Join me for a live no-code hackathon!
We'll take your ideas from whiteboard to prototype in 4 hours in March
Everyone has a dream project. An idea they’ve been thinking about for a long time.
Maybe it’s a new startup you’d like to build.
Maybe it’s some new development to make your business more efficient and profitable.
For the last 20 years you only had two options to make it come true:
Hire a developer (costs $$$)
Complete a web development course on YouTube / Udemy (costs time)
There is a third option now: in 4 hours we can make your idea a reality. We will take your project from idea to prototype without having to code a single line.
I’m launching the Weekend Developer Live Sesh, a two-session, 120-minute Zoom hackathon for those who want to stop reading and learning and start building.
Pre-sale is open for the first 30 people (21 spots remaining)!
Here’s what you’ll get:
Session 1: Fundamentals
We will start by ensuring that you understand a few basic principles of software engineering. Topics will cover:
Software Engineering Fundamentals
How to create user stories?
What does an AI SaaS app look like under the hood?
How to set up a server for yourself if you’re not technical?
What is a database? How to build one for your use case?
What are data formats, control flow, and APIs?
What’s the difference between an app and an automation?
No Code 101
What’s the difference between Make, Zapier, n8n, Gumloop, etc?
How to use them to create simple automations?
How to build an AI agent chatbot with memory in 10 minutes?
How to use AI coding tools like Lovable, v0 or bolt.new?
How to use Supabase, Vercel, Railway, Github?
Machine Learning 101
What’s the difference between chat completions and reasoning?
How to design a cognitive workflow that doesn’t hallucinate?
How to make your AI agent smarter without using a different model?
What’s the difference between an AI agent and a chatbot?
How do agents like Operator work and what are the (free) alternatives?
But that’s not all, I’m also bringing you bonus gifts:
🎁 Gift #1: Weekend Developer Handbook ($300 FREE)
After the session, you’ll receive a handbook with step-by-step tutorials for everything we discuss, including a recording of the full session. This is a very dense, information-heavy session, but the goal is not for you to learn everything. If you get stuck, don’t worry, the handbook will be there later to start over.
The goal is not to make you an expert. It’s to know just enough to be dangerous.
🎁 Gift #2: VIP Support channel ($200 FREE)
All participants will be invited to our #weekend channel, which is the only exclusive island inside the Lumberjack world. Here you will get priority support so if you get stuck I will be there to help you. You will retain membership of this channel for 8 weeks after the session.
…and this is just Session 1! Here’s what happens in Session 2:
Session 2: Hackathon
At the end of Session 1, you will receive homework to complete that you will need to send in at least 3 days before Session 2. Based on that homework, on Session 2 you will build your prototype.
Prototyping
Use tools like n8n to automate single flows in your app
Use tools like Lovable to build a simple interface for your app
Use tools like Supabase to handle the database and any special features
Commercialization
We won’t stop here. We will also cover how to turn your project into a money-making machine. We will also:
Integrate with Stripe for payments
Integrate with third-party APIs for extended functionality
Build team management, billing, and authentication so others can use your app too
And then just as with the first session, I’ll come bearing gifts:
🎁 Gift #3: Functional Prototype Guarantee
If you don’t get to finish your prototype by the end of your session, don’t worry. I’ll be here to personally review your progress and give you pointers to get you through the finish line. I guarantee that you will get a functional prototype of your idea.
🎁 Gift #4: Exclusive Open Hours ($500 FREE)
I will host a weekly Open Hours session only for the Live Sesh participants. You will be invited for these for up to 4 weeks after the session. You can join in, ask questions and if you don’t want me to answer publicly, you can ask me to write back to you instead.
How to join?
I used to do events like these for $1500 and more. But it’s just me running the Lumberjack and I also have a day job so I’d like to make it as affordable as possible. So I decided to set the retail price of this hackathon is only $147.
BUT wait!
I just opened pre-sale and for the first 30 people (21 spots remaining as of writing this email) I’ll drop in an additional $50 discount.
So you can get over $2000 value for only $97.
Click on the button below to join:
Weekend Developer Live Sesh $2000 $147 $97
2 x 120 minute Zoom session
Weekend Developer Handbook
VIP access
Exclusive Open Hours
Functional Prototype Guarantee
The hackathon will be in March and if you join in on the pre-sale price, you can vote on when to do it.