First Build · $27

Your teen’s first useful app, game, site, or tool.

First Build turns “interested in AI” into one real thing they can make and show. Four focused videos, a printable project workbook, and a parent-guided path from idea to a working first version and a portfolio home.

Built by Bud, who has taught practical AI to adults, teams, and beginners.

Get the September 7 launch details

One household account · 14 days of lesson access · Built for teens roughly 12 to 18

Bud and Titus working together at a build table
Real people, real project, real finish line.

A CLEAR ACTION WINDOW

14 days to make
something real.

First Build is self-paced and available for 14 days after purchase. That gives your family enough room to work steadily, without another endless library that gets forgotten.

  1. 01
    Join the September launch listWe’ll send the parent on the list one clear enrollment link and the details for Monday, September 7.
  2. 02
    Build through four focused videosMake Hometown Hop, test it with a real person, and turn the work into a personal portfolio home.
  3. 03
    Keep the workYour printable workbook, project, evidence, and portfolio site remain yours to keep building.
FIRST BUILD9 SHORT LESSONS
▶Start with an idea
you care about.
Watch a clear moveThen build your version

Video-led, not video-only

Press play.
Then make it yours.

Each lesson gives your teen one useful next step, then room to make it their own.

  • Watch the next move
  • Build alongside the lesson
  • Show it to someone by the end

A GUIDED PROJECT PATH

Small enough to finish.
Worth taking time to do well.

STEP 01

Pick it

Choose an app, game, site, or tool you would actually use.

STEP 02

Build it

Use the project workbook to make a working first version.

STEP 03

Show it off

Test it with a real person and save proof of what you made.

PARENT PEACE OF MIND

They build.
You stay in the loop.

Every project comes with clear safety boundaries, a simple parent guide, and progress checkpoints. You’re the parent, not the coding teacher.

Read the safety approach

SEPTEMBER 7 LAUNCH · $27

One real
project.

Four focused videos, a portfolio-home build, printable tools, parent guidance, and a clear rescue path when a project gets stuck.

✓ Parent-approved guided project experience✓ Laptop or desktop required✓ 14 days of hosted lesson access✓ Keep the workbook and your projectGet the September 7 launch details

No payment today. We’ll send the parent who joins this list the launch details before Monday, September 7.

AFTER FIRST BUILD

One project is a start.
Twelve make a story.

First Build proves your teen can make something useful. Build Year gives them a monthly rhythm to keep going, build a portfolio of real work, and create evidence they can use for school, internships, early jobs, and the next opportunity.