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Consulting · 1:1 coaching

Learn to build real software with AI — even if you’ve never written code.

I’ll teach you to turn an idea into a working application using the same agentic tools I use every day. No bootcamp, no boilerplate theory — just your project, built with you.

No pitch. No obligation. Just a conversation about what you want to build.

Dan Gardner

The offer

You bring the idea. We build it together, for real.

Most “learn to code” paths spend months on fundamentals you may never need. This is the opposite: we start from the thing you actually want to exist, and you learn by shipping it — directing an AI agent the way a founder directs a team.

How it works

3 steps

STEP 01

Free intro call

Thirty minutes to talk through what you want to build and whether this is a fit. You leave with a clear sense of what’s possible — whether or not we work together.

STEP 02

Set up & first build

We get the tools running on your machine and ship something small but real in the first session, so the workflow clicks before the project grows.

STEP 03

Build your project

Weekly working sessions on your actual idea. You drive, I coach — until you can direct an agent confidently on your own.

What you’ll be able to build

Real, useful software — not toys.

Internal tools

Dashboards, trackers, and admin panels that replace the spreadsheet you’ve outgrown.

Web apps with data

Forms, logins, databases, and reports — the bones of a genuine product.

Automations

Scripts and scheduled jobs that do the repetitive work you currently do by hand.

Prototypes to test an idea

A working version you can put in front of real people before you commit a budget.

The tools

Professional agents, taught properly.

You’ll learn the same command-line agents working developers rely on — and, more importantly, how to think while using them.

Claude Code agentic IDE

For building and evolving real projects — reading your whole codebase, planning changes, and shipping them step by step under your direction.

Gemini CLI fast & broad

For quick exploration, scripting, and one-off jobs — a fast second gear when you want an answer or a script in seconds.

Who this is for

Builders without a CS degree.

Founders & operators

You have a clear idea and you’re tired of waiting on a dev queue to test it.

Domain experts

You know your field cold and want tools shaped exactly to how you actually work.

Curious career-changers

You want to learn to build, and you’d rather do it on a real project than in a sandbox.

Tinkerers who stalled

You’ve tried tutorials and bounced. This time you’ll have someone in the room.

Start here

A free 30-minute intro call.

We’ll talk through your idea and map the fastest path to a working version. If we’re a fit, we’ll set up a weekly cadence from there — flexible, project-based, no long contracts.

Free30-min intro · no obligation

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Questions

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Do I need any coding experience?

None. If you can describe what you want clearly and you’re willing to read carefully, you have everything you need to start.

What do I need to have ready?

A computer, an idea you care about, and a couple of hours a week. We’ll set up the tools together on the first call.

Is this a course or one-on-one?

Strictly one-on-one, built around your project. There’s no fixed curriculum — we learn what your idea actually requires.

What does it cost after the intro call?

Sessions are billed per hour or as a project package. We’ll figure out what fits on the call — there’s no obligation to continue.