I'm here in the Valley, and I ran into a Nvidia executive who thanked me for producing my #zerotobuilder 100-day learning journey. Keep building out loud. You never know who is watching.
April 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I'm here in the Valley, and I ran into a Nvidia executive who thanked me for producing my #zerotobuilder 100-day learning journey. Keep building out loud. You never know who is watching.
Real talk Saturday. Folks ask how I balance work, life, learning, and creating content like I’m some kind of machine. Truth is—I’m not. Today, I’m pulling weeds. Literally. While #ZerotoBuilder takes a rest, I’m tending to what matters offline too. That’s the rhythm.
May 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Real talk Saturday. Folks ask how I balance work, life, learning, and creating content like I’m some kind of machine. Truth is—I’m not. Today, I’m pulling weeds. Literally. While #ZerotoBuilder takes a rest, I’m tending to what matters offline too. That’s the rhythm.
Diving into Git & GitHub tonight — setup was smooth thanks to CursorAI. But the real challenge? Wrapping your head around Git's terminology and workflow. That’s where the learning curve hits.
Up next in #100DaysofAI: Variables & Strings. Familiar ground, but always room to go deeper. #ZerotoBuilder
Up next in #100DaysofAI: Variables & Strings. Familiar ground, but always room to go deeper. #ZerotoBuilder
April 15, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Diving into Git & GitHub tonight — setup was smooth thanks to CursorAI. But the real challenge? Wrapping your head around Git's terminology and workflow. That’s where the learning curve hits.
Up next in #100DaysofAI: Variables & Strings. Familiar ground, but always room to go deeper. #ZerotoBuilder
Up next in #100DaysofAI: Variables & Strings. Familiar ground, but always room to go deeper. #ZerotoBuilder
But first—I wanna hear from y’all:
What would you want in something like this?
Tools you’re stuck on? Projects you wish you could build?
Let’s build this together. No gatekeeping, no fluff.
#100DaysOfAI #ZeroToBuilder #BuildWithAI #BlueskyDev
What would you want in something like this?
Tools you’re stuck on? Projects you wish you could build?
Let’s build this together. No gatekeeping, no fluff.
#100DaysOfAI #ZeroToBuilder #BuildWithAI #BlueskyDev
April 3, 2025 at 11:55 PM
But first—I wanna hear from y’all:
What would you want in something like this?
Tools you’re stuck on? Projects you wish you could build?
Let’s build this together. No gatekeeping, no fluff.
#100DaysOfAI #ZeroToBuilder #BuildWithAI #BlueskyDev
What would you want in something like this?
Tools you’re stuck on? Projects you wish you could build?
Let’s build this together. No gatekeeping, no fluff.
#100DaysOfAI #ZeroToBuilder #BuildWithAI #BlueskyDev
Today’s #ZeroToBuilder feels like a real shift. We’re moving from just using AI to generate code to actually building applications. Fundamentals matter more than ever. Time to push myself as I work through tonight’s exercises. zerotobuilder.substack.com/p/zero-to-bu...
Zero to Builder – Day 16: Problem-Solving Practice (Part 1)
Today, you start the climb from coder ➔ builder. 🛠️ Every real project begins with problem-solving. Build the muscle now — your future self will thank you.
zerotobuilder.substack.com
April 29, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Today’s #ZeroToBuilder feels like a real shift. We’re moving from just using AI to generate code to actually building applications. Fundamentals matter more than ever. Time to push myself as I work through tonight’s exercises. zerotobuilder.substack.com/p/zero-to-bu...
If you’re still on Day 1 of #ZerotoBuilder, that’s not failure—it’s evidence you’re doing it right.
Learning isn’t a race.
If you’re pausing to ask AI questions, that’s not a delay.
That’s mastery forming.
The course expects you to struggle a little. Keep going.
Learning isn’t a race.
If you’re pausing to ask AI questions, that’s not a delay.
That’s mastery forming.
The course expects you to struggle a little. Keep going.
April 16, 2025 at 12:50 PM
If you’re still on Day 1 of #ZerotoBuilder, that’s not failure—it’s evidence you’re doing it right.
Learning isn’t a race.
If you’re pausing to ask AI questions, that’s not a delay.
That’s mastery forming.
The course expects you to struggle a little. Keep going.
Learning isn’t a race.
If you’re pausing to ask AI questions, that’s not a delay.
