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Learn to buildsoftware withsomeone in your corner.

One-on-one mentorship for working engineers, and a ten-week fundamentals course for people writing their first real programs. Taught by someone who has shipped payments, AI agents and USSD at scale.

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from 26 members since 2023
Kobby Owen speaking at the Summit on People-Centred Technologies in Africa
Next live sessionOpen
Module 3 · Functions & decomposition
Thursday · 18:00 GMT · 90 min
Written notes after every call
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Now in engineering roles
3 yrs
Teaching alongside building
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Pick the path that fits where you are.

1:1 · OngoingFor working engineers

One-on-one mentorship

A standing hour every week, built around your codebase, your next promotion, or the system you're afraid to touch.

FREE$600/ month · 4 sessions · for now
  • Four 60-minute calls a month, on your schedule
  • Async code review on your real pull requests
  • Written notes and next steps after every session
  • System design, career moves and promotion prep
  • Direct message access between sessions
Course · 10 weeksFor beginners · Max 6 per cohort

Programming fundamentals

Ten modules from your first variable to a deployed app — with weekly live review and a real project at the end.

FREE$480for the January cohort
  • 10 modules, 40 lessons, one capstone project
  • Weekly 90-minute live review in a group of 6
  • Line-by-line feedback on every exercise
  • Recordings and lifetime access to materials
  • Certificate and a portfolio piece you can defend
The fundamentals course

Ten weeks. One real project.

Every module ends in something you build, not a quiz. By week ten you've written, tested and deployed an app you can show in an interview.

10
Modules
40
Lessons
~6 hrs
Per week
6
Learners per cohort
VideoWhat a program is, really14m
VideoValues, types and variables18m
ExerciseTen tiny programs45m
LiveWeek 1 review90m
You'll shipA command-line tip calculator
How mentorship works

From first call to a written plan.

015 min
Apply

A short form: where you are, where you want to be in three months.

0220 min · free
Intro call

We talk it through. If I’m not the right fit, I’ll say so and refer you.

03Week 1
Your plan

A written 90-day plan with milestones we both sign off on.

04Weekly
Sessions

An hour a week, async reviews in between, notes after every call.

Questions

Before you apply.

Something else on your mind? Write to me — I answer every one.

No. If you can use a computer and give it six hours a week, you can do this. Week one starts at "what is a program".

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I keep groups small on purpose. Tell me where you are and I'll tell you honestly whether I'm the right fit.

January cohort3 of 6 left
  1. 01I read every application myself within 48 hours.
  2. 02We book a free 20-minute intro call.
  3. 03You get a written 90-day plan before we start.
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