Compound Thinking with Claude Code
Laura Esquibel Ackerman
producer/non-technical raw clauder
Build a thinking partnership with AI that gets better every session
The most important thing to keep up with is our own ideas. But humans don't have persistent energy and AI doesn't have persistent memory (yet). This course teaches you to bridge that gap with local markdown files, skills, and a curiosity-first thinking partnership with AI.
You'll work with Claude Code in Cursor, where your files, your AI, and your thinking live side by side in plain text you own. When your thinking lives in markdown files on your computer, you and your ideas aren't locked into any platform. Every session builds on the last and nothing gets lost. You can follow your curiosity instead of counting tokens.
By the end, you'll have your own system that gets better the more you use it. You'll build an archive of thinking texture. You'll create skills that surface their own friction and improve themselves. No lock-in, no more cold starts. Pick up any thread, any thought, any time. Intelligence meeting intelligence in markdown. If you can write a note, you can do this.
What you’ll learn
How to stay close to your thinking and build a system that compounds
Local markdown files on your computer, plug them into whichever AI you want
Your thinking is portable, own it forever and never migrate again
Codified workflows that surface their own friction and suggest improvements
Feel the difference as improvements compound (future-you will be stoked)
Capture conversations verbatim, nothing compressed, findable months later
End sessions with handoffs so next-you arrives with momentum
Curiosity and conversation produce better thinking than setting and forgetting
Pressure-test decisions through multiple lenses to catch what you might miss
Learn what to use when you want AI, when you want your files, or both
No traditional coding required, the barrier to entry is curiosity
Learn directly from Laura
Laura Esquibel Ackerman
producer/non-technical raw clauder
Who this course is for
You use AI daily but you start over every session, your best ideas disappear into chat threads, and you keep re-explaining yourself.
Your thoughts aren't linear. You think in tangents, side quests, and brain dumps and want a system that keeps you close to all of it.
You want a thinking partner. AI that pushes back, follows curiosity, builds on what you've thought together and amplifies your ideas.
What's included
Live sessions
Learn directly from Laura Esquibel Ackerman in a real-time, interactive format.
Office hours
Extra time for questions, help navigating friction, etc.
Architecture and infrastructure
A system compressed from a year of iteration for you to customize on day 1.
Optional pre-course tech setup
Help getting started with Claude Code in Cursor before the first session.
Community of peers
Stay accountable and share insights with people building alongside you.
Lifetime access to course materials
Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.
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
6 live sessions • 14 lessons • 4 projects
Week 1
Mar
30
Session 1: System
Apr
1
Session 2: Capture
Apr
3
Office hours
System
Capture
Week 2
Apr
6
Session 3: Loop
Apr
8
Session 4: Partnership
Apr
10
Office hours + Skill share
Loop
Partnership
Free resources
Schedule
Live sessions
4-5 hrs / week
4 hrs/week of live sessions plus optional office hours
Mon, Mar 30
9:00 PM—11:00 PM (UTC)
Wed, Apr 1
9:00 PM—11:00 PM (UTC)
Fri, Apr 3
5:00 PM—6:00 PM (UTC)
Projects
4-5 hrs / week
customizing and using the system on your own stuff
Async content
1-2 hrs / week
Frequently asked questions
$1,199
USD