That’s mastery forming.
The course expects you to struggle a little. Keep going.
We’re on day 10 of 100 days of AI. Our #zerotobuilder has these check points designed in. What have we learned and how do we reinforce that learning? open.substack.com/pub/zerotobu...
✅ Day 10: Wrap-Up and Reflection
It’s time to reflect and retain what we’ve learned.
open.substack.com
April 23, 2025 at 8:39 PM
We’re on day 10 of 100 days of AI. Our #zerotobuilder has these check points designed in. What have we learned and how do we reinforce that learning? open.substack.com/pub/zerotobu...
Have you been keeping up with #ZerotoBuilder? We are on Control Flow in Python and it's all about eating your curds and wey!
Video: youtu.be/x41O-clwMdA
Lesson: zerotobuilder.substack.com/p/day-4-cont...
Video: youtu.be/x41O-clwMdA
Lesson: zerotobuilder.substack.com/p/day-4-cont...
Day 4: Python Control Flow (If, Else, Loops) | Zero to Builder
YouTube video by Zero to Build
youtu.be
April 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Have you been keeping up with #ZerotoBuilder? We are on Control Flow in Python and it's all about eating your curds and wey!
Video: youtu.be/x41O-clwMdA
Lesson: zerotobuilder.substack.com/p/day-4-cont...
Video: youtu.be/x41O-clwMdA
Lesson: zerotobuilder.substack.com/p/day-4-cont...
Day 6 of #ZeroToBuilder: Learning functions—and how to ask AI for help when you’re stuck. Wrote a greeting function, hit Args: in a docstring, paused, asked ChatGPT. Clarity unlocked. Keep building. Keep asking. #zerotobuilder 👇
🔁 Day 6: “What Even Is a Function?” — Learning to Greet with Code
Today we’re tackling one of the most important building blocks of real-world programming: functions.
open.substack.com
April 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Day 6 of #ZeroToBuilder: Learning functions—and how to ask AI for help when you’re stuck. Wrote a greeting function, hit Args: in a docstring, paused, asked ChatGPT. Clarity unlocked. Keep building. Keep asking. #zerotobuilder 👇
#ZerotoBuilder🚀 This Monday kicks off the next #100DaysofAI — with a fresh spin on where AI becomes the coach.
We're learning to code together. I haven’t coded consistently in 25+ years, so I’m unlearning ancient dev habits and rebuilding from scratch.
zerotobuilder.substack.com/p/get-ready-...
We're learning to code together. I haven’t coded consistently in 25+ years, so I’m unlearning ancient dev habits and rebuilding from scratch.
zerotobuilder.substack.com/p/get-ready-...
🚀 Get Ready: Zero to Builder Starts Monday
What do you need to get started next week!
zerotobuilder.substack.com
April 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
#ZerotoBuilder🚀 This Monday kicks off the next #100DaysofAI — with a fresh spin on where AI becomes the coach.
We're learning to code together. I haven’t coded consistently in 25+ years, so I’m unlearning ancient dev habits and rebuilding from scratch.
zerotobuilder.substack.com/p/get-ready-...
We're learning to code together. I haven’t coded consistently in 25+ years, so I’m unlearning ancient dev habits and rebuilding from scratch.
zerotobuilder.substack.com/p/get-ready-...
Day 1 of #100DaysOfAI is live!
Spent 4 hours recording/editing—not because the task was hard, but because the process was messy. If you’re new to sysadmin work or dependency hell, it’s easy to get frustrated and quit.
But that’s why this series exists.
youtu.be/S9vBmneO5OQ
#ZerotoBuilder
Spent 4 hours recording/editing—not because the task was hard, but because the process was messy. If you’re new to sysadmin work or dependency hell, it’s easy to get frustrated and quit.
But that’s why this series exists.
youtu.be/S9vBmneO5OQ
#ZerotoBuilder
Day 1 – Learn to Ask, Not Just Code | Zero to Builder: 100 Days of AI-Assisted Coding
YouTube video by Zero to Build
youtu.be
April 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Day 1 of #100DaysOfAI is live!
Spent 4 hours recording/editing—not because the task was hard, but because the process was messy. If you’re new to sysadmin work or dependency hell, it’s easy to get frustrated and quit.
But that’s why this series exists.
youtu.be/S9vBmneO5OQ
#ZerotoBuilder
Spent 4 hours recording/editing—not because the task was hard, but because the process was messy. If you’re new to sysadmin work or dependency hell, it’s easy to get frustrated and quit.
