AI without Coding For Boomers: Learn How to Make Your Own App or Website in One Day
Want to benefit from the AI revolution but feeling overwhelmed with how to start?
With the explosion of AI-powered tools, now anyone can use text prompting to build a website or web-based mobile app. The opportunities are profound, real, and powerful.
If you are someone who doesn’t want to miss out on this historic moment in time, you might be wrestling with questions like these:
How do you decide which of the many AI tools to use?
How do you make multiple tools work together?
How do you use the tools safely and securely?
How to affordably benefit from and use these tools?
What is the step-by-step process to actually build something yourself?
This one-day workshop will answer these questions. Not just hypothetically! All participants will have personalized help to learn the answers - and take action - for your unique situation. Continue reading to see the full agenda and FAQs.
This workshop is provided by Micro Biz Launchpad, a 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit based in Folsom, CA.
No coding experience is needed. Coffee & tea, breakfast, and lunch is included. This is a full day of learning and building with others in an inspiring, collaborative space in historic Folsom. Impress your friends, family - and yourself! - with what you can create in one day.
Want your own customized tool to plan and track your exercise? Your diet? Your sleep? Birthdays and anniversaries of your family and friends? Your favorite hobby projects? Those are all perfect ideas for something you can build in this workshop.
Or maybe you are itching to start a new venture? Create another income stream? This workshop will jumpstart that effort by compressing days or weeks of effort into hours.
This workshop is an action-oriented “learn by building” experience that combines formal instruction, personalized guidance, and dedicated time for participants to create something new for themselves. No prior software development or coding experience is required. Soon after registration, you will be contacted by a Faciltator for a Preparation Call.
⚠️IMPORTANT: Soon after Registration and before the event: The PREPARATION CALL
In the Preparation Call we will learn your unique background and goals for the workshop, set expectations for the workshop, and answer any questions you have. This will also be your opportunity to cancel your registration and receive a full refund if you decide this event is not for you at this time.
✅ Benefits of attending:
Learn how to ask the right questions when you don’t even know how or where to start
Learn how to make good prompts (instructions) for AI
Learn how to pick between many AI tools for your particular situation
Learn how to effectively make multiple AI tools work together
Learn how to instruct AI to write code (software products) for you
Learn how to iterate, change, and improve on something AI has built for you
Learn how to turn your idea into something real - that works!
Have a working prototype of your website or web-based mobile app built by the end of the day!
📣 Hear from others who attended one of our workshops:
Micro Biz Launchpad - Highlights from Cohort #1
📒Workshop Agenda:
8am-9am: Arrive, meet-and-greet, socialize with coffee, tea, breakfast
Overview of the day’s agenda & goals
Lesson #1: AI today: opportunities, impact, and examples
Exercise #1: Fun examples of how to get value from AI
Lesson #2: Why now is the best time to learn and build with AI
Lesson #3: Before you build: defining your target audience, marketing, and sales
Lesson #4: How to learn and build with AI (your strategy & CONOPS)
Exercise #2: Using AI chat to define & refine your idea
Break
Lesson #5: Defining your scope
Lesson #6: Defining your tools and technology ingredients
Exercise #3: Create your Product Requirements Document (PRD)
Lunch (can be a working lunch if you like)
Lesson #7: The nitty gritty: How to build your product or service with AI tools (tactics, tips, specific prompts)
Exercise #4: Building your Minimum Testable Product (MTP)
One-on-one mentoring & assistance (break as needed)
Lesson #8: Refining & optimizing your product or service
Lesson #9: Deploying a production version to the world
Exercise #5: Turning your MTP into an MVP (Minimum Viable Product)
Participant show and tell (voluntary)
Wrap-up, recognition, celebration
Optional: Dinner on Sutter Street, location TBD (pay-as-you-go)
✅ This workshop IS for:
People who want help to learn AI tools and build something fun while learning
People who feel overwhelmed with the quantity and variety of AI tools available
People who want a classroom-style format to learn AI that includes time to apply the learning with action
People who want personalized guidance and assistance using AI tools
People who want to make a personalized online tool for themselves (e.g. for a hobby, family reason, personal goals)
People who have an idea for a “side hustle” and want a website or web-based app for it
People who want to avoid wasting time, money, uncertainty, and stress learning how to build with AI
❌ This workshop is NOT for:
People who have minimal to moderate interest in using AI tools
People who need to know the complete plan and route before they start a project
People who are not OK with figuring things out as they go
People who are not curious
People who don’t want to learn new things
People who don’t enjoy being creative
People who are just looking for information; no desire to build anything
📍 Event Details
🗓️ DATE: Saturday, May 30, 2026
⏰ TIME: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
🌯 Lunch and light breakfast provided
🍽️ Optional Dinner (TBD within walking distance): 6–8 PM (not included in event price)
📍 LOCATION
Granite City Workspaces
705 Gold Lake Dr., Ste 250, Folsom, CA 95630
⚡ PRICING
💸 Register before May 9: $447 (early bird)
💸 Register before May 26: $497 (standard fee)
💸 Register bewteen May 26-29: $749 (if seats are available)
👥 Capacity: Limited to 20 participants
This workshop is limited to 20 people so that we can provide each individual the quality of attention and support they need.
