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Claude
the 7-hour course

The same system we install in private workshops — recorded, on your laptop, at your pace.

Seven hours of step-through video. 100+ tools wired into Claude Code. Weekly live Q&A. Lifetime access and updates. No subscription.

No spam. One launch email, then nothing until something matters.

7 hours of videoSelf-pacedLifetime accessWeekly live Q&A
100+
Tools wired into Claude
7 hrs
Step-through video
Weekly
Live Q&A with Ryan
Lifetime
Access and updates

Is this course right for you?

You're a great fit

This course is for you if…

  • You own or run a small business and want Claude wired into the work, not bolted on as a chatbot
  • You can install software on your own laptop and follow a video walkthrough end-to-end
  • You have a real workflow you want a Claude agent to take over — outreach, follow-ups, reporting, ops
  • You have watched a year of AI demos and want the actual install, not another overview deck

This course is not for you if…

  • You want a tour of every AI tool on the market — this is one stack, set up properly
  • You already ship agents in production at scale and have your own internal playbook
  • You will not touch a terminal or edit a config file even with a video showing exactly where to click
  • You want plug-and-play prompt templates — the course teaches infrastructure, not phrasing
The curriculum

Six modules. Seven hours.

Every module is a walk-through — record open on one half of the screen, your laptop on the other. You follow along and the system gets installed as you go.

01

VS Code + Claude Code, installed properly

~50 min

macOS, Windows (WSL2), and Linux. API keys, terminal config, the extensions that earn their keep. End state: a Claude Code session you can launch from any folder.

02

The CLAUDE.md brain

~65 min

The single file that turns Claude from a generalist into your operator. Voice, workflow rules, escalation paths, anti-patterns. This module alone changes how every future session behaves.

03

100+ tools, wired in

~75 min

Gmail, Outlook, Stripe, Supabase, n8n, your Ential Marketing Hub — connected via MCP so Claude can read and act, not just suggest. We install the lot together.

04

Deep onboarding

~60 min

Hand Claude the same context a new hire would get — your business model, customers, calendar, current systems. The result is an operator who knows your shape before you ask.

05

Multi-agent workflows

~80 min

One Claude session that orchestrates others — a research agent, a writer, a reviewer, a publisher. The pattern where leverage starts to compound. Two real workflows built end-to-end.

06

Deploy your own agents

~90 min

Take an agent out of your laptop and put it on a server that runs without you. Scheduling, secrets, logs, failure modes. By the end of this module one of your agents is live.

What this is

A system. Not a prompt pack.

No prompt templates

We do not sell you a PDF of phrases to paste. The course installs the structure that makes any prompt land — once that is in place, the phrasing is the easy part.

No filler hours

Seven hours because that is how long the install takes when nothing is padded. No history-of-AI module, no chapter on why agents matter, no productivity lecture.

Built on your business

Modules 02 and 04 are built around your CLAUDE.md and your onboarding — the agent you finish with is yours, not a demo project on someone else's data.

What you walk out with

A working AI agent running against a real workflow in your business

A CLAUDE.md brain shaped to how you operate — reusable across every future agent

100+ tools wired into Claude via MCP, ready for whatever you build next

Two multi-agent workflows you can adapt to any operations task

What's included

7 hours of step-through video

Six modules, full uncut walk-throughs

Lifetime access

No subscription, no expiring seat

Weekly live Q&A with Ryan

One hour every Thursday at 5pm AEST

Private community

Other operators going through the same install

Starter CLAUDE.md and configs

The exact files we install in private workshops

Update access forever

When the toolchain shifts, the videos are re-cut and yours

Ryan Drake, Founder of Ential

A note from Ryan

Founder, Ential

I run Claude in a Day in person. One room, a day of work, an AI system installed by 5pm. It works — but it costs four figures and a flight, and the request that keeps coming back is the same one: can you record it?

So we are. Same playbook, same install, on your laptop, at your pace. Seven hours of video because that is how long the install takes when nothing is padded. Weekly live Q&A so you are not stuck on your own. Lifetime updates because the toolchain shifts every few months and the videos need to keep up.

The waitlist gets the launch date first and the pricing first. After that it opens up. If this is the thing you have been waiting on, leave your email and I'll write to you when it's ready.

From the workshop

Same playbook. In their words.

The course is the recorded version of what these operators sat through in person.

“Every AI session I've had with Ryan expands what I'm capable of and last quarter was our best and most productive one yet. Amazing live events, incredible people, very grateful to have connected with Ryan and his team.”

Alistair James
4 reviews

“Ryan is an absolute powerhouse! I've learnt so much from him. His workshops are some of the best I've been to — I've been to many. His facilitation and expertise is really next level.”

Becca Martin
Local Guide · 19 reviews

Frequently asked questions

Waitlist members get the launch date first — expect mid-2026. We hold the announcement to the list before any public marketing so you get the early-access window before pricing settles.

Lifetime. Once you buy in, the videos and updates are yours — no annual subscription, no expiring seat. As the toolchain evolves we re-cut affected modules and you get them at no extra cost.

No. Modules 01–04 are operator-led, designed for business owners working in their own laptop. Modules 05–06 ramp into multi-agent and deployment — still walked through step-by-step, but you should be comfortable copying commands and editing config files.

Both. Setup module covers macOS, Windows (via WSL2), and Linux. Bring a laptop you can install developer tools on — Claude Code, VS Code, Node.js, Git. If your work laptop is locked down by IT, use a personal machine.

No. Each seat is per-person — the course is designed around your business, your CLAUDE.md, your tools. We offer team pricing once a third seat is added; ask us at hello@ential.com after launch.

After launch: 14-day refund if you have not watched past Module 02. We make this generous because the first two modules are the foundation — if they do not click for you, the rest will not either.

Same system, different shape. The Brisbane workshop is one room, one day, hands-on with Ryan. The course is the recorded build — same playbook, your own laptop, your own pace, plus weekly live Q&A. If you cannot make the workshop dates or do not live in Australia, this is the route in.

Yes — the integration module is platform-agnostic. We show the Ential Marketing Hub flow because that is what we run on, and walk through Gmail, Outlook, Stripe, Supabase, and n8n alongside. Bring whatever stack you already have.

Reply to any waitlist email with the word "off" and we remove you the same day. No tracking, no retargeting, no resold list.

Be first in line when it opens

Waitlist members get the launch date first and the pricing first.