Learn to Build.
Keep the Skill.
Six tiers of AI development training, from a $495 self-paced foundation to ongoing senior coaching for your team. You leave with working code because if you cannot ship it, you did not learn it.
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Six Routes In.
Pick the Shape That Fits.
Start where you are. Every tier develops the same skill. The difference is how much guidance you want while you build it.
"I want to know if this is something I can actually do."
Foundation$495"I want to build the skill from scratch with structured accountability and a cohort around me."
Guided Cohort$1,995"I need to move fast and I want to develop the judgment alongside the output."
1:1 Intensive$4,995"My team has heard about AI development and hasn't tried it together."
Half-Day Workshop$2,500"I want my team to develop the build muscle and own the result when we're done."
Build Sprint$12,500"My team is already building and needs a senior hand on retainer."
Embedded Coach$3,500/moBuild at Your Own Pace.
Three paths for individuals, ordered by how much builder time you want next to you.
| Foundation | Guided Cohort | 1:1 Intensive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $495 | $1,995 | $4,995 |
| Duration | Self-paced, 30-day access | 4 weeks, live | 4 weeks, 1:1 |
| Format | Recorded video | Weekly group + office hours | Twice-weekly 1:1 |
| Cohort size | Open enrollment | Max 12 | Just you |
| You ship | 6 small builds | 1 working tool to production | 1 production-ready tool, security-reviewed |
| Code review | Peer feedback | Group + instructor | Full review on every commit |
| Led by | Will Scrivener | Will Scrivener (Nico for tech Q&A) | Nico Lafakis |
| Custom build credit | $495 toward any engagement | 10% off | 10% off, full credit toward $30K+ |
| Best for | "I want to understand it before I commit." | "I have something specific to ship." | "I can't afford to get this wrong." |
Learn It. Build It. Ship It.
You have watched vibecoding work. You have not done it yet. This is the door in. Six modules, six structured exercises, four to six hours of video, designed around the judgment you develop by building things yourself.
Operators with a list of tools they wish existed, or founders who keep hearing "you should learn this" and aren't sure where to start.
- How to set up Claude Code, Cursor, or Replit and pick the one that fits your situation.
- How to write prompts that produce shippable code on the first try, not the fifth.
- How to deploy to Vercel and share a working URL.
- The five Git commands you actually need.
- Which 20% of your code matters for production readiness.
Each exercise is designed to develop one specific capability. The artifact you ship at the end of each one is proof you have it.
Build in Public.
You have something specific you want to build. You don't want to do it alone. Four weeks, twelve people max, weekly live sessions and a guide who's shipped real software. By Friday of week four, you ship one working tool to production.
Operators, founders, and solo practitioners who want structured accountability and a cohort of peers while they develop the ability to build and ship on their own.
- The ability to scope, build, and deploy a working tool on your own. Then do it again.
- A repo you own, on infrastructure you understand.
- A repeatable build process you can run for the next ten tools without us.
- A cohort of peers who watched you build and will hold you to the next one.
Pair With a Builder.
Real money on the line. You can't afford to get this wrong. You learn fastest with someone next to you, not in front of you. Eight 1:1 sessions over four weeks. The person who ships ProvenLabs products is the person you sit with.
Founders, executives, and operators who need to move fast and want to develop the judgment alongside the output. Not just a shipped tool. The ability to evaluate, decide, and build the next one.
- The judgment to know when a vibecoded output is shippable and when it is not.
- A production-ready tool, security-reviewed and deployed, as proof you have the skill.
- A repo and infrastructure you own and can extend on your own.
- A direct line to the person who built it with you.
Train Your Team.
Build Your Tools.
Three shapes for teams. A half-day to start, a full week to ship one real tool, or a monthly retainer for ongoing senior input.
| Half-Day Workshop | Build Sprint | Embedded Coach | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $2,500 flat | $12,500 flat | $3,500/mo |
| Duration | 4 hours | 5 days | Ongoing, cancel anytime |
| Team size | Up to 15 | 5 to 10 | Any team size |
| Format | Single session, remote or on-site | Full week, remote or on-site | Weekly + async |
| You ship | One small tool per person | One real internal tool, deployed | Whatever your team is building |
| Led by | Will + Nico | Nico (Will for kickoff and handoff) | Nico |
| Custom build credit | $2,500 full credit | $12,500 full credit | 50% of paid fees after 3 months |
| Best for | "Get the team trying it together." | "Ship one tool, learn while we do." | "Senior input without a senior hire." |
Get the Team Building.
Your team has heard about AI development. They've watched the demos. They haven't tried it together. Four hours, hands-on, every attendee ships a small working tool by the end. Shared vocabulary, shippable ideas, a prioritized list of what to build next.
Ops, marketing, RevOps, and small product teams that want a shared foundation and a proof of concept without committing to a multi-week program.
- A shared vocabulary and a baseline skill so the next AI conversation does not start from zero.