Meet your experts and mentors! These friendly and talented people will be in the room with you. We are all eager to help you have a rewarding and successful experience.
https://microbizlaunchpad-ai-workshop.netlify.app/speakers
Our websites:
https://microbizlaunchpad.org/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/microbizlaunchpad/
📘 FAQ
Q: I don't have a clear idea of what I want to build. Is this event good for me?
A: If you just want to learn how to use AI tools, you will benefit from this workshop. But it will be more rewarding if you have something in particular you want to build. Keep reading to learn examples of what other people have built in our workshops. We encourage you to brainstorm and find something that will benefit your life! After you register, you will be contacted by a Facilitator to have a Preparation Call. The purpose of this call is to help us both decide if this event is good for you, or not. If not, that’s perfectly fine. We prefer to have people for whom this is a great fit because space is very limited.
Q: I'm not sure I can learn the tools fast enough. Is this event for me?
A: It’s ok if you don’t have any technical knowledge or even experience with computers, beyond being a user. What is important is your attitude and mindset. Are you able to be curious? Are you able to ask questions to help yourself arrive at answers? By asking AI tools questions, they will give you answers that lead you forward to the next step. If you are able to ask questions, try something new without being perfect the first time, and treat this as a fun learning experiment, this event is for you!
Q: What am I required to bring?
A: To use these AI tools, some of which may require a paid subscription to do what you want, here is a recommended list. During your Preparation Call we will discuss your specific idea and plans to confirm or clarify this list.
Laptop and powercord
Smartphone (for 2 factor authentications and testing of your website or mobile app)
Debit or credit card to pay for AI tools (as needed)
Notepad, notebook, or note taking system of your choice
Headphones for your laptop if your project involves creating sound, music, or voice
Any food or beverages for your specific dietary needs
Any medications you need during this time period
Q: What are common examples of what people make in these workshops?
A: Ideas and opportunities are infinite! But here are popular examples that can be made:
Personal exercise tracker
Personal diet / medication / meal tracker
Website for a potential “side hustle” or part-time business
Personal “to do list” or productivity logger
Family & friends birthdates / anniversaries / celebrations / gift registries tracker and reminder
Personal “bucket list” or goal setting app
Hobby-specific app (e.g. cycling, knitting, bird watching, model trains… whatever!)
Q: How is this workshop different from other courses?
Answer:
First and most important, this is in-person. You’ll be in the room with other people learning by building just like you, receiving personalized attention from several experienced mentors (not just one instructor).
The lessons contain up-to-date information on the latest tools with practical advice
Lessons are followed by dedicated time for you to apply this knowledge by using the tools yourself to learn and build something meaningful to you.
Personalized help and support will be in the room from several experts who are experienced users of the AI tools being presented to you.
At the end of the day, people will share what they built with the rest of the cohort. Everyone gets amazed and inspired by the creativity and productivity of what was created in just one day!
Q: What if I can’t be there the entire day?
A: We have put a lot of thought into the entire day program, with each lesson and exercise building upon what came before. Due to limited capacity and the personalized attention that everyone will receive, we will politely decline registration for anyone who cannot be there the entire day so that others can attend who are able to benefit from the full program. Please subscribe or follow us online so you can be notified when future events are announced that hopefully you can attend fully.
Q: Can I bring someone to help or work with me?
A: If this is a matter of reasonable accommodation for a specific medical or ADL need you have, yes. Please mention this during your Preparation Call so we can make necessary accommodations for you. If it’s for another reason or concern, please also mention this during your Preparation Call after you register. Due to space limitations it will present a challenge.
Q: What if I register and then change my mind?
A: After you register, you will be contacted by one of our Facilitators for a Preparation Call. One reason for this is to help us both decide if this is the right event for you. This is the best time to change your mind if you haven’t already. In that case you will be given a full refund. We prefer to make room for someone else since space is very limited. Please read below for our refund and cancellation policies.
Q: What are your refund and cancellation policies?
A: Refunds may be issued before the Preparation Call or if the Preparation Call with one of our Facilitators determines that this event is not a good fit for you. After this point, due to limited capacity and high demand, instead of refunds we issue an equal credit towards a future event. Or you may transfer your registration fee to someone else. In the event that the entire event is cancelled, you will have the choice of a full refund or retaining your payment as a credit towards a future event.
Q: If I want to attend but have a conflict for this date, how can I learn about other events?
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Q: What if I don’t have a laptop?
A: In a previous workshop, we had one person bring in a PC “tower” with a separate monitor and keyboard because they didn’t have a laptop. If you can manage this yourself, this is a viable option. Your computer will need to have wireless network access. There will not be any laptops or desktop computers available as a loaner or for guest access.