MØNTAN1ACADEMY MØNTAN1
[ MØNTAN1 ACADEMY ] // a builder's primer :: zero to one :: free forever :: built in West Virginia

Off zerø,
in a weekend.

Twelve sections that take you from never-written-a-line to shipping real products on the open internet, with an AI co-pilot the whole way. No tuition, no gatekeeping, no prerequisites.

Read ↓ Build ↓ Ship
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01 :: Read

Short sections

Each section is thirty to ninety minutes. No filler, no lecture-hall theory. You could finish the whole primer in a weekend.

02 :: Build

Every section ships something

A page, a quiz, a dashboard, a chatbot. You learn by making real things with an AI co-pilot, not by watching.

03 :: Ship

Live on the internet

By the capstone you have a portfolio of deployed work with your name on it. Finish all twelve sections and claim your MØNTAN1 Academy certificate, mailed to you, signed and checked.

The curriculum :: 12 sections + setup Your progress :: 0 / 12
[ 00 ] Before you start
00

Setup

 Five free tools, one sitting: GitHub, VS Code, Claude, Netlify, Replit. ~30 min
[ I ] Foundations
01

How the Internet Actually Works

 URLs, HTML, DevTools, your co-pilot, and your first commit. ~45 min 02

Making Things Look Good with CSS

 Colors, fonts, spacing, flexbox, and hover states that feel alive. ~45 min 03

JavaScript Without the Pain

 Clicks, events, toggles, and the debugging loop that makes it learnable. ~60 min 04

AI as Your Coding Co-Pilot

 Prompting as a workflow: anatomy, iteration, libraries, and review. ~45 min
[ II ] Build things
05

Build Your First Real Website

 Multi-page, mobile-friendly, deployed to Netlify with your name on it. ~60 min 06

Landing Pages That Convert

 The one-screen argument: anatomy, AI copy, CTAs, and honest analytics. ~60 min 07

Connecting to APIs

 Fetch live data, read JSON, and keep your keys out of public view. ~60 min 08

Build an App with AI Features

 Wire a chat interface to an AI API and give it a personality. ~75 min
[ III ] Ship it
09

No-Code + Code: The Hybrid Stack

 Code where it counts, no-code where it is faster. Webflow and Airtable. ~45 min 10

Automations and Workflows

 Webhooks, pipelines, and AI steps. If you do it twice, automate it. ~60 min 11

Ship a Full Product

 The capstone: scope it, wireframe it, test it, describe it, ship it. ~90 min 12

You Are a Builder. Now What?

 Portfolio, communities, next paths, and the retrospective. ~30 min