How to Automate Every Business Function using Claude Code

Mark Nguyen

Microsoft Senior Software Engineer

Arpan Bakshi

CTO of Atlas Learn

The most practical Claude Code course on Maven

Claude Code might seem like a big daunting tool that does everything, but at its core, it does just two things:

  • Writes Code

  • Runs workflows.

That's it. Most people get bogged with using Claude Code to build apps that don't get users, or worse, write code that's buggy and unsafe – then spend ages trying to fix it.

But the people who are winning with Claude Code realise it's true power is in running workflows. Blitzing through 1000s of items of work in minutes, rather than days. As a result, they build more profitable businesses, get promoted and benefit from the monumental industrial shift unfolding before our eyes.

This course teaches you how to automate tasks across every business function, making you more profit, more employable and generally more excited for technology and the future.

This is the most exciting automation course on Maven - sign up now.

What you’ll learn

By the end of this course, automation won't feel like a technical mountain. It'll feel like something you know how to do fluently.

  • Learn a simple framework for scoring tasks by time drain, repetitiveness, and error risk

  • Spot the "hidden" automations already happening manually across your business - the ones you've stopped noticing.

  • Prioritize a starting list so you get quick wins instead of over-automating on day one.

  • Discover why jumping straight to "automate" is the #1 reason business automations fail - and what has to happen first

  • Learn the simple 3-step sequence that turns any chaotic, in-your-head process into something Claude Code can actually run reliably

  • See why this framework is the difference between a one-off automation and a business that runs itself.

  • Integrate with spreadsheets, email, and CRMs without switching your existing stack

  • Pull and push data between systems that don't naturally talk to each other

  • Avoid the "new software for everything" trap by automating inside your current tools

  • Configure permissions so Claude Code only accesses what it needs - nothing more.

  • Set up review checkpoints for anything touching money, customers, or sensitive data.

  • Avoid the most common security mistake business owners make when automating for the first time: overly broad access.

  • Spot vague instructions before they cause unreliable output

  • Build in verification steps so failures get caught, not shipped

  • Learn the specific access and permission mistakes that turn automations into liabilities

  • Leave the course with real workflows built for your own business, not hypothetical examples

  • Have a reusable template structure to build future automations faster

  • Know exactly how to extend, adjust, and maintain what you've built after the course ends

Learn directly from Mark & Arpan

Mark Nguyen

Mark Nguyen

Senior Software Engineer @ Microsoft

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Arpan Bakshi

Arpan Bakshi

CTO at Atlas Learn

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Who this course is for

  • Founders looking to build AI-native companies and do more with less

  • Professionals frustrated with manual and busy work

  • Career ascenders who want to be recognised as the AI-expert in their organisation

What's included

Live sessions

Learn directly from Mark Nguyen & Arpan Bakshi 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

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Course syllabus

4 live sessions • 17 lessons • 4 projects

Week 1

Jul 27—Aug 2

    Jul

    27

    Masterclass 01: The Learn, Systemise & Automate Framework

    Mon 7/272:00 PM—5:00 PM (UTC)

    Build Your Automation Tech Stack

    6 items

Week 2

Aug 3—Aug 9

    Aug

    3

    Masterclass 02: Claude for Sales

    Mon 8/32:00 PM—5:00 PM (UTC)

    Module 02: Claude for Sales

    6 items

Schedule

Live sessions

3 hrs / week

    • Mon, Jul 27

      2:00 PM—5:00 PM (UTC)

    • Mon, Aug 3

      2:00 PM—5:00 PM (UTC)

    • Mon, Aug 10

      2:00 PM—5:00 PM (UTC)

    • Mon, Aug 17

      2:00 PM—5:00 PM (UTC)

Group Coaching

2 hrs / week

Live, group coaching "lab sessions" to guide you through the practical automation build-outs

Practical Automation Build-outs

8-16 hrs / week

Self-guided, detailed worksheets to build automations using Claude Code

Frequently asked questions

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Private cohort

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A dedicated cohort with a custom schedule and curriculum, tailored to your team.

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