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Cohort 2 · Aug 3 · Austin, TX

You already know your industry.
Now learn to build with AI.

A 2-week in-person AI intensive in Austin, TX. You become an AI superuser who actually builds — real Claude agents, working products, automated workflows. No coding background required. Leave with a toolset and skills your competitors don't have yet.

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No coding test  ·  No interview  ·  Confirmed in 24 hrs
Cohort 2 starts Aug 3  ·  Enrollment open now  See all dates →
Not ready for 2 weeks?  3-day workshops starting Jul 29 — $999 early bird ends Jul 8 →
AI Product Live
Deployed in 2 weeks
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Built by operators
Marliis Schneider
Marliis Schneider
Founder & CEO
Ravi Parikh
Ravi Parikh
CEO, RoverPass · Advisor
Chris Shonk
Chris Shonk
Co-founder, ATX Venture Partners · Advisor
Meet the team →
Tools you'll learn to use
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Who it's for

You don't need a technical background.
You need to know your field.

Operators & business owners

You run something. AI should be doing half of it.

Reports, proposals, client emails, internal workflows. You know what needs automating. We help you build it.

Professionals & career builders

Your expertise is the advantage. Add the AI layer.

Years in marketing, finance, healthcare, law. That domain knowledge is the moat. We teach the technical layer on top of it.

Founders & first-time builders

You have the idea. Skip the technical co-founder.

A clear problem, a real market, the drive to ship. MakerSquare is the fastest path from idea to working product.

Not the right fit if…
— You want a certificate without building anything real — You're looking for a self-paced online course — You can't commit two full weeks in Austin — You want to learn theory before you're ready to ship something
Why full immersion

Not a weekend workshop.
An actual transformation.

We get it — 2 weeks is a real commitment. Here's why it's the only format that actually works, and why it's less disruptive than it sounds.

You can't learn this in 3 days.

Most "AI programs" are sales conferences. You leave with buzzwords and nothing working. Real skill is layered — each day builds on the last. Two weeks of full focus is what turns "I've heard of Claude" into "I just shipped this."

Not because it's hard. Because it takes real time to sink in — and doing a little on evenings and weekends means you never hit the depth where it actually clicks.

You're not taking 2 weeks off work.

Every project you build at MakerSquare is your actual work. Real clients, real problems, real workflows — just solved with AI. You leave with delivered solutions, not fake portfolio pieces.

The program runs 9–3. Afternoons are yours if anything urgent comes up. Come back in two weeks knowing how to work twice as fast. You haven't fallen behind — you've leapt ahead.

See the full day-by-day curriculum →
How it works

Everything you need to go from
idea to shipped product.

2 Weeks In-Person, Mon to Fri

Two full weeks off the grid. 9am to 3pm in Austin. Ship 3 real products. Public Demo Day on Day 10.

3 Deployed AI Products

You leave with three live tools you built yourself. Not exercises. Not a certificate. Real things you can show, sell, or put to work.

No Technical Background Needed

Doctors, lawyers, marketers, and operators ship here. Your domain knowledge is the edge.

Your week
MON
9-3pm
TUE
9-3pm
WED
9-3pm
THU
9-3pm
FRI
9-3pm
Two weeks. Mon to Fri, in Austin.

"Most people say they can't do 2 weeks. Most of them, once they see the outcomes, find a way. The ones who don't aren't who this is for."

Pricing

Straightforward pricing.
Everything included.

Enrollment Open · Cohort 2 · Aug 3
Cohort 2 · Aug 3 · Austin, TX
Enrollment open — 15 spots, first-come first-served.
$5,999$3,999
An AI consultant charges ~$300/hr. Two weeks of their time = $24,000 — and you still don't own the skill. One AI tool that saves your team 5 hrs/week is worth $13,000/year. You build three.
  • 10-day live in-person program · 9am–3pm ~$5,000 value
  • 14 days of 24-hr async instructor support ~$1,500 value
  • Pre-cohort AI toolkit & tool access $200 value
  • Demo Day — present live to Austin's tech community exclusive
  • Guest speakers & operator mentors included
  • Lifetime alumni network & MakerSquare Slack included
  • Certificate of completion — shareable on LinkedIn included
Total value $6,700+You pay $3,999
Our guarantee
Complete the program and leave with 3 deployed AI products — or we refund you in full.
3 deployed products + a LinkedIn certificate on Day 14.
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Full tuition via Stripe · Payment plans available
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Not ready for 2 weeks?

3-day workshops. Real AI skills.
Starting July 29.

Focused skill sprints for sales teams, operators, and builders. Hands-on, in Austin, small group. Workshop alumni get $200 off the full program.

Jul 29–31  ·  Austin TX
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Cohort 2: August 3, 2026.
Enrollment closes July 20.

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Stop reading about AI. In 2 weeks you'll have 3 live products, a Demo Day under your belt, and a skill set you own for life.

Guaranteed: leave with 3 deployed AI products — or a full refund.
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Aug 3, 2026 · Austin, TX · $3,999 · 2 weeks
What you might build

Real products, from
real domain expertise.

Law firm

AI research assistant

Search case law, summarize findings, draft memos. 60% reduction in research time.

Real estate ops

Automated lease abstraction

Extract terms, flag anomalies, populate database. Eliminates 4 hrs manual review per property.

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Staffing agency

Candidate screening tool

Read resumes, score fit, draft recruiter notes. 1 recruiter does the work of 3.

Demo Day

The moment it
all comes together.

LIVE

Your product. Their attention.

Every cohort ends the same way: you take the stage at MakerSquare HQ and demo what you built to Austin's tech community — builders, founders, operators, and investors actively building with AI.

5-minute live demo on stage at MakerSquare HQ
Austin's tech community and operators in the room
Connect with builders, founders, and operators
Real feedback from people actively building with AI
Questions

Things people
usually ask us.

No. Basic computer fluency and real experience in your field. That's it. We've had doctors, lawyers, real estate agents, and marketing directors build exceptional AI products.
Mon-Fri, 9am to 3pm for 2 weeks (30 hrs/week in class), plus optional Saturday office hours.
No — and that's intentional. AI skills compound on each other. Day 4 builds on Day 3. Space it out and you're relearning basics every week instead of pushing forward. Online AI courses have a 95% dropout rate because there's no consequence for skipping. Two weeks in a room with 14 other serious people means you show up, you build, and you leave with something real. The people who find a way to make 2 weeks work are exactly the people who get the most out of it.
15 seats per cohort. First-come, first-served — pay full tuition via Stripe. We ask a few questions to make sure you get the most out of the two weeks.
Three deployed AI products — live on the internet, not exercises. A 5-minute demo you delivered on stage to Austin's tech community. A cohort of operators who become your long-term network. And a skill set you own for life. If you complete the program and don't have all three products deployed, we refund you in full.
2 weeks in-person instruction, 24-hour async support, optional Saturday office hours, Demo Day, guest speakers, alumni network. Not included: ~$15–30 in AI service fees and housing (details shared after enrollment).
Absolutely. Austin has plenty of short-term rental options near campus. Housing details are shared after enrollment.
Yes. We issue invoices and can provide a proposal letter for your employer. Many alumni have their company cover it as professional development.
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