AI for Business BootcampsBuild an App, Tool, or Website in One Day
Live online. No coding required.
Bring your idea. Leave with it built.
Live online from Calgary. Open to business owners anywhere.
See what a student actually built
"I came in without an idea. All of this was done in a matter of a couple of hours with the New Idea Machine team."
Odin Zavier · Bootcamp student
In one live, four-hour session, you build a secure, working prototype yourself: a custom app, an internal business tool, or a website that gets you found.
Our instructor guides every step, using the guardrails our CTO built to keep it safe and scalable.
No coding, no developer, no expensive mistakes.
When we partnered with the Calgary Innovation Coalition, 20 of the 40 entrepreneurs we trained launched businesses within six months.
Set up for success
"You've set us up for success. You've given us the prompts to put in and the guardrails to keep things safe.
I could never have done that on my own. Unless you have 30 years of expertise, you don't get those things."
Heather Friesen · Bootcamp student
David is 87. If he can do it, anyone can.
"I've attended a lot of different meetings over my lifetime, but this ranks right at the top. I'm much better prepared now than I ever was yesterday."
David Hunt · Bootcamp student
A community, not just a course
"I feel like I have professional connections for life. I don't feel like I'm just another client or another student coming in."
Britni Brady · Bootcamp student
What does every bootcamp include?
A live four-hour session. You leave with something working that you built yourself.
Four hours, live, with our instructor
You build in a no-code AI tool like Lovable, Bolt, or Replit. If you can use a web browser, you can do this.
AL's guardrails, from the first prompt
Instructions written by our CTO that tell the AI what it may and may not do. They prevent the security gaps and dead ends that sink most self-built projects.
Prompts, cheat sheets, and step-by-step instructions are yours to keep.
30 days of Slack support
Questions as you keep building? Our team troubleshoots with you. We don't build it for you.
A clear path forward
Apps and tools: you know what to build next and what to hand to a developer when you're ready.
Websites: you keep publishing changes yourself.
The framework behind every bootcamp
Built by AL Del Degan, CTO & Co-Founder, New Idea Machine. AL has built dozens of software applications for small business owners and has watched the same costly mistakes happen over and over.
The guardrails framework in every bootcamp is what he developed so business owners can move fast without creating expensive problems.
Everything is taught in plain language: no jargon, no technical gatekeeping.
Who are these bootcamps for?
"Any business owner [who knows] a little bit of AI but with no coding experience, wanting to build their own digital assets: app, tool, website or more."
Crystal Chen, bootcamp student
You have an idea and you're not technical. Here's the faster path.
Most owners either hire a developer before they know what they're building, or try to build alone with no guardrails and end up with something a developer can't touch.
There's a better path: build it yourself, in a day, with tools that didn't exist two years ago, and the guardrails that keep it safe.
We'll show you how.
It's easier than you think.
Joe walked out with a prototype
"If you'd have told me that I would walk out of that course having a prototype of an app built, I would have said you were crazy."
Joe Gleason · Bootcamp student
By the end, you'll know how to build any of the following, and a lot more.
Web app prototypes
Dashboards, client portals, booking tools, SaaS MVPs, internal tools. If you can describe it, you can build it.
Data-connected tools
Customer trackers, intake forms, inventory tools, with connections to data sources on the Internet.
Professionally designed PDFs
Proposals, reports, lead magnets, client-facing documents, designed and generated without touching design software.
Build and/or test your idea without spending $30K on a developer. Live online. One day. A working build and a framework to keep building safely.
A fully deployed website. Not a template.
A real, publicly accessible website with actual functionality, live by the end of the bootcamp.
You'll research your competitors with AI, find your marketing moat (the three things competitors can't copy), and wireframe your page.
Then you'll build it, publish it, and optimize it for GEO: showing up as the answer when customers ask ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude who to hire.
It's the exact playbook we used to rebuild our own website. No templates, no design skills, and no paying for WordPress or Wix.
In our students' words
"If there's a seat available, grab it!
This bootcamp sets you up for success by providing step-by-step guidance on how to safely and effectively use AI to build apps and websites, and in less than 24 hours post-learning, it is already inspiring change across our operations.
By enabling us to rapidly prototype solutions internally, we can determine exactly what we need before we begin investing in development time."
Heather Friesen
"The value of this workshop lies not only in how to start building, but also in when not to start building to avoid costly mistakes."
Crystal Chen
Which bootcamp is right for you?
Seats are limited to keep it hands-on.
Live online bootcamp
Build Apps, Internal Tools or Automations in 1 Day (No-Code)
Next date: October 24, 2026
You leave with tools ready to use in your business:
- Client portals
- Custom calculators
- Business dashboards
- Automated follow-ups
Hiring a developer to build the same thing starts around $20,000.
