Harold Dijkstra
Kieran Ball
Free Lesson

How to build custom tools to boost your productivity

45 min
Oct 28, 2026 10:00 AM

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What you'll learn

Discover how to use AI to build your own tools

Join us live to learn how to bring your own ideas to life without writing any code.

Learn how to get started with Claude Code

Follow our beginner-friendly demo from idea to working tool, and get ready to build your own tools.

Save time by building custom tools tailored to your work

Custom tools are shortcuts for repetitive, manual tasks. Build the tool once and use it whenever you need it.

Why this topic matters

Every job has manual, recurring tasks that take up more time than they should, because the tools you use at work can't do them for you. This Lightning Lesson helps you turn those tasks into build opportunities. You'll learn how to describe what you need in plain English and let AI handle the technical side. So the next time something slows you down, you can build a solution yourself.

You'll learn from

Harold Dijkstra

Harold Dijkstra

3 years on Maven, 1600+ students

Helped 1600+ bootcamp students, from companies like:
Microsoft
Amazon
Shopify.com
Canva
Meta
Kieran Ball

Kieran Ball

Your guide to building with AI

Ready to help you get started with:
Lovable
Claude
Supabase
GitHub
Zapier
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