Running Start · Summer Cohort · Enrollment open

Build the AI coworker that knows your work.

Four days. 90 minutes a day. Live on Zoom. The live AI training for working professionals who want a real place to start.

Dates Jul 13, 14, 16, 21

Sessions Four live · 90 min each

Time 12:00 to 1:30pm ET

Cohort starts Mon Jul 13 · 12pm ET

Enroll · GA $197 → Enroll · VIP $297

Price increases Wed Jun 17 · 11:59pm ET

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Doors are open · The Summer Cohort begins today.

The Spring Cohort wrapped with a 10/10 average rating and 93 NPS from working professionals across tech, finance, healthcare, and beyond. People from companies like Amazon, Coinbase, IBM, and Reddit.

Launch-week pricing. Retail rates apply after Wed Jun 17 at end of business ($297 GA / $397 VIP).

The pitch

Most people use AI like a really good Google search.

Then they wonder why it doesn't do anything for them. They open Claude, see the blank box, type something vague, get something vague back, and quietly close the tab.

The fix isn't the tool. The fix is how you walk in.

Running Start is four days of building the AI coworker that makes AI actually useful for your real work. You set up the system that knows who you are. You build two recurring workflows around tasks that are already on your plate. You save the ones that hold up as Skills. You walk out with a routine that keeps it running after the cohort ends.

"This is the live training the ebook came out of. Where the workflows get built around YOUR work, with a peer group of working professionals in the room."

Not theory. Not a hundred clever prompts. A small kit of recurring patterns and a Project built around the work that's already on your plate.

The four sessions

Demo. Build. Run. Loop.

Four 90-minute sessions, one for each move. You see what's possible, build the system that fits you, get it running on your stack, and close the loop with a live workflow build the cohort picks together.

DemoSession 01 · Mon Jul 13 · 12:00–1:30pm ET

See what's possible.

Live builds across the four workflows you'll touch this week: inbox triage, voice memo to a finished post, meeting brief, and a research one-pager. Plus a live audience prompt where someone brings a real question and I build the answer on screen. No prep, no tabs to open. You leave Monday seeing what Claude does on real work.

BuildSession 02 · Tue Jul 14 · 12:00–1:30pm ET

Build your AI coworker, live.

Your first AI coworker, built together. The setup that teaches Claude who you are, how you write, and what you do for work, so every prompt the rest of the week runs on top of real context. This is also where we cover privacy and security: what your data does and doesn't do, and how to set your guardrails before you put real work in. End with a short exercise that surfaces the recurring tasks Claude can take off your plate, which sets up the Run session.

RunSession 03 · Thu Jul 16 · 12:00–1:30pm ET

Scheduled Tasks and Skills.

Two of those recurring tasks get put on a clock so they run automatically, on schedule, without you in the chat. Then we save one of your working prompts as a reusable shortcut you can call up with a keystroke any time. Recurring goes on a clock. On-demand becomes a Skill. Same rule every time.

LoopSession 04 · Tue Jul 21 · 12:00–1:30pm ET

Your workflow, built live.

The cohort votes between inbox, content, research, or decisions. The winner gets built fully live on real work from someone in the room. Recurring pieces go on a clock as Tasks, on-demand pieces get saved as Skills. The session you walk out of with a workflow that runs without you.

What you walk out with

Everything you walk out with, all yours by Thursday.

A knowledge base you can take to any AI tool

The about-you that teaches an AI who you are, how you write, your brand, and your guardrails. Built live in Session 02. It's yours to keep and reuse in any tool, not locked to one app.

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A workspace connected to Claude Cowork

Claude Cowork set up with a Project scoped to your work, so every prompt runs on real context instead of a blank box.

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The know-how to create and use Skills

You leave able to turn any working prompt into a reusable Skill, the move you repeat to build new ones long after the cohort ends.

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Two recurring workflows running by Thursday

Two kinds, both live by Thursday. Scheduled Tasks that run on a clock (the Monday brief, the weekly inbox triage) so the work happens whether you remember it or not, and Skills you call on demand (the reply drafter, the post writer).

The full ebook · Use Claude Like a Coworker

Your copy delivered the day you enroll. 28 pages, 19 paste-ready workflows across six sections (Foundations, Inbox, Content, Meetings, Research, Job Search). Read it before Session 01, run a prompt by Monday morning. Way more loaded than a cheat sheet.

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A real cohort of working peers

Working professionals in the same boat, building alongside you across four live sessions. In Session 04 you watch real workflows get built live on someone's actual work. The peer learning is half the value.