Here, you build it yourself for the price of a seat, and keep the skills for every tool you need after.
Save your seat: $497 CADLive online bootcamp
Build Your Website in 1 Day & Get Found By AI (No-Code)
Next date: October 25, 2026
You leave with:
- A live website you built yourself
- How to get found when people ask ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude
- No agency fees, no WordPress or Wix bills
- Changes go live in minutes, not weeks
One day of learning replaces years of design invoices.
You keep the skills for every page you add after.
Save your seat: $497 CADTake both
Your website brings customers in. Your tools and automations take care of them.
Take both bootcamps, build the whole machine yourself, and save $197.
Take both: $797 CADCan't make the date? Your seat moves to the next one.
Extra support hours are available for purchase if you need them.
We record the bootcamp and sometimes use clips in our promotional materials, so you may appear on video.
Find out if this bootcamp is right for you
Both bootcamps
Which bootcamp should I take?
If the friction is inside your business, think manual tasks, repetitive admin, tools you wish existed, take Build Apps, Internal Tools or Automations.
If your problem is customers not finding you or not converting after they land on your website, take Build Your Website & Get Found By AI. Building the whole machine? Take both and save $197.
What if I can't make the next bootcamp?
We host both bootcamps every season: fall, winter, spring, and summer. Can't make the next one? We'll sign you up for the one after it instead. Your spot is saved.
Do I need to know how to code?
No. This is built for small business owners with no technical background. If you can use a web browser, you can do this.
You will not write, edit, or review code at any point. Zero coding. Zero technical background required.
Who is this not for?
If you're a technical business owner, this course isn't the right fit. It's built specifically for non-technical business owners who want to build it themselves before spending serious money on development.
What will I actually build?
In the apps bootcamp: your app, or internal tools and automations ready to use in your business.
In the website bootcamp: a live website you built yourself, optimized for AI searches.
Built live during the bootcamp, with our instructor guiding every step.
Is this just an AI tutorial?
No, and that distinction matters. Free AI tutorials are on YouTube.
What you're paying for here is AL's guardrails framework, built into your build from the first prompt, and a team that troubleshoots with you for 30 days. That's the difference between a build that helps you and one that costs you.
Are these skills transferable to other AI tools?
Yes. The approach, the prompting patterns, the guardrails framework; all of it carries over to any AI-assisted building tool. The platform matters less than the thinking behind it.
What if something breaks and I do not know why?
That is what your 30 days of Slack support are for. You bring the problem, and our team works through it with you. You do not have to figure it out alone.
Want live help? The Extra Support upgrade adds two virtual office hours with one of our team members.
What if I need more help after my 30 days?
You can purchase additional support hours. No pressure to buy more. The option is there if you need it.
Apps, internal tools and automations bootcamp
Will this give me a production-ready app?
No. This bootcamp teaches you how to build a prototype. Not a commercial-ready application.
If you want to launch at scale, you will need a developer eventually. But a working prototype changes that conversation.
You validate your idea before spending serious money. You show a developer exactly what you are building instead of trying to explain it from scratch. That alone can save you tens of thousands of dollars.
What happens after?
You leave with what you built and a clear picture of what comes next.
That might mean continuing to build on your own using what you learned, using your build to get real customer feedback before spending money on development, or walking into a conversation with a developer and showing them exactly what you need instead of trying to describe it from scratch.
The bootcamp gives you the build. It also gives you the map.
What about AI hallucinations and code bloat?
These are real risks when building with AI tools. The AI can confidently generate code that does not work. It can add unnecessary complexity that makes your project harder to manage over time.
AL's guardrails framework is specifically designed to prevent this from happening.
Who owns my code, and what are the risks of building on an AI platform?
AL covers this directly. There are real pros and cons to building and publishing inside an AI-assisted tool.
Who owns the code, how it is hosted, what happens if you want to move it. You will know exactly how to set this up safely before you publish anything.
Website bootcamp
I just need a website or a brochure. Do you build those for clients?
No, and that's on purpose. We teach you to build them yourself.
Business owners in service industries, like realtors, consultants, and coaches, come to the bootcamp and leave with a live website or professionally designed marketing documents they built with their own hands.
You own it outright, you can update it yourself whenever you want, and you never wait on an agency to change a headline or a phone number.
One day of learning replaces years of design invoices.
What happens after?
You leave with a live website you own and can update yourself; changes go live in minutes, not weeks.
Keep adding pages and content with the same method, and you never wait on an agency to change a headline or a phone number.