Claude Code for Freelancers, Solo Founders & Consultants (workshop)

Schedule

Wed May 20 2026 at 05:30 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC+02:00

Location

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | Amsterdam, NH

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3-hour AI hands-on workshop. Tickets available at: luma.com/simpleai
About this Event

for Freelancers, Solo Founders & Consultants

Tickets available at: luma.com/simpleai

Walk in with your laptop. Walk out with an AI Operating System that knows your business, your tone, and your workflow.

Three hours. Hands-on. By the time you leave, your laptop is running Claude Code with your personal AI brain installed and a setup you'll use the next morning.

Edition #3 sold out.


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The problem

You're using ChatGPT. It's fine. But every conversation starts from zero. You re-explain your business, your tone, your clients, your goals. Every time.

You've heard about Claude. You've heard about agents. You don't know where to start, and most tutorials online are written for engineers, not for someone running a freelance practice or a small business.

Most people use AI like Google. The few who set it up properly use it like a junior employee who never sleeps and never forgets context.

This workshop closes that gap in three hours.


What you'll build

By the end of the night your laptop runs:

  • A persistent AI brain that remembers who you are and what you do
  • A connected system that reads your files, drafts in your voice, and writes from your context
  • A real branding guideline for your business (we build this together as the warm-up)
  • A real client proposal generated from a transcript (in front of your eyes)
  • A working pipeline that connects Figma to Claude so your AI can design carousels in your brand
  • A skills library you keep: 40+ pre-built capabilities, 60+ AI agents

Not a tutorial project. Your business, your context, your output.


The schedule

Module 1 — Welcome and Why You're Here (15 min) Quick intros. The state of AI right now. Why Claude Code is different from ChatGPT, Cursor, or any tool you've used. What you'll walk out with tonight.

Module 2 — Build Your AI OS (90 min) We install Claude Code on your laptop. We set up your personal context file together: your business, your tone, your clients, all loaded in. Then we put it to work. You generate your branding guideline. You generate a real client proposal from a transcript. The folder populates in front of you. You see, in real time, how persistent context turns Claude into something fundamentally different from ChatGPT.

Module 3 — How to Talk to AI (60 min) What's actually happening under the hood. Tokens, sessions, context windows, memory. Why some prompts work and others don't. The principles that scale: context engineering, role design, structured output, agent orchestration. The mistakes that K*ll 90% of AI workflows.

Module 4 — Where This Is Going (15 min) The 12-month roadmap for AI. What's about to be possible, what's already breaking, and how to stay ahead without burning out.


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Who this is for
  • Freelancers who lose hours every week to admin, copy, and proposals
  • Solo founders running every function of their business themselves
  • Consultants selling their time who want to multiply it
  • Small business owners tired of paying agencies for things AI does in an hour
  • Marketers, designers, and creators working as a one-person team

You don't need a technical background. If you can install Notion, you can do this.


Who this is not for
  • People who want to ship production software (different workshop, different teachers).
  • People looking for ChatGPT prompt tricks (we go deeper).
  • People who want a passive lecture (you bring your laptop, you build).

What's included
  • 3 hours of hands-on instruction, capped at 15 people
  • Claude Code installed and configured on your laptop, ready to use
  • Your personal AI Operating System, built during the session
  • 50+ skills and 60+ agents you keep
  • A real branding guideline and a real proposal, both generated from your own business

Your instructor

has 10+ years of entrepreneurial & product experience. He holds a degree in Artificial Intelligence. Built and exited his AI startup, backed by Antler, one of the world's top early-stage VCs.

He has delivered 30+ AI workshops and trained 1,000+ professionals from companies including Deloitte, Accenture, and Tommy Hilfiger. He contributed to building the AI curriculum at VU Amsterdam.

Vasko's companies are fully powered with AI: client work, content, finance, marketing, design, ops. The setup you'll build at this workshop is the same one he uses every day.

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/iliavasko


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What past attendees said

"I have never learned so much in only 2 hours. Very compact and very practical. AI has come to life for me."
Bernard Smith, Accountant (35 years experience)


"I thought I was one of these dinosaurs who thought AI is far from me. This was more than I expected."
Olinda Christian, Coach and business owner (33 years experience)


Investment
  • Early bird (first 5 spots): €197 (incl. 21% BTW)
  • Regular: €297 (incl. 21% BTW)
  • VIP (4 spots only): €497 (incl. 21% BTW)
    see below for what's included

VIP upgrade (only 4 spots)
Everything in the workshop, plus:

3-hour personal AI session (€600 value) A private consultation where we map your business end to end, surface the 3 highest-leverage AI projects you should ship next, and design the architecture you'll need to run them. Booked at your convenience within 30 days of the workshop.

14 days of direct follow-up access After your 1:1, you have direct access to Vasko for follow-up questions, debugging, or architecture decisions for two weeks.

Total VIP value: workshop (€297) + 1:1 session (€600) + 14-day access = over €900
Your price: €497

VIP is capped at 4 seats by design. The 1:1 sessions take real time and we'd rather deliver them well than sell more.


The setting

VU Amsterdam, NU building. The exact room number, entrance instructions, and post-workshop drinks plan are sent by email 2 days before the session.


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What to bring
  • Your laptop (Mac or Windows)
  • Claude Pro subscription (€20/month, sign up at claude.ai before the workshop)
  • One real problem in your business you want AI to solve. Anything from "I need to write better proposals" to "I want my Instagram to design itself"

Our guarantee

If after the workshop you cannot replicate something we built, I'll sit down with you 1:1 until you can. Skill transfer is the point.


After the workshop

You leave with a working setup, not a course you abandon. If you want to go further (full company implementation, custom agent design, team training), SimpleAI works with founders and businesses one-on-one.


FAQ

Can my company pay? How do I get an invoice?
Yes! Go to luma.com/settings/payment, log in with the email you used to register, and download your invoice. It includes full VAT details for EU companies.

Do I need coding experience?
No. Zero. We teach you all the required frameworks and workflows how to work efficiently with AI. Developers already working with Claude Code can still join (there are things to learn for you as well).

​Is this edition sold out? When is the next one?
Each edition is limited to 15 participants and all previous editions have sold out. Check lu.ma/simpleai for available dates and future editions.

What if I can't make it?
Tickets are refundable one week before the workshop. After that, they're transferable. Send a friend.

More questions? [email protected]

See you May 20.

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Where is it happening?

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1105 De Boelelaan, Amsterdam, Netherlands

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