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Replays in your library

30-day replay access on GA. 6-month replay access on VIP. The cohort hub stays live so you can revisit anything.

The method

Stop paying the Context Tax.

Most people open Claude, type something, get something okay back, then re-explain themselves in the next chat. And the next. Every conversation starts from zero. That's the Context Tax. The time you spend re-explaining who you are, what your business looks like, how you want it written. It compounds. It quietly drains your week.

Running Start is built around eliminating it. Four ideas, one per session, in the same order every cohort.

01 · Context

An AI coworker that knows you. Built live in Session 02. Stops the Context Tax the rest of the way.

02 · Conversation

Prompting as collaboration, not commands. Use Claude like a coworker, not a Google search.

03 · Workflow

Real work, built live with the room. The cohort votes on what gets built.

04 · Routine

What you do Sunday night. What runs Monday morning. The version of you who keeps running this past week four.

The honest comparisons

Why this, not the other options.

Why this and not free YouTube tutorials?

Tutorials show you what to type. Running Start builds the system that types it for you, on your actual work, by Thursday.

Why this and not the ebook?

The ebook gives you the patterns. Running Start gets those patterns running on your stack with a peer cohort in the room. Many Spring Cohort students read the ebook first, then took the cohort to get it actually running.

Why this and not figuring it out alone?

Most people try, hit the wall around setup or the weekly routine, and drift back to one-off prompts. The whole point of a cohort is the version of you that finishes the system instead of starting it five different times.

Who it's for

Working professionals, mixed industries.

Lawyers, consultants, finance, healthcare, marketing, ops, product, comms. The word operators use most when asked why they sign up is upskilling. Real jobs, real work, and a clear-eyed sense that AI fluency is now part of the role.

Upskilling for a role that now expects AI fluency

Marketing leads, ops managers, product, comms, legal ops. Your team expects you to be using this. You want to actually know how, on your real work, not on toy examples.

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Running a business, freelance practice, or team

Founders, consultants, fractional execs, agency owners. You don't have time to teach yourself AI on top of running the thing. You want the system in place.

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Mid-pivot, watching AI reshape your industry

Between roles, between functions, or paying close attention. You want a clear footing and a working AI muscle before you take the next step.

Who's teaching this

Hi, I'm Hannah Laut.

I've spent ten years inside emerging tech, including time at Coinbase, Polygon, and Bain Capital Crypto. I've briefed White House staff on crypto policy, sat on the founding board of ETHDenver, and most recently spoke at Consensus 2026 Miami on running Anthropic's Claude Cowork to scale your work.

I built Running Start because the people I respect most in technology aren't the ones moving fastest on AI right now. They're working professionals with real jobs who watch the shift happening and try to figure out how to actually use it. The ebook gets you the patterns. This cohort gets you the system running on your stack, alongside the people figuring it out at the same time.

From the Spring Cohort

In their own words.

The Spring Cohort included people from Coinbase, IBM, Reddit, Amazon, and many founders running their own businesses.

Sarah-Joan “SJ” Harker

Commercial Real Estate

Spring Cohort

In a world that feels like it's moving faster than ever, I feel more confident in my AI-learning capabilities after taking Running Start. I walked away feeling more ahead of the game.

Alla Futterman

Client Relationship Manager · Bespoke Group · Family Office

Spring Cohort

I built working systems and repeatable processes I deployed immediately to save me significant time every week. The result is more bandwidth for high-level thinking, stronger output, and a sharper experience for the people I work with.

Bailey Reutzel

Events Content Producer

Spring Cohort

I would recommend any friend take this. I'm a real DIY kinda gal, and this gave me accountability to actually do it. I came out more streamlined and expertly equipped than I would have on my own.

These comments are from individual Spring Cohort participants describing their own experience. Results vary from person to person and are not guaranteed.

Pricing

Two tiers. Pick the one that fits.

One-time price. Everything below is yours by Thursday of cohort week.

Launch Week · Save $100

General admission

$297$197

launch-week price · retail after Wed Jun 17

Four live 90-minute sessions $1,200 value
Live AI coworker setup in Session 02 $300 value
Two recurring workflows built around your real work $600 value
30-day replay library and cohort hub $150 value
Use Claude Like a Coworker ebook · 28 pages · 19 workflows $29 value
Real peer cohort and live Q&A $150 value

Total value $2,429

Your price $197

You save $2,232

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VIP

$397$297

launch-week price · retail after Wed Jun 17

Everything in GA $2,429 value
Bonus 90-minute post-cohort session with Hannah and a small VIP-only room $450 value
Extended 6-month replay window (vs 30 days) $200 value

Total value $3,079

Your price $297

You save $2,782

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Full refund through Tue Jul 14 at 11:59pm ET if it's not for you. No questions. The replay library opens after Session 01, which is why the window closes there.