But that’s why this series exists.
youtu.be/S9vBmneO5OQ
#ZerotoBuilder
🧠 Prompting is a power skill.
Day 1 of #100DaysofAI in the #ZerotoBuilder series is all about how to talk to AI.
Because better questions lead to better outcomes.
You don’t need to code (yet). Just ask smarter.
👇 Start here: open.substack.com/pub/zerotobu...
Day 1 of #100DaysofAI in the #ZerotoBuilder series is all about how to talk to AI.
Because better questions lead to better outcomes.
You don’t need to code (yet). Just ask smarter.
👇 Start here: open.substack.com/pub/zerotobu...
🧠 Day 1: Learn to Ask, Not Just Code
I thought day 1 was going to take me an hour to create. I was wrong.
open.substack.com
April 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
🧠 Prompting is a power skill.
Day 1 of #100DaysofAI in the #ZerotoBuilder series is all about how to talk to AI.
Because better questions lead to better outcomes.
You don’t need to code (yet). Just ask smarter.
👇 Start here: open.substack.com/pub/zerotobu...
Day 1 of #100DaysofAI in the #ZerotoBuilder series is all about how to talk to AI.
Because better questions lead to better outcomes.
You don’t need to code (yet). Just ask smarter.
👇 Start here: open.substack.com/pub/zerotobu...
I'm double-fisting today’s tech energy. One hand on Michael Dell's AI keynote at #DellTechWorld, the other pushing out Day 34 of Zero to Builder. I'm giving the AI Factory a new definition. #ZerotoBuilder
Let’s talk front-end meets back-end in Flask. 👇
open.substack.com/pub/zerotobu...
Let’s talk front-end meets back-end in Flask. 👇
open.substack.com/pub/zerotobu...
🎯 Day 34 Goal: Add HTML & Basic CSS to Your Flask App
I'm double fisting it today. I'm watching Michael Dell's Day One Keynote on AI and getting today's lesson done.
open.substack.com
May 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I'm double-fisting today’s tech energy. One hand on Michael Dell's AI keynote at #DellTechWorld, the other pushing out Day 34 of Zero to Builder. I'm giving the AI Factory a new definition. #ZerotoBuilder
Let’s talk front-end meets back-end in Flask. 👇
open.substack.com/pub/zerotobu...
Let’s talk front-end meets back-end in Flask. 👇
open.substack.com/pub/zerotobu...
Day 70 of #ZeroToBuilder 💥
You shipped your first open-source PR.
Now Google drops Gemini CLI—AI in your terminal:
🔹 gemini explain app.py
🔹 gemini write test for routes.py
Your laptop? Not just a tool. It’s a teammate.’
open.substack.com/pub/zerotobu...
You shipped your first open-source PR.
Now Google drops Gemini CLI—AI in your terminal:
🔹 gemini explain app.py
🔹 gemini write test for routes.py
Your laptop? Not just a tool. It’s a teammate.’
open.substack.com/pub/zerotobu...
June 25, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Day 70 of #ZeroToBuilder 💥
You shipped your first open-source PR.
Now Google drops Gemini CLI—AI in your terminal:
🔹 gemini explain app.py
🔹 gemini write test for routes.py
Your laptop? Not just a tool. It’s a teammate.’
open.substack.com/pub/zerotobu...
You shipped your first open-source PR.
Now Google drops Gemini CLI—AI in your terminal:
🔹 gemini explain app.py
🔹 gemini write test for routes.py
Your laptop? Not just a tool. It’s a teammate.’
open.substack.com/pub/zerotobu...
🛠️ Pro Tip:
Start with:
“Assume I have a file called hello_world.py that prints 'Hello, World'. I want to...”
This is especially important when using tools like Cursor or ChatGPT, where each chat = fresh slate.
#100DaysOfAI #ZeroToBuilder #PromptEngineering
🔁 Save
Start with:
“Assume I have a file called hello_world.py that prints 'Hello, World'. I want to...”
This is especially important when using tools like Cursor or ChatGPT, where each chat = fresh slate.
#100DaysOfAI #ZeroToBuilder #PromptEngineering
🔁 Save
April 15, 2025 at 1:08 AM
🛠️ Pro Tip:
Start with:
“Assume I have a file called hello_world.py that prints 'Hello, World'. I want to...”
