-day implementation that identifies bottlenecks and installs one to three AI systems: AI receptionists and lead follow-up, inbox and reply templates, CRM, email and calendar automations, SOP libraries and knowledge bases, dashboards. The focus is implementation, not AI hype: clear workflows, simple SOPs, Loom walkthroughs, systems clients can run themselves.
Sergei is a graduate of one of AI Start Academy's first bootcamp cohorts. At AI START academy he teaches what he runs in his own agency: Claude Code and the Claude desktop app, skills and routines that work while nobody is at the keyboard, and the automation builds students need to go from a first client audit to an installed system.
Kheir Eddine LAZAREFKheir Eddine Lazaref is an AI automation engineer and the founder of IOX Vision, an AI automation agency doing R&D in IoT and smart clothing out of South San Francisco.
His background is embedded systems — software and hardware development, IoT and electronics, and machine-to-machine and human-to-machine systems. He worked as an Automation Engineer at Drive By Automation AI, building agentic automation for business operations, and has also worked as a graphic designer at C-Arena.
He holds a master's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and a bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering from Saad Dahlab University Blida 1, and is certified in Getting Started with AI on Jetson Nano.
In the bootcamp he teaches the voice and workflow automation stack — n8n, VAPI, ElevenLabs, and Twilio — the tooling students use to ship client-ready automations.What students say.
Student results
From curious to deployed — in their own words
Founders, engineers, and career-changers who came through our San Francisco AI Automation Bootcamp — building secure assistants, live voice agents, and real automations they took home.
It’s not just about learning AI — you leave part of a real community of builders.
Hewi Espinosa Sanchez
Software Engineering Manager
No one leaves with notes and no output. By Friday I’d built a digital employee that works.
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An honest read before you pay.
It fits if you:have a job or a business and one task you would hand to a machine tomorrowwant to build AI systems for other businesses and need the full stack, in orderare a beginner: if you can write a clear email, you can follow the lessonslearn by doing and want your work checked, not just a video watched
It is not for you if you:want a technical career path like ML engineering or training modelswant someone to build the system for youwant videos only, with no group: the self-paced course fits betterwant a promise of a job, clients or income. We don't make one.
The questions people ask us on the phone.
“My schedule is the problem.”There is no class schedule to fit around. Do the lessons at the hour you have; come to the nights your week allows.
“I'm away for a week.”The lessons travel with you and the live calls are recorded. Your plan reshuffles; come back to the next check-in call.
“I'm not technical.”Week 1 assumes you start from zero. You need a laptop and one real task you want gone.
“Why not just learn it on YouTube?”You can. What is missing is the order, a task that gets checked, a group expecting your demo at Demo Day, and someone to ask when it breaks.
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Questions and answers
When can I start?
Start now. Buy a seat and the lessons open the same minute, or pick a later Monday in step 2.
How long does it take?
It depends on the track you pick: Intensive · Core (2 weeks), Intensive · Agency (3 weeks), Evening · Core (4 weeks) or Evening · Agency (6 weeks). All six modules are open to you from day one, and the lessons stay yours after.
Do I need to come in person?
No. Lessons and check-in calls are online. Demo Day is in person at the school, and on Zoom.
What happens when my weeks end?
Lessons, recordings, the bootcamp chat and Demo Days stay yours. Join membership to keep the check-in calls.
Can I get a refund? Pay in installments? Scholarships?
Yes to all three: hello@aistartacademy.com.
Do I get a certificate?
Yes, with a verification link for your LinkedIn profile.
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