beginner's guide to claude ai.
what's all this fuss about ai?
in 4 weeks, go from “chatgpt forgets me every time” to “i have an ai assistant who knows me, my work, and my files.”
cohort 1 starts mon 18 may, 7pm nzst. 50 seats. live calls with stanley henry.
if any of these sound like you, this course is for you.
Trevor, 70
retired (Hamilton)
wants help writing emails to family overseas, figuring out medical paperwork, and spotting scams in his inbox.
Sophie, 26
marketing assistant (Wellington)
wants to stop spending sundays writing client reports and start having ai draft them on monday morning.
Kate, 44
owns a small cafe (Auckland)
hears everyone in her industry using ai. doesn't want to be the last one in town to figure it out.
Hana, 41
mum of two (Tauranga)
wants help with meal plans, weekend planning, and the school emails she keeps putting off.
the 4-week map.
set up your ai assistant
get claude pro, desktop, and your first project running.
outcome
a working project you use every day.
feed it your life
add knowledge files. claude stops forgetting you.
outcome
a project that knows you, your work, and your style.
plug it into your life
connect gmail, calendar, and drive.
outcome
claude can see your real life and help you act on it.
let it do the work
cowork. one workflow you'll still use in 30 days.
outcome
a real automation. graduation. show-and-tell.
what you'll have at the end.
- a claude pro account
- claude desktop installed on your mac or windows
- one real project you use every day
- gmail and calendar connected (read-only)
- one workflow that runs through cowork
- a 30-day plan to keep using it
- a small group of cohort mates in a teams chat
how it works.
what you need to bring.
- a laptop. mac or windows. less than 5 years old.
- a credit card to sign up for claude pro on the call ($20 usd / month).
- a gmail or microsoft 365 account you actually use.
- 90 minutes free each monday 7pm nzst.
your privacy is yours.
- claude only sees the files and folders you give it access to.
- we use read-only gmail and calendar by default. you can disconnect at any time.
- don't paste passwords or banking details. we'll teach you what to share and what not to.
your teacher.
stanley henry is the founder of attn:seeker. 1.4 million followers across his own brands. he built kevan, the ai operating system that runs his agency. he teaches claude to absolute beginners every week.
common questions.
no. zero code. no terminal.
claude has projects (persistent context), connectors (sees your gmail and calendar), and cowork (does work on your computer). chatgpt doesn't, in the same way.
$20 usd / month (about $34 nzd). you'll sign up on call 1. not included in the $399.
mac and windows both work. less than 5 years old, please.
recordings are sent within 24 hours.
no. mums, retirees, employees, hobbyists, business owners. all welcome.
perfect. this course is for absolute beginners.
yes, forever. they go to your email plus the teams chat.
you can join the build community for $99 in your first month (cohort grad rate, normally $149).
save my seat · $399 nzd.
50 seats. first-come, first-served. cohort 1 starts mon 18 may.
$399 nzd. one payment. live calls with stanley henry. recordings included.