Using AI since the day it became publicly accessible

projects built with AI this year: 50+.; projects built with AI this year
systems shipped for real businesses: 20.; systems shipped for real businesses
real prompts behind the lessons: 5,000+.; real prompts behind the lessons
industries, from manufacturing to healthcare: 10+.; industries, from manufacturing to healthcare

AI your IT guy would approve.

I'm the IT guy, and a developer. I build AI systems for small businesses and run my own company on them. Learn the habits that make AI genuinely useful for your work and your ideas, without putting your data, your money or your reputation at risk.

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Lesson 3 · Interview first

I want to write a proposal for [CLIENT].

Before you write anything, ask me the
questions you need answered to do this
well. Ask them one at a time. When you
have enough, show me a short plan and
wait for my OK.

Why it works: the AI stops guessing and starts working from your facts.

The method

One habit runs everything: plan → approve → do → log

It's the same loop that runs support tickets at my IT company. AI does the legwork. You stay in charge of every decision that matters. Every module builds on it.

1plan()
Plan
AI reads what it needs and tells you what it would do. Read only: nothing changes yet.
› 23 new emails. 6 need replies. Drafts ready. Nothing sent.
2approve()
Approve
You decide. Edit it, approve it or say no. Nothing goes out without your OK.
› You: send 1 to 4 as written, fix 5, skip 6.
3do()
Do
AI does exactly what you approved. Nothing more, nothing it wasn't asked to touch.
› Sent 4 replies. Rewrote 1. Touched nothing else.
4log()
Log
AI writes down what it did, so you, your team or a fresh chat can pick it up later.
› 10:42 Replied to 4 clients. Flagged 1 for Thursday.

Who it's for

For anyone with real work to do or a big idea to build.

People with an idea

An app, a tool, a side business, a better way to do something. Go from idea to something real with AI, without the messes I made first.

Owners and professionals

Advisors, agents, contractors, office managers. The inbox, quotes and follow-ups that eat your week, inside your industry's rules.

Total beginners

Never used AI for anything real? Start from zero, in plain English, with nothing to install.

Teams

Get your whole staff using AI the same safe way, with progress you can see.

The curriculum

Six modules, rated like ski runs: green to double black.

Module 1Green runFree
Start here: set up your AI desk
What AI is good for in a small business, how to set up your tool so it knows you, and the safe habits that make every answer better.
- What AI is actually good for
- Set up your desk
- Interview before you build
- Paste the real thing
- What never goes in
- Your first win: a clear, kind reply
6 lessons
- What AI is actually good for
- Set up your desk
- Interview before you build
- Paste the real thing
- What never goes in
- Your first win: a clear, kind reply
Module 2Green runMembers
Stay in control: guardrails that keep you safe
Simple habits that keep AI from changing, sending or deciding things you didn't approve.
- Read only first
- Diagnose, don't fix
- Write your rules down once
- Trust, but check
- Humans sign off
5 lessons
- Read only first
- Diagnose, don't fix
- Write your rules down once
- Trust, but check
- Humans sign off
Module 3Blue runMembers
Make it remember: memory, handoffs and reuse
Why AI forgets between chats, and the simple habits that let it pick up where you left off and reuse what already works.
- Why AI forgets
- End every session with a handoff
- Give it your business
- Clone what works
- Define your numbers once
5 lessons
- Why AI forgets
- End every session with a handoff
- Give it your business
- Clone what works
- Define your numbers once
Module 4Blue runMembers
Get better answers
How to get AI to push back, check its own work, use the right model and follow your instructions like a sharp new hire.
- Make it argue with you
- Get a second opinion
- Run it, paste it back, tighten it
- Use the right model for the job
- Brief it like a new hire
5 lessons
- Make it argue with you
- Get a second opinion
- Run it, paste it back, tighten it
- Use the right model for the job
- Brief it like a new hire
Module 5Black diamondMembers
From chats to systems
How to go from one-off AI chats to routines you control: plan and approve, work in small slices, fence in more independent AI, save specialist assistants, and know when to bring in a builder.
- Plan, approve, do, log
- Slices and save points
- Give it a time box and a fence
- Build your specialists
- When to bring in a builder
5 lessons
- Plan, approve, do, log
- Slices and save points
- Give it a time box and a fence
- Build your specialists
- When to bring in a builder
Module 6Double blackMembers
Build your own idea
How to take an idea for an app, a tool, a side business or a better way of doing something from a hunch to a small real version that real people use, while keeping it safe and keeping it yours.
- From idea to one sentence
- Interview first, then a one-page plan
- Build the smallest real version
- Test it with real people and real data
- Keep it safe and keep it yours
5 lessons
- From idea to one sentence
- Interview first, then a one-page plan
- Build the smallest real version
- Test it with real people and real data
- Keep it safe and keep it yours

Workshops

Bring it to your team or your group.