This is especially important when using tools like Cursor or ChatGPT, where each chat = fresh slate.
#100DaysOfAI #ZeroToBuilder #PromptEngineering
🔁 Save
Start with:
“Assume I have a file called hello_world.py that prints 'Hello, World'. I want to...”
This is especially important when using tools like Cursor or ChatGPT, where each chat = fresh slate.
#100DaysOfAI #ZeroToBuilder #PromptEngineering
🔁 Save
Today's Office hours for #ZerotoBuilder 12:00 CDT www.linkedin.com/events/73215...
Day 12 of Zero to Builder - Office Hours | LinkedIn
This is our weekly ask me anything for office hours. I'm going to try to start getting a head on scheduling the Linked In event
www.linkedin.com
April 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Today's Office hours for #ZerotoBuilder 12:00 CDT www.linkedin.com/events/73215...
Day 15 of 100 Days of AI - #ZerotoBuilder
Let's take a break in the action and focus on what we've learned over the past week. open.substack.com/pub/zerotobu...
Let's take a break in the action and focus on what we've learned over the past week. open.substack.com/pub/zerotobu...
📅 Zero to Builder – Day 15: Weekly Recap + Office Hours Reflection
🔄 Weekly Recap: What We Covered (Days 11–14)
open.substack.com
April 28, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Day 15 of 100 Days of AI - #ZerotoBuilder
Let's take a break in the action and focus on what we've learned over the past week. open.substack.com/pub/zerotobu...
Let's take a break in the action and focus on what we've learned over the past week. open.substack.com/pub/zerotobu...
After watching the Google Cloud Next keynote, I’m planning to dive deeper into their AI Agent ecosystem.
As a CTO, I’m thinking about where this tech can actually drive vertical-specific value.
What use cases or ideas would you want to see covered in my #ZeroToBuilder AI series?
#GoogleCloudNext
As a CTO, I’m thinking about where this tech can actually drive vertical-specific value.
What use cases or ideas would you want to see covered in my #ZeroToBuilder AI series?
#GoogleCloudNext
April 9, 2025 at 5:10 PM
After watching the Google Cloud Next keynote, I’m planning to dive deeper into their AI Agent ecosystem.
As a CTO, I’m thinking about where this tech can actually drive vertical-specific value.
What use cases or ideas would you want to see covered in my #ZeroToBuilder AI series?
#GoogleCloudNext
As a CTO, I’m thinking about where this tech can actually drive vertical-specific value.
What use cases or ideas would you want to see covered in my #ZeroToBuilder AI series?
#GoogleCloudNext
The past few days of #ZeroToBuilder have been foundational—we've been learning how ML models are trained. Simple ideas, stacked together.
Day 49, we put it all together in a mini-project. AI training doesn’t have to be intimidating when you learn it step by step. open.substack.com/pub/zerotobu...
Day 49, we put it all together in a mini-project. AI training doesn’t have to be intimidating when you learn it step by step. open.substack.com/pub/zerotobu...
🛠️ Day 49: Completing Your Mini Machine Learning Project
Let's put it all together!
open.substack.com
June 3, 2025 at 10:28 PM
The past few days of #ZeroToBuilder have been foundational—we've been learning how ML models are trained. Simple ideas, stacked together.
Day 49, we put it all together in a mini-project. AI training doesn’t have to be intimidating when you learn it step by step. open.substack.com/pub/zerotobu...
Day 49, we put it all together in a mini-project. AI training doesn’t have to be intimidating when you learn it step by step. open.substack.com/pub/zerotobu...
If you have been following up to day 35 of #ZerotoBuilder, you are well ahead of how your peers are using AI. Today, we recap what we've learned thus far about on building Flask-based apps. open.substack.com/pub/zerotobu...
🧠 Day 35: Office Hours — Recap & Web MVPs with AI
Still at Dell Tech World so it's nice to get a day or recap vs. net new learning.
open.substack.com
May 20, 2025 at 8:47 PM
If you have been following up to day 35 of #ZerotoBuilder, you are well ahead of how your peers are using AI. Today, we recap what we've learned thus far about on building Flask-based apps. open.substack.com/pub/zerotobu...
I knocked out Day 11 of #ZerotoBuilder on the flight back from AI Infrastructure Day 2. Python is the language for data science and has a rich set of data types. Today we introduce Tuples and Sets. zerotobuilder.substack.com/p/day-11-exp...