Expense it or write it off. Many Spring Cohort attendees expensed this through their employer's professional development budget. For founders, solopreneurs, and freelancers, this is generally deductible as a business expense. Detailed receipt provided at checkout. Need a W9 or invoice for your company? Email me.

Not the right time for the cohort? Start with the ebook ($29). Same patterns, lighter commitment. After the cohort, The Build Library is the on-demand library that keeps it going.

FAQ

Questions worth asking.

I've already used Claude or ChatGPT. Is this too basic?

It's not a feature tour or a 101. It's the system you build around your real work so AI stops being a one-off chat and starts being part of your week. If you've been prompting in single conversations, you'll learn how to set up a Project that holds your context, put recurring work on a clock as Scheduled Tasks, save your best prompts as Skills you invoke with a slash, and wire all of it into a weekly routine. Most of the Spring Cohort had used Claude or ChatGPT before. They came for the system, not the introduction.

I've never used Claude. Will I be lost?

No. The cohort is paced for working professionals, not developers. Session 01 (Kickoff Mon Jul 13) walks the four workflows you'll touch this week in plain language, no prep needed. You build your AI coworker in Session 02 with the whole room, side by side. If you've never used Claude, this is the safest way to start because you're doing it live with people doing the same thing, and someone is walking you through every move.

What do I need before the cohort starts?

A Claude account. Pro is recommended at $20/month so you have Claude Cowork (the desktop app we build live workflows in) and full session limits. A laptop. Ninety minutes of focused time each session. Real work on your plate that you want to make easier. That's it. No prep reading, no homework before Session 01.

Can my company pay for this, or can I write it off?

Yes to both. Many Spring Cohort attendees expensed this through their employer's professional development or L&D budget. You get a detailed receipt at checkout that your accounting team can process. If you're a founder, solopreneur, or freelancer in the US, professional development like this is generally deductible as a business expense (talk to your accountant for specifics, I'm not a tax advisor, but in practice it's the same category as a conference or paid course). If your company needs a W9 or a formal invoice instead of a credit card receipt, email hannah@blondontherun.com and I'll send one over.

What if I can't make a live session?

Replays go up within 24 hours. GA gets 30 days of replay access, VIP gets 6 months. That said, the live cohort is where most of the value lives, the peer learning and the live builds happen in real time. If you can show up to two of the four sessions, you'll get most of it. If you can show up to all four, you'll get all of it.

Is this only for women?

No. The Spring Cohort ran women-only by design as the founding cohort. The Summer Cohort is open to everyone. Working professionals of any gender, mixed industries, mixed roles.

What tools do you teach?

Claude is the primary tool. We use Claude.ai, Claude Projects, Skills, and Claude Cowork (the desktop app that runs alongside your real files and tools) throughout the cohort. The patterns are portable, the same approach works in ChatGPT and Gemini, but the live work is built in Claude. By the end of the week, Cowork is the part most people don't want to give up.

What's the refund policy?

Full refund through end of Tuesday after Session 01. If after the first session it's not for you, email me and I'll refund the full amount. After that, all sales final. The replay library opens after Session 01 ends, which is why the refund window closes there.

How big is the cohort?

Capped. We keep cohorts small enough that the Q&A stays real and the live builds actually work. When we hit the cap, doors close. The next cohort opens after this one wraps. There's no rolling enrollment.

Can I talk to you before I enroll?

Yes. Email hannah@blondontherun.com and I'll respond personally, usually same day. If you're trying to decide between GA and VIP, my honest answer is: most people are fine with GA. VIP is worth it if you know you'll use the bonus post-cohort session and the longer replay window. And if cost is the only thing in your way, email me too. I hold a couple of comped seats per cohort for people I'd love to have in the room who genuinely can't make the price work.

Summer Cohort · Jul 13 to 21

Next Monday morning, the brief lands in your inbox before you open your laptop. That's the version of you that walks out of this cohort.

Enroll. Start running it.

Your seat includes the ebook, delivered same day. Live cohort Jul 13 to 21.

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