Some people learn best in a room together. I teach live, in person or online, and every format follows your company's rules on which AI tools are allowed.

Lunch and learn

60 to 90 minutes

Networking groups, chambers and associations

A live walk-through of plan → approve → do → log on real examples, and the "what never goes in" checklist everyone leaves with.

Team workshop

Half day

An office or a department

Hands-on: everyone sets up their AI desk and builds two prompts for their actual job, inside your company's approved tools and rules.

Team boot camp

4 weeks

Companies training their staff

Weekly live sessions plus a seat in the platform for each person, with a progress view so you can see who's keeping up.

Book a call about a workshop See team pricing

Membership

Everything you need to make it stick.

Every lesson

Short, practical lessons with a this-week exercise at the end of each one.

Prompt library

Copy-ready prompts for email, meetings, sales, planning and safety checks.

Field notes

The real mistakes, what they cost, and the rule I follow now.

Community

Ask questions, share wins, and see how other members are using it.

Live calls

Group calls and office hours, with replays when you can't make it.

Safety first

What never goes into an AI chat, and how to keep a human in charge.

Field notes

I made the mistakes so you don't have to.

Months of error emails, and my first rule was read only

I inherited a metal fabrication shop's automations, and they had been sending error emails for months. Before AI touched anything, my first instruction was "Do not edit, delete or change anything. Read only." I had it write a plain-English map of every workflow, then diagnose what was failing before we fixed a single thing.

The rule now: When you inherit a system, let AI read it and explain it before it's allowed to change anything.

The same failures kept coming back

At that same metal fabrication shop, the same failures kept coming back after each fix. So we rebuilt instead of patching again. We ran the old and new systems side by side and compared their outputs before switching over. I also had the reports rewritten with no tech jargon, because "these are metal fabrication guys."

The rule now: When the same failure keeps coming back, rebuild, and run old and new side by side before you switch.

The rental report invented a neighborhood

For a property manager, we built a tool where you type in an address and a rental analysis PDF lands in your email a few minutes later. Early versions invented a neighborhood name that doesn't exist. The fix was a loop: run it, paste the output back, point out exactly what's wrong, and tighten the instructions. Now the expensive model writes the client-facing PDF and cheaper models do the rest.

The rule now: AI will fill gaps with confident fiction, so run it, check it and tighten the instructions until the output holds up.

Your teacher

Ben Brewer

IT business owner and developer

I'm an IT guy who's also a developer. I've been using AI since the day it became publicly accessible, and testing new models ever since. I taught myself to build web apps and code the systems behind them, and now I build them with AI for small businesses. I run my own IT company on these habits every day. This is everything I learned, including the mistakes.

Pricing

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Module 1: set up your AI desk
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Fair questions.

Do I need to be technical?

No. If you can write an email, you can do this. Every lesson is plain English, and the first module starts from zero.

Which AI tool do I need?

Whichever one you already have or your company allows: ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot or Gemini. The habits matter more than the tool.

I work in insurance or finance. Is this safe for me?

Safety is built into every module: what never goes into a chat, checking your firm's approved tools, and keeping a human in charge of anything that matters. Always follow your compliance team's rules.

Can I train my whole team?

Yes. Team plans come with an invite link and a progress view so you can see who's keeping up.

What if it's not for me?

Module 1 is free, so try it first. Memberships are month to month and you can cancel anytime.

AI your IT guy would approve.

One habit runs everything: plan → approve → do → log

Plan

Approve

Do

Log

For anyone with real work to do or a big idea to build.

Six modules, rated like ski runs: green to double black.

Start here: set up your AI desk

Stay in control: guardrails that keep you safe

Make it remember: memory, handoffs and reuse

Get better answers

From chats to systems

Build your own idea