Free course · The 7 Stages of AI

Every AI tool worth using, stage by stage. Free.

A free, self-paced course built on The 7 Stages of AI Tool Guide. For each stage you get the tools that matter (free and paid), what each one is really good for, and a five-minute setup so you can use it today.

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PriceFree

FormatSelf-paced, 7 stages

Includes106-page Tool Guide

WhoAnyone. No coding.

Sound familiar?

Too many toolsA new AI app every week, and no way to tell which ones matter.

Stuck on chatYou ask ChatGPT questions, but it doesn't know your work, your files or your voice.

Paying for the wrong thingSubscriptions you don't use, and free tiers you didn't know were enough.

The 7 stages

Stage 1 · Anticipation AI

Know the landscape. ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity: how they differ and which one becomes your daily driver.

Stage 2 · Answerbot AI

Train AI on your world. Custom GPTs, Claude Projects and Gemini Gems, so AI answers from your context instead of guessing.

Stage 3 · Assembling Assets AI

Make things with AI. Notion as your business brain, Scribe, NotebookLM, image, video and deck tools, and AI site builders.

Stage 4 · Automations AI

Connect and trigger. Zapier, Make, n8n, Airtable and a free CRM, so repeat tasks run on triggers instead of your time.

Stage 5 · Agentic AI

AI that acts. Browser agents, voice and receptionist agents, and lead follow-up: AI that does the work inside one lane.

Stage 6 · AAA AI

Run multiple lanes. Automation at scale, video at scale and free dashboards: an operating layer across your departments.

Stage 7 · Founder AI

Own it. What it means to own your AI operating layer, and the honest next step if you want to build it.

What you leave with

The full Tool Guide (PDF): 106 pages, every tool with a real five-minute setup
Free vs paid, honestly: what each free tier really gives you, and when paying is worth it
A swap list for every tool: free and paid alternatives, so you're never locked in
A self-assessment: find which of the 7 stages you're in today

Start free. Everything in this course works on free tiers first. The guide tells you plainly where a paid plan changes what you can do, and you decide.

Questions people ask

Is it really free?

Yes. Enter your email and the guide downloads straight away. We also email you a copy.

Do I need to code?

No. Every tool comes with plain-language setup steps.

What comes after the free course?

If you want to build your own AI system, not just use the tools, that's the 7 Stages cohort: six live sessions, a build, and a capstone with six other people from your city.

Who teaches it

Daniel Armstrong, founder of OpulentBots. Daniel builds and runs Zeus, the AI operating system his own businesses run on, and wrote the OpulentBots AI Foundations course.

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The full Tool Guide, all 7 stages, free.

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