- Proof the team can build, one small working tool per person, shipped during the session.
- A prioritized list of internal tools worth building, ordered by impact and effort.
- A reference deck, template library, and 30-day Q&A channel to keep the momentum.
Ship One Tool. Together.
You have a specific internal tool you need built. You also want your team to learn how to build it themselves next time. Five days, on-site or remote, with a ProvenLabs builder. By Friday, the tool is in production and your team owns the code.
Ops, RevOps, and internal tools teams at growing companies that want to develop the build muscle by shipping one real tool together, then own the skill to ship the next one without us.
- A repeatable build pattern your team can run on the next internal tool without us.
- One production tool, deployed and in use by your team starting Monday, as proof they have the skill.
- A repo and documentation they own and can extend.
- A handoff session where the codebase becomes theirs.
Senior Input. On Retainer.
Your team is already building. They need senior input without a senior hire. Code review, architecture sanity-checks, and someone to call when they're stuck, on a predictable monthly fee. We don't write your code. We help your team build better, faster, with less rework.
Ops or product teams that have completed a Build Sprint or Workshop, or teams already vibecoding internal tools and wanting a steadier hand on the wheel.
Not a developer-for-hire. We don't write your code. We don't take ownership of your repos. We don't ship features for you. If you need someone to actually build, that's an Apps, Agents, or Engines engagement.
Training Pays Into the Build.
Every training tier earns credit if you decide ProvenLabs should build the bigger version. Pick the most favorable single credit, the highest-value applies.
Foundation
$495 full credit toward any Apps, Agents, or Engines engagement within 90 days of completion.
Cohort & Intensive
10% off any subsequent Apps, Agents, or Engines build. Intensive earns full $4,995 credit on a $30K+ engagement.
Workshop & Build Sprint
Full fee credits toward Apps, Agents, or Engines if you decide to hand the build off to us within 90 days.
Embedded Coach
After three months active, 50% of paid fees credits toward any custom engagement, within 90 days of the most recent payment.
The Questions People
Actually Ask.
Do I need to know how to code?
No. Foundation and Cohort start from zero. The prerequisite is the ability to describe what you want clearly in writing. If you can write a clear request, you can vibecode.
What if I already know the basics?
Skip Foundation. Start with the Guided Cohort or 1:1 Intensive. We calibrate scope at kickoff so we don't waste time on what you already know.
Is this for non-technical founders, technical people, or both?
Both. Non-technical founders typically start with Foundation or the Cohort. Technical people who haven't done AI-assisted development typically start with the Cohort or Intensive. Same build outcome, different path through it.
What if my team has a mix of experience levels?
The Workshop and Build Sprint are designed for mixed teams. The instructor adjusts pair-programming partners and difficulty per attendee. We've run Workshops where the most senior engineer and the most junior coordinator both shipped working tools by the end.
What will I actually build?
Examples that fit the four-week Cohort or 1:1 Intensive window:
- A voice-of-customer research bot that reads Reddit threads and outputs a quote bank.
- An internal tool that drafts proposals from a form submission.
- A dashboard that pulls HubSpot, Stripe, and Slack into one weekly digest.
- A CRM clean-up script that dedupes and enriches contacts overnight.
- An intake agent that qualifies leads before they hit your calendar.
Foundation has six pre-defined builds. Everything else, you bring the build.
Will my code be production-grade?
Foundation and Cohort produce working code. It runs, it's deployed, a human can use it. The Intensive and Build Sprint include security review and production hardening, the output is production-ready by industry standards. Embedded Coach hardens code your team is already shipping.
What if I can't build what I want in the cohort timeline?
We scope it down with you at kickoff, not at week three. The win is shipping something that works, not shipping the biggest possible thing. Most builds get scoped 50% smaller in Week 1, and the result is consistently better.
What's the certificate situation?
There isn't one. You leave with shipped code. That's the credential.
Can I share what I built publicly?
Yes. You own everything you build. We encourage public sharing, especially for Cohort builds, which is part of why the program is called "Build in Public."
When do cohorts start?
New cohorts kick off monthly. Specific dates on the application page. Seats are first-come, first-served.
How much time per week should I plan for?
- Foundation: 1 to 3 hours/week, self-paced.
- Cohort: 3 to 5 hours/week (90-min live + office hour + your build).
- Intensive: 6 to 10 hours/week (two 60-min sessions + your build + Slack).
- Workshop: 4 hours one-time, plus 30 minutes prep.
- Build Sprint: full week, roughly 60% of each day for participating team members.
- Embedded Coach: 1 hour live + however much your team writes that week.
Is it remote or in-person?
Foundation, Cohort, and Intensive are remote-only. Workshop and Build Sprint are remote by default, with on-site available (travel billed at cost). Embedded Coach is fully remote.
What time zones do live sessions run?
US Eastern, with at least one session option per week scheduled to work for US Pacific. International cohorts run when there's enough demand to fill a 12-seat cohort, ask if you're outside the Americas.
