CC02 · Building Business Apps

Build your first real business app — without writing code yourself.

For non-technical business owners and operators who have a real process eating hours every week and want a tool — not a tutorial. You bring the idea; Claude Code translates intent to working software; Tracy guides the architecture. You leave with a skeleton you can extend and the methodology to keep building.

3.5 hours · Open class Non-coders welcome Tracy Anthony

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“What's blowing my mind is how rapidly this is evolving. I had a look four or five years ago and it's so different now. Back then it would just hallucinate gibberish; now it's a trusted partner.”

Russell Conduit · Associate Dean (Psychology) · RMIT University

“I found the present and presenter both interesting and engaging. I have learnt that there is more to AI than I first thought and how it could benefit my work life.”

Workshop participant · School Administrators · K-12 Private & Public Schools

Who it's for

You have a real process eating hours every week that no off-the-shelf tool quite fits
You're tired of bending generic apps to your workflow
You can describe what you want in plain English (no code required)
You learn by building, not by watching

What you'll leave with

✓Fluency across Claude's three modes — chat, code, and cowork — and when to use each

✓A real business app, personalised to your workflow, set up on your machine

✓A Claude configuration tuned to how you actually work — Projects, context, integrations

WHAT CLAUDE DOES FOR YOUR WORK

The surface area is massive. Here's what people lean on it for.

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Data + document analysis

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Writing + drafting

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Research + synthesis

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Small tools + calculators

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Meeting prep + follow-up

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Decision + risk thinking

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Process documentation

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Personal knowledge assistant

CHAT · CODE · COWORK — THE THREE WAYS YOU'LL USE CLAUDE

Mode 1

CHAT

Thinking partner. Draft, brainstorm, plan, decide.

"Help me structure this strategy doc."

"What are the risks in this decision?"

Mode 2

CODE (Artifacts)

Build a small tool right inside a conversation — no coding required.

"Build me a calculator for this pricing model."

"Make a tracker for my team's jobs."

Mode 3

COWORK

Hand off a multi-step job. Claude works through it with your approvals.

"Research these 5 vendors and give me a shortlist."

"Build a knowledge base from these docs."

What we cover

1. The methodology

How to build with Claude Code — what works, what doesn't, the trap to avoid.

2. Scope your build

Turn your idea into a buildable spec in 30 minutes.

3. Claude Code for non-coders

The conversation pattern, not the syntax — how to direct without writing code.

4. Live build

We build a real working example app together — booking, CRM, dashboard or workflow.

5. Your build plan

Walk out with a design plan for the app you'll build next.

Format & prerequisites

Duration

3.5 hours

Format

Live online (Microsoft Teams)

Prerequisite

Claude desktop app installed (we'll help with the install if not)

Bring

Laptop + a real process you want a tool for. Follow the setup guide before the course and ping us if you hit issues — we want you ready to build on day one.

Tools

Claude Desktop app

Paid Claude plan required (Pro or above).

Full setup guide →

Facilitator

Tracy Anthony

CEO · Co-founder · Facilitator · LinkedIn

Business architect and systems thinker who runs a business with AI as a genuine co-worker — not a novelty, but a core part of how work gets done. Tracy has guided organisations from "we should probably do something about AI" to "here's our plan and we're executing it," and helped small business owners build booking systems, client databases, and workflow automations using Claude Code as the bridge between business need and working software. Brings practical governance experience and zero tolerance for hype.

“The value is in checking. Getting it to generate things is one part, but the real value is bouncing ideas off it and getting detailed feedback — not just where you've gone wrong, but how you can improve. That's where students could get a lot of value.”

Russell Conduit · Associate Dean (Psychology) · RMIT University