I’m stoked to announce my new program: The Launchpad Build Cohort 🚀

If you can code but keep ending up with half-finished projects, this is for you.

Over eight weeks, six people (max) will choose, scope, build, and deploy one real AI engineering project. We’ll have weekly deadlines, a live call every Thursday, daily Slack access to me, and code review from me every week, so you never waste time stuck on the wrong problem.

You’ll finish with a completely custom deployed AI system, a README that explains the project properly, and an interview prep doc built from the decisions you made while building it. Everyone also gets three months of Guided Launchpad coaching from me afterwards to help you turn the momentum from the project into a job.

The founding cohort will start on October 1st, and applications close September 18 or when all six spots are filled.

Learn more and apply here.

P.S. This founding cohort is the smallest I’ll ever run, and at the lowest price.

This week I’m breaking down exactly how I’d become an AI Engineer in 2026, even if I was starting from zero (no CS degree or software background).

We’ll cover:

You can read the full blog version here.

Swole as a Service: Tech debates while lifting weights. It’s amazing.

Yoga Nidra. If you are constantly amped, this will help.

A more nuanced take on the data center backlash.

If you wanna stress out about breathing through your nose not your mouth, read this book (also it’s generally just interesting).

I recently read Bram’s Stoker’s Dracula and really enjoyed it.

Grant Sanderson of 3blue1brown was on the Dwarkesh Podcast, and was a delight like always.

Coding music: Russian Circles.

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