Course 197
How to Use AI to Make Money and Grow Your Business
Twelve live sessions on Zoom, Thursdays 6:00–8:00 PM Eastern, with Mark Bullock (Mr. Idea). About 90% of class is hands-on with Claude. Your class project: start a business from scratch and earn $1,000 by Week 12.
Schedule
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No class: Thanksgiving week (Nov 26) · Christmas week (Dec 24) · New Year's week (Dec 31).
What you'll be able to do
- Explain what AI is, where it came from and how chatbots work
- Compare ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, Perplexity, Grok, Midjourney and Claude, and their prices
- Use Claude daily: prompts, Projects, research, documents, slides, web pages and automations
- Research a market, validate an idea and price an offer
- Launch a page that takes payments, then market and sell with AI
- Track your numbers and grow with referrals and repeat customers
- Use AI responsibly and teach someone else how to use it
What you need
A computer with Zoom, a free Claude account (Claude Pro at $20/month from Week 3), and up to $50 to start your business. Tuition is $499, paid once.