Question 1

Is the course really free?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Free now on GitHub - every lesson, every artifact, every prompt. A paid edition with cohorts and live reviews is coming later, but everything you need to build the system is free today.

Question 2

Do I need to know how to code?

Accepted Answer

No. You need to be willing to read code Claude writes, edit it when something is off, and run a terminal command. That's it. Most lessons are about thinking and structure, not syntax.

Question 3

How long does it actually take?

Accepted Answer

40 - 50 hours of focused build time across 11 modules. Most learners spread that over 6 - 10 weeks at 30 - 60 minutes a day. The dashboard tracks your pace.

Question 4

What's Meridian?

Accepted Answer

Meridian is a fictional B2B SaaS world used as the realistic environment for every exercise. You build PRDs, research synths, analytics agents, and the capstone PM OS inside Meridian - so the work is concrete, not abstract.

Question 5

Will this work with ChatGPT or Cursor instead of Claude Code?

Accepted Answer

The mental models transfer. The specific commands, file structures, and MCP integrations are written for Claude Code because that's the deepest agentic surface today. You can adapt.

Question 6

Who is this for?

Accepted Answer

Product managers, analysts, growth PMs, and technical PMs who want to move past prompt libraries into a real system. If you ship product and want AI to compound your output, you're the audience.

Question 7

What do I get at the end?

Accepted Answer

A working PM operating system on your laptop: PRD pipeline, research synthesizer, analytics copilot, connector workflows, and a capstone demo you can show your team.