Claude Code with Garry Tan's 'gstack' Masterclass
Dmitry Shapiro
CEO @ MindStudio.ai | ex-Product @Google
Stop prompting like a junior dev. Start directing Claude Code like a CEO.
Most people use Claude Code like a fancy autocomplete. Garry Tan — CEO of Y Combinator — uses it like a full engineering org: CEO, eng manager, staff engineer, QA, and release engineer, all running from the terminal.
His open-source setup, gstack, helped him ship ~10K lines of code and 100 PRs per week for 50 straight days. In this 4-hour hands-on workshop, you'll install his exact setup, run every skill end-to-end, and leave with a production-ready AI development workflow you can use Monday morning.
What you’ll learn
Go from using Claude Code as autocomplete to running it like a full engineering org — planning, reviewing, QA-ing, and shipping in one flow
Set up all 6 gstack skills globally and inside a real repo using the one-paste install — with live troubleshooting if anything breaks
Configure your CLAUDE.md to integrate gstack skills so Claude automatically uses the right tool for planning, review, QA, and shipping
Leave with a fully working gstack installation and a project repo configured and ready to build against
Use /plan-ceo-review to reframe any ticket or feature idea into a "10-star experience" using the Brian Chesky method baked into the skill
Practice turning a mundane task into a product vision that optimizes for user delight and virality — not just shipping the bare minimum
Leave with a reusable product-first planning template you can apply to every future feature or project
Run /plan-eng-review to generate architecture diagrams, data flow maps, and edge case analysis — the same rigor a senior eng manager brings
Chain /review for a paranoid, staff-engineer-level code review that catches security bugs, race conditions, and risks you'd miss
Leave with a repeatable plan → architecture → review pipeline you can run on every feature
Use gstack's /browse skill — a compiled Playwright binary ~20x faster than Chrome MCP — to click through flows, screenshot, and validate UI
Give Claude "actual eyes on the product" so it can catch visual bugs, broken layouts, and flow issues before code review
Leave knowing how to integrate visual QA into every build cycle — the most under-used skill in gstack
Run the full gstack cycle: /plan-ceo-review → /plan-eng-review → build → /review → /browse → /ship to open a real, tested pull request
Use /ship to automatically sync with main, run tests, push your branch, and open a PR — no manual git ceremony required
Leave with an actual merged PR from the workshop and the muscle memory to repeat this full cycle every single day
Use /retro to analyze your commits, identify patterns in what slowed you down, and generate concrete improvement actions with tracking
Build the habit most fast-shipping teams skip: structured reflection with commit-level analysis that compounds your velocity over time
Leave with a weekly retro system you can run solo or roll out to your team for continuous improvement
Learn directly from Dmitry
Dmitry Shapiro
CEO @ Mindstudio, ex-CTO @ MySpace
Who this course is for
PMs, founders & CEOs who want to ship features themselves. Get a system that bakes product thinking into every build, not just code volume.
Non-technical builders
who want to go from "it wrote some code" to shipping tested features end-to-end.Engineers & developers who use Claude Code but lack a structured workflow. Stop writing ad-hoc prompts — start directing like an eng lead.
Prerequisites
Claude Pro Subscription
A Claude Pro ($20/mo) or Claude Max subscription with Claude Code access
Basic terminal experience
Basic comfort with the terminal (cd, ls, git basics)
A project you have or want to do
A project or repo you want to work on during the workshop (side project, work feature, or starter template we'll provide)
What's included
Live sessions
Learn directly from Dmitry Shapiro in a real-time, interactive format.
Lifetime access
Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.
Community of peers
Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.
Certificate of completion
Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.
Maven Guarantee
This course is backed by the Maven Guarantee. Students are eligible for a full refund up until the halfway point of the course.
Course syllabus
Week 1
Apr
4
Claude Code with Garry Tan's 'gstack' Masterclass
Module 1: Setup & Mental Model (45 min)
Module 2: Product-First Planning (45 min)
Module 3: Build, Review, and QA (90 min)
Module 4: Ship, Retro, and Customize (45 min)
Schedule
Live sessions
4 hrs
Sat, Apr 4
4:00 PM—8:00 PM (UTC)
Projects
4 hrs
Async content
1 hr
Frequently asked questions
See you inside!
This is a single 4-hour session. No drip content, no 8-week commitment. You show up, you build, you ship. One afternoon to install the same system the CEO of Y Combinator uses to write 10K lines of code a week.
$399
USD