7 chapters · 63 minthe founder under attack
The Software Map
The big picture of how software actually works.
The complete craft of building with AI
The Builder's Stack.
A practical, state-of-the-art education for people who build with AI. It is built for product managers, engineers, and founders turning AI into products people can trust.
Level 1The Fundamentals
Level 2The Practice
Level 3The Frontier
The Fundamentals
Level 1Learn how software works, then direct an AI build of your own from idea to first real users.
29 chapters7 chapters · 49 minthe exposed safety appThe Technology Stack
The layers every product is built from.
7 chapters · 52 minthe leaked keysThe Model Layer
Pick one build and put a model inside it, step by step.
8 chapters · 71 minthe open databaseShip and Track
Take your feature to real users and learn from what they do.
The Practice
Level 2Make a working build safe, tested, and ready for real users.
32 chapters8 chapters · 54 minthe invented policyHuman Factors and Design Principles
Experience design principles for AI products, grounded in the cognitive science.
8 chapters · 58 minthe quiet regressionEvals
Measure whether your AI is actually any good.
8 chapters · 58 minthe deleted databaseAgentic systems
When your product starts doing things, not just saying them.
8 chapters · 59 minthe poisoned emailSecurity
Defend your product before attackers test it for you.
The Frontier
Level 3Take on the newest AI problems, from agent fleets to agent users.
48 chapters8 chapters · 59 minthe runaway fleetOrchestration
Running agent fleets in parallel.
8 chapters · 59 minthe $812 promiseAI in high-stakes industries
Shipping AI into finance, healthcare, and law.
8 chapters · 60 minthe invented citationsContext & Memory
Deciding what your product knows and remembers.
8 chapters · 59 minthe plan priced on a guessThe Unit Economics of AI
Making every answer cost less than it is worth.
8 chapters · 60 minthe $1 truckWhen Your Users Are Agents
Designing your product for the agents that act on behalf of people.
8 chapters · 59 minthe city hall chatbotRunning an AI Organization
Managing AI product operations end to end.
Other ways in
- New here?Start the first chapter →
- Stuck installing?The Setup Clinic →
- BrowseArtifacts →
- Already building?The Playbook →
- See it appliedThe FuelTheFam case study →