Day 11: Exploring Tuples and Sets
Python is the language of data scientists so more data set types.
zerotobuilder.substack.com
April 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I knocked out Day 11 of #ZerotoBuilder on the flight back from AI Infrastructure Day 2. Python is the language for data science and has a rich set of data types. Today we introduce Tuples and Sets. zerotobuilder.substack.com/p/day-11-exp...
Day 55 of #ZeroToBuilder 🛡️
Learned how to keep secrets safe & block bad input. Even beginner apps need security.
💡 Prompt:
“Review this code for hardcoded secrets & unsafe input.”
Start building like it’s going to production.
Substack open.substack.com/pub/ctoadvis...
#AI #Python
Learned how to keep secrets safe & block bad input. Even beginner apps need security.
💡 Prompt:
“Review this code for hardcoded secrets & unsafe input.”
Start building like it’s going to production.
Substack open.substack.com/pub/ctoadvis...
#AI #Python
✅ Phase 6: AI-Assisted Software Engineering Best Practices (Part 2)
As your projects become more real-world, security isn’t optional—and AI can help spot vulnerabilities before they become costly.
open.substack.com
June 9, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Day 55 of #ZeroToBuilder 🛡️
Learned how to keep secrets safe & block bad input. Even beginner apps need security.
💡 Prompt:
“Review this code for hardcoded secrets & unsafe input.”
Start building like it’s going to production.
Substack open.substack.com/pub/ctoadvis...
#AI #Python
Learned how to keep secrets safe & block bad input. Even beginner apps need security.
💡 Prompt:
“Review this code for hardcoded secrets & unsafe input.”
Start building like it’s going to production.
Substack open.substack.com/pub/ctoadvis...
#AI #Python
Day 30 of #ZeroToBuilder
Built my first real CLI app using Python + AI.
✅ Classes
✅ Generators
✅ Tests
✅ AI-built docstrings & CLI help
New today: “Vibe Code” prompt to build side-by-side with ChatGPT.
What are you building? Show me. 👇
open.substack.com/pub/zerotobu...
Built my first real CLI app using Python + AI.
✅ Classes
✅ Generators
✅ Tests
✅ AI-built docstrings & CLI help
New today: “Vibe Code” prompt to build side-by-side with ChatGPT.
What are you building? Show me. 👇
open.substack.com/pub/zerotobu...
🧰 Day 30 – Build Your First Real App with AI: CLI Mini-Project
Let's build our first app and more importantly, let's start Vibe Coding!
open.substack.com
May 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Day 30 of #ZeroToBuilder
Built my first real CLI app using Python + AI.
✅ Classes
✅ Generators
✅ Tests
✅ AI-built docstrings & CLI help
New today: “Vibe Code” prompt to build side-by-side with ChatGPT.
What are you building? Show me. 👇
open.substack.com/pub/zerotobu...
Built my first real CLI app using Python + AI.
✅ Classes
✅ Generators
✅ Tests
✅ AI-built docstrings & CLI help
New today: “Vibe Code” prompt to build side-by-side with ChatGPT.
What are you building? Show me. 👇
open.substack.com/pub/zerotobu...
Day 28 of #ZeroToBuilder: I let AI write my tests... but I still had to decide what to test.
We explored TDD, unittest, and prompting for edge cases.
AI speeds things up, but thoughtful testing is still on me.
Next: a CLI app with docs and tests.
open.substack.com/pub/zerotobu...
We explored TDD, unittest, and prompting for edge cases.
AI speeds things up, but thoughtful testing is still on me.
Next: a CLI app with docs and tests.
open.substack.com/pub/zerotobu...
✅ Day 28: Testing & TDD – Make It Work, Then Make It Right
Early on in the series I talked about the importance of testing your AI code. Today we start the testing journey.
open.substack.com
May 14, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Day 28 of #ZeroToBuilder: I let AI write my tests... but I still had to decide what to test.
We explored TDD, unittest, and prompting for edge cases.
AI speeds things up, but thoughtful testing is still on me.
Next: a CLI app with docs and tests.
open.substack.com/pub/zerotobu...
We explored TDD, unittest, and prompting for edge cases.
AI speeds things up, but thoughtful testing is still on me.
Next: a CLI app with docs and tests.
open.substack.com/pub/zerotobu...