Builder or watcher?
If you're comfortable where you are and you don't want to challenge yourself, this isn't for you.
This is for you if
- AI is fun to you and you're excited to try the new thing
- You ship before you feel ready, beginner or not
- You want AI to make you money: clients, products, partnerships
- You'll show your face, post your work, and go to AI events
This isn't for you if
- AI feels like homework, or something to be afraid of
- You're waiting to learn more before you start
- You'd rather watch, collect tutorials, or talk about the app you'll build someday
- You're comfortable where you are and don't want to be challenged
Built for
- People going after grants, partnerships, sponsorships, or funding
- People who may start a startup or nonprofit, or who do business in AI
- People who want to have fun with AI and explore open source safely
- People who want to be challenged and test their intellect
What to bring
A link to something you've put live (a deployed app, a repo, a client project, or a store listing) and one piece of work to move forward.
Prompt generators and AI landing pages with nothing behind them don't count. Bring the same dish twice with no movement and you sit out until it moves. We'll try our best to get to everyone every week, unless the rooms get too big!
What's on the menu
Every Wednesday has a special: one topic we build around, like creation, systems, outreach, agents, or brand deals. Plus AI news, show-and-tell, Q&A, and a live sprint.
You don't have to agree. You do have to try.
- Fight the work, not the person, and ship either way.
- Everybody uses the tools; owners submit to them.
- Come with one thing you're going to submit.
- Not shipped yet? Start in the Digital Alchemy Academy library and come back with your link.
- Sprints aren't recorded. We ask before sharing anyone's voice, camera, or screen.
Everybody uses the tools. Owners submit to them.
Outside
Outside is the crew behind The Cookout; ask at check-in.
Questions
Is it free?
Yes.
Where is it?
Live on Google Meet. Luma sends you the link when you're approved.
What time is it for me?
Every Wednesday, 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM Central. That's noon to 1:15 PM Eastern, or 9:00 to 10:15 AM Pacific.
Is it recorded?
Sprints aren't recorded. We ask before sharing anyone's voice, camera, or screen.
I'm a beginner.
Beginners who move fast are in. Waiting to feel ready? Start in the Digital Alchemy Academy library and come back with your link.
Is it accessible?
Google Meet has live captions you can turn on. Need something else to take part? Read the accessibility statement and tell us.