01 · Predict
Describe what should happen before asking an AI tool to change it.
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DV Build Lab
Vibe coding to verified products.
Learn to turn a useful idea into a small, testable product with AI coding tools—while keeping track of what you asked, what changed, what you checked, and what still needs work.
14-day Build Sprint24 lessons · 8 weeksStudy Binder app concept
This is a product concept preview. The course is not open for enrollment, and the prices below are test hypotheses rather than active offers.
The learning loop
Keep the human in the build.
Each lesson moves from a small prediction to a change the learner can inspect and verify. The Binder keeps the reason and result together.
02 · Run
Make one bounded request and save the prompt or generated version.
03 · Investigate
Compare the result with the brief, then isolate anything that broke.
04 · Verify
Test the user path, record evidence, and choose the next change.
First release
The 14-day Build Sprint
The first six lessons take a learner from a real problem to a clickable, mobile-friendly prototype for one user task.
Planned completion window: 9–20 days, with 14 days as the default. Expected effort: about 6–8 hours.
Week 1
Define the job, scope, success measure, and failure cases.
Week 2
Direct the AI, build one path, and save prompt checkpoints.
Completion gate
Show one user path, name two failure cases, and explain what is still missing.
Binder trail
Keep the brief, prompts, generated versions, decisions, and mobile demo together.
Flagship course map
Eight weeks. Twenty-four build lessons.
Each video is designed as an 8–12 minute chapter, followed by a 20–45 minute practice task. The timings are production hypotheses to test with learners.
About 4h 20m videoAbout 13h 20m practiceAbout 24–30h total
Week 01Find the job and define success
Choose one user, one painful moment, and a finish line that can be tested.
3 lessons
Week 01
Find the job and define success
Choose one user, one painful moment, and a finish line that can be tested.
One user, one painful moment
Video 8mPractice 20m
Binder: User/problem card
Scope, success, and non-goals
Video 10mPractice 25m
Binder: Scope card v1
Acceptance examples and edge cases
Video 12mPractice 35m
Binder: Five examples + two failure cases
Week 02Direct the AI and make a first slice
Build one mobile-friendly path and keep a record of each prompt and checkpoint.
3 lessons
Week 02
Direct the AI and make a first slice
Build one mobile-friendly path and keep a record of each prompt and checkpoint.
Prompt as a mini-spec
Video 10mPractice 25m
Binder: Prompt contract
Build the first screen and path
Video 12mPractice 40m
Binder: Runnable first screen
Prompt cycles, checkpoints, and memory
Video 10mPractice 30m
Binder: Generation trail + mobile demo
Week 03Shape the interface
Make the prototype usable at phone width with clear states and basic accessibility.
3 lessons
Week 03
Shape the interface
Make the prototype usable at phone width with clear states and basic accessibility.
Routes, components, and navigation
Video 10mPractice 25m
Binder: Route map + component notes
Responsive states and accessibility basics
Video 12mPractice 35m
Binder: Phone QA checklist
UI state: loading, empty, error, success
Video 10mPractice 30m
Binder: State inventory
Week 04Add useful data
Persist only the records needed to finish the main task.
3 lessons
Week 04
Add useful data
Persist only the records needed to finish the main task.
Separate data from the screen
Video 10mPractice 30m
Binder: Entity sketch
Create, read, update, and persist
Video 12mPractice 45m
Binder: Core record survives refresh
Accounts, roles, and permissions
Video 12mPractice 45m
Binder: Permission matrix + test user
Week 05Connect a workflow
Make one stateful process work from start to finish.
3 lessons
Week 05
Connect a workflow
Make one stateful process work from start to finish.
Map workflow states and events
Video 12mPractice 40m
Binder: State diagram + next-action list
Connect one API or service safely
Video 12mPractice 40m
Binder: Integration contract; secrets stay out of notes
Failures, retries, and useful feedback
Video 10mPractice 30m
Binder: Failure-path table
Week 06Debug and verify
Reproduce a defect, make a bounded fix, and show that prior behavior still works.
3 lessons
Week 06
Debug and verify
Reproduce a defect, make a bounded fix, and show that prior behavior still works.
Turn acceptance examples into a test plan
Video 12mPractice 35m
Binder: Test blueprint
Debug by reproducing and isolating
Video 12mPractice 45m
Binder: Bug report + verified patch
Save a regression and compare versions
Video 10mPractice 30m
Binder: Before/after proof + regression note
Week 07Release responsibly
Deploy a safe demo and explain what has and has not been checked.
3 lessons
Week 07
Release responsibly
Deploy a safe demo and explain what has and has not been checked.
