# Free Foundations Course — Learn to Build Software with AI

> The free course for people who want to build with AI but don't know where to start. Five short modules, zero to your first real build. No experience assumed, no credit card.

## Start from zero. Build something real.

Foundations is the free course for people who want to build with AI but don't know where to start — maybe you've never opened an AI tool at all. No experience assumed, no overwhelm. By the end, you'll understand how building real software with AI actually works — and you'll have built your first small project yourself.

Free. No catch, no credit card.

## The honest place to start.

Most "learn AI" content either talks over your head or sells you magic. Foundations does neither. It's a calm, plain walkthrough of how this actually works — built for capable people who simply haven't done it before. And "build" is broader than you might think: not just software, but an automation that takes a chore off your plate, a simple tool you actually use, a system that runs part of your week. We start you wherever the real value is for you.

It's low-pressure on purpose. Watch the lessons, take your time, lurk as long as you want. There's no cohort to keep up with and nothing due. You build confidence first; you act when you're ready.

## Five short modules. Zero to your first build.

1. What's Actually Possible. What AI can and can't build — the honest picture, hype filtered out.
2. Getting Set Up. The tools, demystified. By the end, yours are ready — past the "I don't even know how to start" barrier.
3. The Method. The five phases that turn AI from a slop machine into something that builds real software.
4. Your First Win. A small, guided build you can finish in an afternoon. Self-paced, no pressure.
5. Where You Go From Here. Your next step — when, and only when, you want it.

## It all comes with the free start.

- Foundations — the full five-module course.
- The Build Kit — a real, working scaffold for your projects.
- The community — other people starting exactly where you are.
- The repository — templates, skills, and walkthroughs, growing all the time.

One free signup gets you all of it.

## Free means free.

This isn't a free trial or a teaser. Foundations, the Build Kit, the community, the repository — free, and they stay free. There's a paid side for people who later want to go further, but you never have to, and nothing here is locked behind it. We'd rather earn that later than pressure you now.

## FAQ

Is the Foundations course really free? Yes — free, no credit card. It lives in the AI Code that Works community on Skool. There's a paid tier for going deeper later, but nothing in Foundations is locked behind it.
Do I need any experience to start? No. Foundations assumes you've never opened an AI build tool. It starts at zero and gets you to your first real build.
How long is it? Five short modules, about two and a half hours total — and you build something real in an afternoon.
Where does the course live? Inside the free AI Code that Works community on Skool: https://www.skool.com/aicodethatworks/about. One free signup gets you the course, the Build Kit, and the community.

## Next step

Start Foundations — free: https://www.skool.com/aicodethatworks/about

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