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Building personal software to 10x your productivity

Hosted by Colin Matthews

Thu, Aug 6, 2026

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Become an AI-Native Builder
Colin Matthews
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What you'll learn

Learn how to build personal software

See the difference between building for massive user bases vs. building for yourself, and what shortcuts you can take

Understand the different ways data can be stored

Learn about storage on your local computer, in shared file systems, or in databases.

Learn how to build tools that work with AI as a copilot

See how to build software that both you and your AI can use together.

Why this topic matters

One of the most overlooked ways to leverage AI is by building hyper-specific tools for your use case. In this session, I'll show you not only how to vibe code valuable tools, but also build them in a way where you and your AI can work together on a task, with the AI as your copilot.

You'll learn from

Colin Matthews

Head of Education, Lenny's Newsletter

I'm a technical PM and builder who has taught more than 40k PMs, designers, and tech professionals the fundamentals of shipping software. I've been featured by Lenny four times, spoken at product conferences and events, and assisted Fortune 500 companies with technical upskilling and AI adoption.


My main goal with any course is to help you build your own mental model of how a technology or system works. Because of how fast the industry is changing, I think its more valuable to understand something from first principles than it is to learn a specific tool or product.

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