What if I miss a cohort session?
Cohort sessions are recorded and shared in the cohort Slack within 24 hours. Office hours are not recorded, miss them and reschedule the next available slot. Three or more missed live sessions and we'll have a conversation about whether the cohort is the right tier for you.
Which AI tools do you teach?
Claude Code, Cursor, and Replit. We help you pick the one that fits your environment. Foundation walks you through all three. Cohort and Intensive default to whichever fits your stack and goals best.
Do I need a paid subscription to any of these?
Yes. Plan for $20 to $200/month in tooling depending on the tier and your usage. The Cohort and Intensive include guidance on which tier of which tool is worth paying for based on what you're building.
What stack do you build on?
Defaults across our portfolio: Supabase for database, auth, and storage; Vercel for deployment; GitHub for version control; Claude as the primary LLM; Resend for email. Cohorts and Intensives use this stack by default. We can adapt if your environment requires something else.
Why these prices?
- Foundation, $495: lower than most self-paced courses, priced to remove the entry barrier.
- Cohort, $1,995: in the middle of the cohort-based course market, priced for a four-week shipped artifact, not theory.
- Intensive, $4,995: about 33 hours of equivalent senior engineering time at our $150/hr rate.
- Workshop, $2,500: standard half-day corporate training rate.
- Build Sprint, $12,500: roughly 50% of an Apps engagement, with the trade-off that your team learns to maintain it instead of us.
- Embedded Coach, $3,500/mo: meaningfully below a senior hire's loaded cost, with no hiring overhead.
Are there discounts?
- Annual prepay on Embedded Coach: 10% off.
- Multi-seat discounts on team programs: ask.
- Nonprofit and education discounts: 25% off, ask.
- Pay-in-full vs. installment: no discount, both options offered for Cohort and Intensive.
What payment methods do you accept?
Stripe for self-serve tiers (Foundation, Cohort, Intensive). Invoice with Net 15 for team tiers (Workshop, Build Sprint, Embedded Coach). Wire and ACH supported on invoiced engagements. International payments accepted.
Refund policy?
- Foundation: 7-day refund window from purchase.
- Cohort and Intensive: full refund pre-kickoff, pro-rated through end of Week 1, none after.
- Workshop: full refund pre-prep-call, none after.
- Build Sprint: full refund pre-Day 1, none after.
- Embedded Coach: 30-day notice, no annual lock-in.
How is this different from a YouTube tutorial?
Tutorials cover syntax. Proven AI Training covers the parts that decide whether your code makes it to production: scoping, architecture, prompt design, deployment, and which 20% of the codebase actually needs hardening. If you're already shipping production tools from YouTube tutorials, you don't need this.
How is this different from a coding bootcamp?
Bootcamps teach you to be a developer in 12 to 26 weeks. Proven AI Training teaches you to ship one working tool in 4 weeks, without becoming a developer. Different goal, different timeline, different price.
How is this different from a Coursera or Udemy course?
Self-paced courses teach concepts. Proven AI Training ends with shipped code. The deliverable is the difference.
Why not just hire an agency to build it for us?
That's a legitimate path. Our Apps, Agents, or Engines engagement is exactly that. Proven AI Training is for situations where you also want your team to own the result and extend it themselves. If hands-off matters more than ownership, hire us to build it. If ownership matters, take the Build Sprint.
Who owns the code I write?
You do. Always. Including builds in Foundation that use our starter repos. We retain rights to the templates and starter materials, you retain rights to everything you build on top.
What about my company's data?
Per our privacy policy, content submitted to ProvenLabs AI products is not used to train models. The same applies to anything you share in training. Your data stays yours.
Can I share what I learned with colleagues outside my company?
Yes. The methodology is not proprietary. We don't ask you to sign an NDA for any training tier. You're free to share what you learned, including the templates and patterns we share.
What if my company has procurement requirements?
For Workshop, Build Sprint, and Embedded Coach, we'll work through standard procurement processes (W-9, MSA, vendor onboarding, COI). Reply to the inquiry email with your specific requirements. Net 30 available on request.
Can I just talk to Nico or Will?
Yes. Hit reply on any email or write to nico@provenlabs.ai (technical, build-focused) or will@provenlabs.ai (commercial, scope-focused). Typical response within one business day.
What if I want something not on this list?
Tell us what you have in mind. The training tiers cover the most common shapes, but if you have a custom shape (a one-day workshop for executives, a recurring monthly office hour, a private cohort for a specific team), we'll build a quote.
How do I know if this is the right time for my team?
If you're already curious enough to ask the question, it's probably the right time. The bigger question is which tier. The comparison tables above or a 10-minute conversation with the founder on your account is the fastest way to find out.
Be First Through the Door.
The Academy is in pre-launch. Tell our guide where you're at and what you want to build. It'll figure out which tier fits and put you on the list. No forms, no drip campaigns, no marketing autopilot.