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Pat Walls
Pat will be your instructor. He's the founder of Starter Story, built & shipped 30+ projects, studied thousands of successful apps.
The Shift
Most people think building an app requires coding and deep technical skills.
- Learn how to leverage AI tools to do anything you want
- Learn how to think like a developer, designer, and entrepreneur
- Ship a real, working product
Take Action
Focus, execute, repeat, win.
The Framework
Master The Art (& Science) Of Building with AI
The Operating System
This is way more than a course
Deep Work
Every day, you will intentionally start deep work sessions, you'll have confidence that you're working on the right things, and you'll have a daily plan of attack waiting for you.
Accountability
Momentum is everything. That's why we've built in accountability measures to ensure you show up every day—even if it's just 30 minutes.
Metrics & Tracking
Our scorecard keeps your progress visible to the group, giving you that extra push to keep those numbers climbing every day.
Feedback
Join weekly office hours with Pat, get feedback from successful founders, and feel clarity and confidence to move your ideas forward.
Syllabus
Syllabus
14 units • 42 lessons • 5 tools • 1 launched product-
1
Introduction
Welcome To The Bootcamp! Watch This First
Introduction To The Program & Cursor
Register For Office Hours
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2
Day 1: Idea & Planning
How To Come Up With a 'Fun + Fast' Idea
1nil Starter Ideas You Can Build (Optional)
Commit To Your Idea & Share It!
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Day 2: Project Setup
Create Your Rails Project & Hello Vibe Coder
Setting Up GitHub Repo & Cursor Workspace
Let's Deploy To A Real Working Website
Let's Make A Mistake
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Day 3: Rails Basics Crash Course
Introduction To MVC
Intro to Controllers, Models, Views
Building Your First Basic Route + Page
Set Up Authentication (Devise)
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Day 4: Build Your Core Feature
Connect To The GPT-4o Image API
Uploading Inputs & Displaying Results
Save Results To Postgres Database
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Day 5: Background Jobs & API Handling
Set Up Sidekiq + Redis
Create Background Jobs To Handle OpenAI Requests
Handling Errors Gracefully
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Day 6: Debugging & Problem Solving
How To Solve Common Rails + API Problems
Bonus: 'First Principles' Debugging for New Devs
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Day 7 & 8: Design & Polish
Rails Frontend Basics (Tailwind + Hotwire)
Improve Your UI/UX
Upload a Logo, Make A Landing Page
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Day 9: Go Live
Deploy Rails App to Heroku
Set Up Environment Variables Correctly (OpenAI keys, etc.)
Configure Devise Authentication Properly In Production
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Day 10: Spread The Word
Set Up Basic SEO & Open Graph Tags
Add Analytics (PostHog or Plausible)
Post Your App Online (Twitter, LinkedIn, Indie Hackers, etc.)
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Day 11: Monetization & Scaling (Optional)
Adding Stripe Payments (Simple Version)
Limiting Free Usage / Adding Paywalls
Handling Growth & API Limits
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Day 12: Advanced Customizations
Integrating Other APIs
Advanced Background Jobs (Chained Jobs, etc.)
Scaling Heroku App (Intro)
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13. The Home Stretch
Fill Out Survey + Celebrate! 🎉
"Roast My MVP" Session (Get Feedback From Others)
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14. Bonus Track (For The Hardcore)
Ship 1 Feature A Day
Post Daily Progress In Group Chat
Push Yourself Past MVP
Testimonials
Word on the street
I made more progress in the last 35 days than in 35 years prior. I went from having 100 ideas and 0 execution, to 1 idea and 100% ship fast mentality. I owe it all to a few moments of encouragement that I never got before, not for the lack of skill, but for the lack of trying. Don't wait. Start tonight. LFG!!!
I achieved my goal of launching. And I've never come this close. Deep work feels like it's a part of how I operate now. And I love it. I would wake up every morning at 4am, log into starter story and get my deep work in, I hit the gym at 6am PST, and I've already won the day no matter what happens after that. Grateful.
This got me moving forward on things I wish I started 3-4 months ago. Thank you!
Being part of the AI Build Accelerator has been an amazing experience. I came in eager to dive into AI's latest capabilities, and I left with a fully launched project. Big thanks to Lazar and the Starter Story community for their support and for keeping all of us on track!
If you’ve seen all the hype about AI but have no idea where or how to get started, this program is for you. Not only is the content helpful and easy to follow, but there are so many built-in features to help you make progress - from countdown timers to dripped milestones, leaderboards, and prizes. All online courses should be delivered like this. If you're thinking about it, do it. You won't regret it.
Great course to learn to build An AI-powered web app in one week
This program is unique. You MUST do deep work. You are guided, week by week. It’s so great to finally get an outline that works, that doesn't give you time to get caught up in nonsense, and just prioritizes your time and efforts.
Great community, amazing members, and an accountability platform that ensures that each cohort is focused on shipping, building and growing a business idea.
Would highly recommend joining if you're still on the fence about it. You will ship something and you will be pushed to do it. Stop overthinking it, and send it!
We didn't just learn the theory, we put everything into practice through real-world projects. The accelerator was challenging but well-paced, highly recommend.
GPT‑4o Image Bootcamp In a Nutshell
- 2-week live online accelerator
- Access our operating system where you'll learn the growth framework, log deep work, take daily action, and track your progress.
- Access to our private member Slack community (2,000+ members)
- Price is $549, which includes lifetime access to all course materials.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
