Raw-Clauding: How to Think with AI
Laura Esquibel Ackerman
producer/non-technical raw-clauder
Build a thinking partnership with AI that gets better every session.
The most important thing for all of us to keep up with is our own thinking, especially when we're thinking with AI. But humans don't have persistent energy and AI doesn't have persistent memory. It's exhausting keeping up with all our sh*t and helping AI keep up with it too. And how we show up shapes what shows up.
raw-clauding = files + partnership (intelligence meeting intelligence in markdown)
By the end you'll be able to pick up any thread, any thought, any time because you'll have an archive of thinking texture (not compressed summaries). You'll create custom skills that surface their own friction and improve themselves. And everything lives in plain text you own and can edit directly, so you stay close to your thinking as it compounds.
Same method, two formats:
2 day bootcamp: Two sessions across two days; for people already using AI daily
2 week course: Four live sessions + office hours; guided onramp, step by step
(if you can write a note, you can do this, even if you're non-technical)
What you’ll learn
How to think *with* AI and build a system where each session compounds.
Practice 50/50 partnership: from "give me an answer" to "let's figure this out together"
Pressure-test decisions through multiple lenses to catch what either of you might miss
Push back (and forth) to let ideas find shapes you wouldn't reach working alone
Codify your own knowledge and flows into custom skills you can read, edit, and share
Skills can pull you closer to your thinking or further from it; why you want both, and when to use which
Build a local markdown system you can plug into whichever AI you want to think with
Learn how where you put things shapes how you and AI think together
Capture sessions verbatim: both voices, full texture, nothing compressed
End sessions with dedicated handoffs so you and AI can jump right back in
Learn directly from Laura
Laura Esquibel Ackerman
producer/non-technical raw-clauder
Who this course is for
You use AI daily and want a thinking partner. You're tired of re-explaining yourself and want AI that knows you and amplifies your ideas.
You're curious about AI but don't know where to start. You want to think with AI and it feels like you're already behind (you're not).
Your thoughts aren't linear. You think in tangents, side quests, and brain dumps and want AI to help keep you close to all of it.
Prerequisites
This course is NOT for everyone
Those who just want AI to do things for them (tool mode) might not enjoy the 50/50 collaboration modeled in this course
Tools/subscriptions
Claude Pro ($20/mo), Cursor ($20/mo or free), Obsidian (free)
What's included
Live sessions
Learn directly from Laura Esquibel Ackerman in a real-time, interactive format.
Architecture and infrastructure
A year of iteration compressed into a ready-to-use system (you customize on day 1).
Optional pre-course tech setup
Help getting started with Claude Code in Cursor and Obsidian before the first session.
Office hours
Extra time for questions, help navigating friction, etc.
Certificate of completion
Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.
Alumni cohort
Share insights and stay connected as we all keep learning together.
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
2 live sessions • 14 lessons
Week 1
Apr
2
Day 1: System/Capture
Apr
3
Day 2: Loop/Partnership
System
Capture
Loop
Partnership
Free resources
Schedule
Live sessions
4-6 hrs / week
4 hrs of live sessions + optional office hours & tech setup for 2 week option
Thu, Apr 2
3:00 PM—5:00 PM (UTC)
Fri, Apr 3
3:00 PM—5:00 PM (UTC)
Projects
2-6 hrs / week
learning about and customizing your system as you use it, however much you're able to because it all compounds
Frequently asked questions
$1,200
USD
3 days left to enroll