Getting Started with AI

Name: Getting Started with AI
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FREEBeginner22mUpdated 2026-06-02

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About this course

The free, beginner-safe SetupBots starting point. Learn what Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, desktop apps, and APIs are for; install the right tool without getting overwhelmed; create a safe workspace; and get enough reps to show up to the live workshop ready to build.

What you'll learn

Choose between Claude Code, ChatGPT Codex, and Cursor for your workflow

Install your AI tool of choice on any operating system

Set up a separate deployer profile (sandboxed user account)

Run your first project safely — "hello world" without risk

Recognize the 3 most common ways indie devs leak API keys in 2026

Build the muscle memory that keeps you off the next horror-story Reddit thread

Course curriculum

6 modules·14 lessons·Total 22m

01What you'll have at the end of 20 minutesPreview3m

02Horror story #1: SaaStr, Replit, and the deleted production databasePreview1m

03Horror story #2: the platform-markup tax (and how Allen got hit)1m

01Three ways to run AI: desktop app, editor, or terminalPreview2m

02The specific tools: Claude, Codex, Cursor, and Claude Code1m

03Free vs paid + the sensitive-data trade-off2m

01Easy install: download the desktop apps like normalPreview2m

02Recommended safer install: use a deployer profile2m

03When to move into Advanced AI Installation1m

01Choose your security level before the AI explores your computer2m

02Your first project folder + .env structure2m

03Run "hello world" — confirm it works1m

01The 3 rules that prevent almost every API-key leak2m

01Your upgrade path — plug into the brain1m

What you take home

2 downloadable artifacts

Every course ships with the methodology AND the working assets. Drop them straight into your stack — they're AI-feedable, so you can paste them into Claude / Cursor / ChatGPT as a system prompt.

First 30 minutes with AI

Checklist

Step-by-step setup checklist — install terminal, install Claude Code, run your first project safely.

Beginner prompt starter pack

Prompt

20 copy-paste prompts that build the muscle memory for talking to AI like a senior dev.

Meet your instructor

Allen Seavert — in residence

Founder · SetupBots · Phoenix, AZ

13+ years building. Shipped marketplaces, CRMs, lead engines, and content pipelines for clients from solo founders to 8-figure companies. Built a production experiences marketplace from scratch — scraped 13,706 leads with AI, wired a seat-race booking system, and automated cold email at scale. Now teaching the methodology.

13+Years building

5Agent tools supported

100%Of the catalog — free

Frequently asked questions

No. This course is built for non-developers. Foundations like Claude Code, Supabase, Vercel, and GitHub are taught from zero. By the end you'll be shipping real apps without writing code yourself.

Lifetime access. You get every future update to the course as the tools evolve. No expiring subscriptions.

30-day no-questions-asked refund. If the course doesn't deliver on what we promised, we refund and we want to know why so we can improve.

Yes — completion certificates are issued automatically when you finish all course modules. They're shareable on LinkedIn.

Yes. Many operators buy a course first then book a consulting engagement to apply it to their specific business. Email growth@setupbots.com for details.

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