Build Your First Application with AI #3

​AI is not magic. It’s Lego.

​​The people who really understand the world’s problems usually aren’t the ones who know how to code.

​Founders, operators, doctors, educators, creators… they see exactly what’s broken, but lose months waiting for a “technical person” just to build the first version.

​​I want to change that.

​​This 90-min live VibeCoding 101 session is for non-technical founders and career-switchers who want to think like AI builders and ship a first prototype without writing code.

​​Using a simple Lego metaphor, we break AI into clear building blocks and design one real, useful AI workflow for your own project – live, together.

​​You’ll leave with:

• ​​One clear use-case for your startup / career (no more “I don’t know what to build”)

• ​​A visual blueprint of your AI system

• ​​A working first version built during the session

• ​​A simple “This is what AI does for my product / workflow” sentence you can reuse in investor calls, interviews, and decks

​​What we’ll do in the workshop:

• ​​Compare the main no-code AI tools and pick what fits your idea (Replit, Lovable, Emergent)

• ​​Use a Lego-style framework: inputs → brain → actions

• ​​Build a workflow using tools like Zapier/Make/n8n so your system actually does something for you

• ​​Show how a simple voice agent works (e.g. with ElevenLabs)

• ​​Explain APIs in normal language, so you finally understand what’s happening under the hood

​​No prior technical background needed.
If you can play with Lego and describe a problem, you can do this.

​​This workshop is for you if…

• ​​You’re a non-technical founder who wants to use AI seriously, not just for random prompts

• ​​You’re in a career transition and want to show you can design systems, not just “used ChatGPT a bit”

• ​​You’re a domain expert (in any field) and want to build a first prototype yourself instead of waiting for a technical partner

• ​​You’re tired of vague AI talk and want a simple, guided way to actually build with it

​​Not for you if you’re looking for deep coding, math, or model architecture.
We stay at the product / workflow level and focus on things you can use immediately.

​​Format

• ​​Length: 1.5 hour

• ​​Style: Highly interactive, workshop-style, cameras-on

• ​​You’ll get:

  • ​​A PDF of the Lego “blueprint” template

  • ​​A simple summary of the system you built (so you can revisit and improve it)

  • ​​A short list of next steps and prompts to keep experimenting

​​Merve Isler is the founder of Marvelous and the creator of AI Insiders, a curated AI founder & investor community. Previously, she worked at Google and has hosted and designed dozens of tech and AI events with startups, VCs, and enterprises. She has a background in computer science and robotics, has taught kids to code using LEGO, and regularly teaches non-technical people how to think in systems. She also recently gave a guest lecture at Stanford on AI agents. Merve teaches AI using simple mental models so non-technical people can actually build with it.

​​For corporate inquiries and group sessions, contact: [email protected]