CodeBuddy Bootcamp

AI Tools + Human Experts + Community

Launch your dream 🚀

Go Full-Time On Your Dream

Historically, technical software developer founders have had a major edge—they build their own products and attract more attention from investors. In some areas, just 20% of founders are technical, leaving others behind. Our tools, systems, and community close that gap, enabling all founders to turn their vision into software with AI and expert support. Now, you’re the technical founder.

"It’s a horrible feeling when you’re building software and don’t know how to drive the ship. Learning to code was the greatest decision I made after I founded my first company. CodeBuddy Bootcamp is the ultimate opportunity to learn how to code while building a product at the same time."

Devon Seacrest

Founder + CEO, CodeBuddy

AI Tools: Meet rIDE

Go from "I've got and idea" to "It's live" without breaking a sweat. RIDE exists so you can spend your energy on what matters—refining vision, mapping new features, and shipping fast. With CodeBuddy’s all‑in‑one workspace, every click feels like momentum. Core features include:

All development tooling installation

Invites for collaborators to help you build

Versioned code changes and management

Intelligent feature planning and software architecture

Trusted code creation with our uniquely trained model

Authorization and secure storage built-in

CodeBuddy's StarterKit built with the latest Material UI

Members enjoy exclusive access to CodeBuddy Office Hours as well as rIDE-Alongs: Our weekly, topical deep-dive webinar.

Human Experts

Learn alongside real experts with our weekly two-hour Product Coaching sessions where you'll have trusted support as you build your app. We strategically front-load the core curriculum for new developers. From there, users can use weekly coaching sessions to continue building and dive deeper into any of the following areas:

DevOps (Version Control, Auth/Database, Hosting, Environments, Deployment)

Planning and Architecting a Workflow

Troubleshooting Your Code

Test and Live environments and deployments

User Interface/User Experience

Community

Access to our testing community to help provide quality assurance and usability testing for your product

$300 value

Desk at our Virtual Community Builder Space. ($100 value)Desk at our Physical Builder Space (select cities only)

$250 value

Access to a cohort of other builders.

$250 value

Access to our Community of reusable code features

$500 value

Tickets to events, schwag, thought leadership, etc.

$50 value

Membership to our Dev Differently Community

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Pricing

TAKE THE MONEY YOU’D SPEND ON A DEVELOPER AND USE THAT FOR YOUR SALARY.

Average US-Based Dev Shop: $65,000 per month
Average US-Based Freelance Developer: $30,000 per month
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Build it yourself with a CodeBuddy

Bootcamp

$2500

per month

$4850 value

Supported Momentum

RIDE platform license

$1000 value

Weekly meeting with your Codebuddy (Four 2-hour sessions)

$500 value

1:1 white glove onboarding

$500 value

Weekly deep‑dive webinars

$100 value

DevOps workspace support for GitHub, Supabase and Azure

$50 value

Testing community

$300 value

Virtual desk

$100 value

Dev Different membership

$50 value

Reusable code features

$500 value

Quarterly cohort groups

$250 value

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FAQ

What does community access include?

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Testing Community: Early adopters who stress-test your features quickly
Virtual Desk: Always-open video room for real-time collaboration and focus
Quarterly Cohorts: Themed accountability pods to keep your momentum high
Reusable Code Features: Plug-and-play components (auth, payments, CRUD UIs) to ship faster

How do the pricing tiers differ, and can I move between them?

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Essentials ($500/mo) RIDE + onboarding + weekly webinars. Product coaching available à la carte.
Growth ($1000/mo) Everything in Essentials, plus 1× 2-hour coaching call/month and full community access.
Bootcamp ($2500/mo) Everything in Growth, plus 4× 2-hour coaching calls/week, testing community, and access to physical/virtual desks.

Switching tiers is simple — just update your plan in the billing portal. Changes take effect at the start of your next billing cycle and prorate automatically.

Does CodeBuddy have any ownership of the app I build during the Bootcamp?

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Nope. You own 100 % of your code, cloud resources, and IP. RIDE simply helps you create and deploy them; CodeBuddy never claims a license or equity stake.

Can I use the CodeBuddy Bootcamp for my existing app?

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Absolutely. Many founders join to refactor or extend an existing codebase. During onboarding we’ll import your repo, map tech debt, and craft a sprint plan so you can modernize without rewrites.

What are the system requirements for RIDE?

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OS: Windows 10 ×64

Local tooling: Git 2.40+, Node 18 LTS (auto‑installed by the launcher)

Hardware: 8 GB RAM / 10 GB free disk; internet ≥10 Mbps

Am I locked into a long‑term contract, or can I upgrade, downgrade, or cancel at any time?

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All plans are month‑to‑month. Switch tiers or cancel whenever you like — no penalties, no questions asked. Your data and code stay in your own repos.

Are the weekly product webinars and office hours live or recorded, and how do I join them?

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They’re live on Zoom for real‑time Q&A, but every session is recorded and dropped into the Library within 24 hrs so you can binge on your schedule. You’ll get a calendar invite with the join link after onboarding.

How do the two‑hour Product Coaching sessions work, and what kinds of expertise can I tap into?

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Think of them as your personal advisory board in two‑hour chunks. Bring a list of hurdles and a coach will pair‑program, white‑board UX, tweak architecture, or even rehearse investor demos. Our bench covers:

Full‑stack & cloud architecture
AI/LLM feature design
UX/UI & accessibility
DevOps, security, and compliance
Go‑to‑market and product‑strategy

Bootcamp includes four of these sessions each month; Growth includes one, and Essentials lets you book them à‑la‑carte.

What happens during the one‑time RIDE Onboarding session, and is it required before I can start building?

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Yes — the 1:1 “white‑glove” onboarding is your starting line. In a single 60‑90 min call we’ll:

Clarify your product goals & success metrics
Spin up your RIDE workspace (repos, cloud envs, starter kit)
Walk you through first tasks so you can push code on day one
Make sure Git, CI/CD, and local tooling are humming

Because this call provisions your resources, you’ll need to complete it before your first build sprint.

How much time do I need to dedicate each week toward building my app?

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Plan on 8‑12 hrs a week for steady momentum:

4 hrs of live support (one 2‑hr Product‑Coaching call and a 2‑hr deep‑dive webinar) — both included in Bootcamp.
4‑8 hrs of hands‑on building inside RIDE at your own pace. Many founders batch this into two evening “build sprints” so it never overruns the day job.
Need to move faster? You can add à‑la‑carte coaching blocks or simply spend more personal build time; RIDE scales with you.

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