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Vibe Coding for Non-Developers: Build Your First AI-Powered Prototype
Beginner friendly
Interactive live sessions
Recordings available
The Vibe Coding for Non-Developers Workshop is a live, hands-on program where you’ll build AI-powered prototypes using modern AI tools and automation workflows. Learn how to turn ideas into working systems with AI agents, workflow automation, databases, and production-ready prototyping tools — no advanced coding experience required. Through guided projects, you’ll create practical workflows like automated invoice systems, email-to-database pipelines, PDF review systems, and AI agent automations focused on real-world business use cases. By the end, you’ll have a working prototype, reusable workflows, and practical AI implementation skills you can apply to productivity, operations, and future AI-native projects.
Erik Malkemus
Erik MalkemusFounder of Trimson, Inc., AI Product Leader
Upcoming workshopsGet step-by-step guidance, ask questions, and learn with peers in live virtual sessions with Erik Malkemus, Founder of Trimson, Inc., AI Product Leader.
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Jun 11 - Jun 12
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Stay accountable to your goalsGet step-by-step guidance, ask questions, and learn from an industry expert alongside your peers.
Portfolio projectsPut your learning into action, and build portfolio-ready projects
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Erik MalkemusFounder of Trimson, Inc., AI Product Leader

Meet your workshop instructor

Erik Malkemus is Head of Artificial Intelligence at PlanetArt and founder of Trimson, Inc., the company behind Local Hoist, a desktop AI coding app focused on transparency, control, and full access to the context window. Over 15 years at PlanetArt, Erik has led product, operations, and AI initiatives across a portfolio of 30+ consumer brands, moving from operations leadership into product management and now hands-on AI strategy and implementation. Today, Erik prototypes AI workflows, defines prompts and tooling, builds working software with AI assistance, and partners with engineering teams to bring systems into production. His work includes building and scaling an AI customer service chatbot to over 90% automation across 65+ brand and geography combinations, as well as leading internal AI enablement, training, guardrails, and adoption across the organization. Erik’s teaching philosophy is practical and builder-first: learn by making something useful while understanding how the system components work together. He is especially interested in AI agents, developer tools, vibe coding, workflow automation, and helping beginners become confident enough to build software that makes a real impact.

Workshop Syllabus

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    Jun 11-Jun 122 days
    Session times
    • Thursday5:30-6:30 PM UTC
    • Thursday6:30-7:30 PM UTC
    • Thursday7:30-8:30 PM UTC
    • Thursday8:30-9:30 PM UTC
    • Thursday9:30-10:30 PM UTC
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Schedule

  • Session 1

    From Idea to System Skeleton

    • Thursday - Jun 115:30-6:30 PM UTC
      Welcome + Tool Overview
    • Thursday - Jun 116:30-7:30 PM UTC
      Project Planning with AI
    • Thursday - Jun 117:30-8:30 PM UTC
      Services Setup
    • Thursday - Jun 118:30-9:30 PM UTC
      Scaffold + Database
    • Thursday - Jun 119:30-10:30 PM UTC
      Email Intake + Persistence
  • Session 2

    From System Skeleton to Working Prototype

    • Friday - Jun 125:30-6:30 PM UTC
      Recap + Agent Loop
    • Friday - Jun 126:30-7:30 PM UTC
      Tools + Invoice Drafting
    • Friday - Jun 127:30-8:30 PM UTC
      PDF + Review Email
    • Friday - Jun 128:30-9:30 PM UTC
      Follow-Ups + Debugging
    • Friday - Jun 129:30-10:30 PM UTC
      Evaluation + Wrap-Up
Workshop Certificate
After completing all sessions, earn a certificate to share your achievement.
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Projects

Workshop skills

  • Vibe Coding
  • AI Workflow Design
  • AI Agent Loops
  • Workflow Automation
  • Prompt Engineering
  • Database Integration
  • Prototype Development
  • AI Debugging
  • Email Automation
  • Production-Ready AI Systems
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What I valued most was the focus on real-world system design and architecture. Our instructor went above and beyond, reinforcing fundamentals until they stuck and making complex concepts like LangChain approachable. The bootcamp gave me the structured, hands-on learning I needed to master skills that truly matter in the industry.
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Jonathan Ben NewellTech Program Manager at iFITUnited States
This was an amazing experience! The doubt-clearing sessions were especially helpful, allowing me to learn from my own questions and others'. I loved how each homework task pushed me to apply concepts in new ways, which really made the knowledge stick. I came out of the bootcamp confident and excited to keep building projects — it’s easily a 9.5/10!
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Liz ThorpBootcamp participantUnited Kingdom
This bootcamp is incredible value for the money. Compared to other bootcamps that charge exorbitant fees, Codecademy provides top-notch instruction and a supportive learning environment at an affordable price. It’s perfect for beginners and professionals!
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Priyanka AdhikariTeam Lead, DeelIndia

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