Intro to Claude Code (for non-engineers)

Hosted by Ryan Smith

Fri, Jan 9, 2026

6:00 PM UTC (30 minutes)

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Product Builder: Claude Code Foundations
Ryan Smith
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What you'll learn

Installation & First Launch

Install Claude Code in minutes. Launch a first session and understand the terminal interface that transforms work.

AI-Powered Research

Research any topic: competitor analysis, market trends, or technical concepts. Synthesize sources, extract insights.

Document Generation

Create markdown documents, organize them into folders, and build a knowledge base you can reference.

Why this topic matters

This 30-minute session shows you the difference between using AI and working with AI agents. Execute multi-step tasks end-to-end. This is the skill gap that separates AI-curious from AI-fluent professionals in 2026. A $20/mo Claude Pro plan (min) is required.

You'll learn from

Ryan Smith

CEO & Product Lead, Smith Horn Group (prev. Shopify, Delphia, Digital Animal)

Ryan is an x-Shopify Product Leader, and prior deep learning founder, who shipped 6M+ lines of code on GitHub in 2025 with Claude Code. He holds a US Patent in computer vision, an MBA from UBC, and currently helps enterprise teams like Asana, Cloudinary, and Boeing adopt agentic AI workflows.

Previously at Shopify, Delphia (YC18)

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