Deploy a safe demo
Video 10mPractice 35m
Binder: Live URL + environment checklist
Privacy, ownership, and tool terms
Video 12mPractice 35m
Binder: Data and rights inventory
Write limitations and issue the release passport
Video 9mPractice 30m
Binder: Release passport
Week 08Package the next version
Use user evidence to choose whether to improve, support, sell, or stop.
3 lessons
Week 08
Package the next version
Use user evidence to choose whether to improve, support, sell, or stop.
Measure the first user path
Video 10mPractice 25m
Binder: Event/feedback plan
Package the first version
Video 11mPractice 35m
Binder: Offer and scope card
Choose the next iteration
Video 12mPractice 35m
Binder: Prioritized evolution backlog
Weekly build labs add roughly eight hours across the program. Week 8 ends with a capstone evidence bundle: brief, deployed demo, user path, test plan, verified fix, Binder history, known limitations, and next-step decision.
Companion app concept
A Study Binder for every build.
Keep code ideas, project scope, prompts, generated versions, decisions, bugs, tests, and release evidence in a project notebook you can return to.
Separate project notebooks, label generated versions, and link a new generation to the earlier version it builds on.
Practice cards that ask you to predict, inspect, debug, and adapt a pattern.
A portable export so project memory can move with you.
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Project trail
Opening local notebook…
Business model to validate
Sell the Sprint first. Earn the membership later.
Start with a capped $149 founding cohort to measure completion and support time. Once learners finish and the full course is produced, test a $249 self-paced package. Open $29 Builder and $79 Studio memberships only when the Binder, monthly practice, and group support are reliably running.
Free preview
$0preview
One orientation lesson, one mini-practice, and a sample Binder project.
Founding Build Sprint
$149one time · first cohort
Six lessons, one guided project, 60 days of Binder access, two group build sessions, and a cohort completion review. Limit the pilot to 10–20 learners.
Complete Build Path
$249one time · planned
The complete eight-week, 24-lesson course, capstone templates, and 12 months of Binder access. Self-paced; no private coaching.
Builder
$29per month · $290/year
All released lessons, Study Binder, practice cards, templates, project prompts, and one new monthly build challenge.
Studio
$79per month · $790/year
Builder benefits, one monthly group build clinic, member demo room, and one bounded project checkpoint per month. No unlimited one-to-one support.
Recommended launch order: $149 founding cohort → $249 complete course package → $29 Builder / $79 Studio membership after recurring value is proven. These are planning prices, not an active checkout. External AI subscriptions, usage, hosting, and other third-party charges are not included. Annual memberships target about two months free; review retention and delivery cost before publishing them.
Build sequence
Sprint first. Full program in 60–90 days.
A sellable first Sprint is a 30-day target. A complete eight-week curriculum and dependable Binder app are a 60–90 day target, assuming roughly 12–20 focused hours each week and one guided tool path.
Validate the promise
Choose the first learner and guided tool path, interview 5–10 target learners, draft six lesson outlines, and recruit the founding group.
Evidence: A clear Sprint brief, six lesson cards, and 10 qualified conversations.
Record the Sprint and build Binder alpha
Produce the first six lessons while building manual Binder capture for the brief, prompts, decisions, and export.
Evidence: A usable project path, six lessons, and a sample project with a saved trail.
Run the founding cohort
Guide 10–20 learners through the 9–20 day Sprint and note where they stall, what support takes, and what they finish.
Evidence: Completion data, learner feedback, and a revised Sprint.
Complete the core build path
Produce Weeks 3–6, improve Binder search and export, and test the capstone with new learners.
Evidence: 18 lessons, a working course/Binder beta, and verified sample builds.
Release the full program
Produce Weeks 7–8, finish the release passport and member access, and establish a recurring build calendar.
Evidence: 24 lessons, an eight-week program, and evidence to decide whether membership is working.
Learning design
Short chapters. Real practice. A record of what changed.
The course pairs brief worked examples with retrieval, spaced review, and learner explanation. The research informs the format; it does not prove a specific runtime or price for this audience. The first cohort should measure whether learners start, finish, and can explain their builds.
Ownership and release boundary
Teach the method. Keep the learner in control.
DV Labs
Retains its generalized engines, reusable architecture, registries, proof logic, and internal implementation details.
Learners
Control their own projects and Binder data, subject to the terms of any third-party tools or models they choose.
Teaching examples use synthetic or permissioned material. A release is a human decision backed by stated checks, known limits, and evidence.
Working name and offer design remain hypotheses until the founding cohort provides evidence.
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