You're using Claudelike it's Google.

It's not. And you're leaving 90% of its power on the table.There are four levels. At Level 4, Claude runs half your business while you sleep.

Level 1 to Level 4 — each one compounds.

1:1 engagement with Steve — built live, not a course

Level 2Level 3Level 4
The Problem

You're paying forthe most powerful AI

And using it to rewrite emails and summarize PDFs. That's not Claude's fault. Nobody taught you.

01 · The trap

$20 to $200 a month,
used like Google

You're paying for the most powerful AI ever released to the public, and using it to rewrite emails and summarize PDFs. That's Level 1.

10%
02 · Docs

400 pages
of official docs

The ways Claude can actually work for you are buried in there. Nobody reads them. Nobody knows what to do with them.

  • Projects
  • Skills
  • Context files
  • MCP servers
03

Twitter is
noise

04

YouTube is
3 months behind

05 · Experts

The one guy who gets it is too busy

Too busy building with it to explain it to you. Meanwhile your competitors who did figure it out are shipping 3x the output with half the headcount.

What changes after

Concretely,within 30 days

Five shifts that compound. Some clients quietly let a VA or junior role churn without replacing it. That's your call.

You fire tasks, not people

Report writing, lead research, competitor monitoring, email triage, meeting summaries, proposal drafts — these stop taking your time.

RecurringHands-off

Stop typing prompts from scratch

Every recurring workflow becomes a Skill. Type two words, Claude runs the whole routine.

SkillsTwo-word
Observability

See every run,
as it happens

2.4Mtoday
Global edge

28 regions,
one deploy

Your AI knows you

Context files mean Claude writes in your voice, respects your formatting preferences, knows your clients, and doesn't sound like ChatGPT anymore.

ContextVoice
SDK

Deploy from
the command line

const run = await buildr
.flow("sync")
.deploy()

Build things you couldn't before

Internal tools, client-facing calculators, interactive docs, dashboards, custom agents for specific jobs.

ToolsCustom
Fast by default

48ms p95,
cold start free

Save 15-20 hours a week

This is the conservative number. Some clients report more. What do you do with a reclaimed work-week every month?

ReclaimedCompounding
The Three Tiers

Pick your depthSolo founders, creators, operators

Solo founders one good system away from not needing to hire. Creators, coaches, and consultants bottlenecked by content and admin. Operators and execs who want an unfair edge. Scope the engagement to your surface area.

Core

The Intensive. One live session, playbook in your head.

$400one-time

One 2–3 hour live session. Built in front of you.

  • Full AI workflow audit + Desktop + Cowork setup
  • Custom context files in your voice
  • 2–3 starter Skills built live
  • Global instructions + project templates
  • 2 weeks async Slack / Loom support
Book Core
Most Popular

Premium

The Overhaul. Deeper build-out across your whole operation.

$600one-time

3 sessions total. 30 days async support.

  • Everything in Core
  • 5–7 custom Skills for your workflows
  • MCP servers: Slack, Drive, Notion, Gmail, Calendar
  • Recurring scheduled tasks + Sheets automations
  • Claude Code setup if technical
Book Premium

Premium + Retainer

The AI Guy On Call. Ongoing access, AI as a department.

$600+ $300/mo

3-month minimum, then month-to-month.

  • Everything in Premium
  • Unlimited async messaging + monthly 60-min call
  • New Skills built on request (2–4 per month)
  • First access to new Claude features as they drop
  • Quarterly system review + cancel anytime
Book Retainer

Team setups are custom-scoped, typically starting at $2,500. Get in touch

What A Session Looks Like

Day 0

Intake

Short intake form. Your business, workflows, current AI usage, biggest time-sinks. I review before we meet.

Day 1

The Call

2–3 hours, screen-share. I sit on your machine remotely, install what needs installing, write what needs writing, and walk you through every choice. System is live by the end.

Day 2–14

Support

You use it, find edges, Slack/Loom me. Fixes, new Skills, walkthroughs. This is when the system stabilizes into something you'll use forever.

FAQ

Common questions,honest answers

Click any question to expand. If what you're looking for isn't here, message me directly — I reply to every inbound.

Format

2 questions
Is this a course?

No. It's 1:1. I work on your setup, not on a curriculum.

Do I need to be technical?

No. Core and Premium are built for non-technical operators. Premium includes optional Claude Code setup if you want it.

Fit

3 questions
What if I already use Claude a lot?

Good. You'll get more from this than someone starting cold. I've yet to work with someone who didn't have at least 5 workflows they hadn't automated.

What if I'm at Level 0?

Even better. You skip the bad habits most people pick up.

Do you work with teams?

Yes. Team setups are custom-scoped, typically starting at $2,500 for small teams. Message me.

Getting started

1 questions
How fast can we start?

Usually within 3–5 business days. I run a limited number of engagements per month to keep the support quality high.

Guarantees

1 questions
Do you guarantee results?

No formal money-back guarantee. I stand on the work. If you can tell me a workflow, I can show you how Claude handles it — usually before you've paid.

Why Me

I build with Claudefor a living

Not a course guyNot an influencer

14 Years On The Web

Shipping production software since before most AI companies existed.

Portfolio Of Apps + SaaS

Consumer apps and SaaS products across health, fitness, and productivity — all built with Claude as a primary tool.

Ship Native In 36 Hours

Production React Native app from blank repo to App Store, solo, in a weekend.

48 → 100 PageSpeed

Rebuilt a client's Next.js site from a Lighthouse score of 48 to a perfect 100 in one day.

Parallel Agents Daily

Running 10 parallel Claude Code agents at once is a normal Tuesday.

AI Chatbot Products

Manage AI chatbot products for other creators on retainer. What I teach you is the stack I use myself.

Book It

We startthis week

Three tiers. Pick one. Book a slot. Most people start with Core and upgrade once they see what a working system feels like.

Recommended

Start with Core
$400

One session. Playbook in your head. For people who learn fast and have 1–2 clear workflows to automate.

  • One 2–3 hour live session, built in front of you
  • Context files + 2–3 starter Skills
  • 2 weeks async Slack / Loom support
Book Core — $400

Usually start within 3–5 business days

Deeper surface area

Scale with
Premium or Retainer

For people with multiple workflows to systematize, a team that also needs training, or a business with enough surface area that one session isn't enough.

  • 5–7 custom Skills + MCP integrations
  • Scheduled tasks + Sheets automations
  • Unlimited messaging + monthly call (retainer)
Book Premium — $600

Retainer: $600 setup + $300/mo

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