Ship Your First AI App

Project 1 · intermediate

Idea → spec → working scaffold in one sitting

Your own app idea, taken from a paragraph of intent to a running project scaffold.

1. 1Step 1: The Starter Kit, aimed at your own idea — lesson + build task, unlocked in the workspace when the previous artifact is in.
2. 2Step 2: From spec to scaffold in one sitting — lesson + build task, unlocked in the workspace when the previous artifact is in.
3. 3Step 3: Commit the scaffold and write the README — lesson + build task, unlocked in the workspace when the previous artifact is in.

Project 2 · advanced

Core feature with sign-in and a real database

The one feature your app exists for, working end to end with real users and real data.

1. 1Step 1: Data first: model the core feature — lesson + build task, unlocked in the workspace when the previous artifact is in.
2. 2Step 2: Sign-in plus the core feature, end to end — lesson + build task, unlocked in the workspace when the previous artifact is in.
3. 3Step 3: Prove it with a second user — lesson + build task, unlocked in the workspace when the previous artifact is in.

Project 3 · advanced

Launch: keys secured, errors handled, deployed

Production deploy, secured keys, handled errors, and a public launch post.

1. 1Step 1: Keys secured, errors handled — lesson + build task, unlocked in the workspace when the previous artifact is in.
2. 2Step 2: Deploy to production — lesson + build task, unlocked in the workspace when the previous artifact is in.
3. 3Step 3: Launch checklist and the public post — lesson + build task, unlocked in the workspace when the previous artifact is in.

Commit to a public ship date

When you start a project you pick the day it ships, and that date goes on the public ship board. Miss it and your card turns red — that pressure is the product.