ThinkEDU · ThinkAcademy Patreon

Watch a company
get built in real time.

“I’m $60 in the green right now.”

$40 spent on Claude Code and Codex. $100 from my brother who believes in this. That’s the entire budget. And it built a real nursing platform — legal pages, email automation, SMS alerts, investor pitch, admin dashboard — all documented live so you can replicate every step.

This Patreon documents how ThinkRN gets built using agentic AI tools. Every error, every fix, every prompt. Sliding scale because that’s the only ethical way to run a school.

Most Value
🏆

Founder's Circle

$100/mo

$1,000/yr

Watch me build a real company in real time. Get the exact playbook — before anyone else.

  • Every Claude Code session recorded raw and unedited — every prompt, every error, every fix
  • All .md policy files copy-paste ready (AI_POLICY_BIBLE, budget plan, Supabase schema, env-var checklist)
  • Monthly 1-on-1 30-min deployment call — I look at your project directly
  • Private Discord channel: I drop new prompts as I write them, before they go anywhere else
  • Co-pilot access to ThinkRN admin — see real applications come in, anonymized
  • Lifetime discount on ThinkRN Pro when the platform launches
  • Founder badge — you were here before it was obvious

A freelance dev charges $1,500–$3,000 to set up the same Vercel + Supabase + Resend + Twilio stack. You get the course, the consultation, and the community for $100/mo. Plus you watch whether the business model actually works — in real time.

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🥈

Builder

$50/mo

$500/yr

Get the full playbook. Teach yourself on your timeline.

  • Weekly polished deployment guides — the same content as Founder's, delivered as clean drops
  • All .md files: AI policy bible, premium budget plan, merge order, schema, env-var table
  • Monthly group Q&A — ask anything about your build
  • Builder Discord channel access
  • Free-tools edition AND paid-tools deep-dives — two tracks, your choice

Most people don't need a call — they need the materials. Highest-margin tier because it's pure digital delivery. 'I'll learn myself if you hand me the files.'

Join on Patreon →
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Sliding Scale

$5–$25/mo

pay what fits

Broke student? Same. Here's everything you can build with free tools.

  • Public stream replays — watch every session
  • Free-tools-only edition: Vercel + Supabase + Resend free tiers + ngrok instead of Twilio
  • Monthly post: one thing you can ship that week, zero spend
  • Pay what fits: $5, $10, $25 — all get the same content

I was you 6 months ago. This tier exists because I remember what it felt like to want to build something and have no money to start. Half of these subscribers convert to Builder once they ship their first thing.

Join on Patreon →

The Math

TierPriceSubs → $5k/moSubs → $10k/mo
🏆 Founder$100/mo50100
🥈 Builder$50/mo100200
🩺 Sliding (~$15 avg)$5–$25/mo334667

Realistic Year 1: 10 + 40 + 200 = ~$4,000/mo · $48k/yr

Two revenue streams at once — the platform and the audience that funds it.

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🏆 Founder's Circle$100/mo

Founder's Circle
$100/mo · $1,000/yr

"Watch me build a real company in real time. Get the exact playbook — before anyone else."

What you get:
• Every Claude Code session recorded raw and unedited — every prompt, every error, every fix
• All .md policy files copy-paste ready (AI_POLICY_BIBLE, budget plan, Supabase schema, env-var checklist)
• Monthly 1-on-1 30-min deployment call — I look at your project directly
• Private Discord channel: I drop new prompts as I write them, before they go anywhere else
• Co-pilot access to ThinkRN admin — see real applications come in, anonymized
• Lifetime discount on ThinkRN Pro when the platform launches
• Founder badge — you were here before it was obvious

A freelance dev charges $1,500–$3,000 to set up the same Vercel + Supabase + Resend + Twilio stack. You get the course, the consultation, and the community for $100/mo. Plus you watch whether the business model actually works — in real time.

🥈 Builder$50/mo

Builder
$50/mo · $500/yr

"Get the full playbook. Teach yourself on your timeline."

What you get:
• Weekly polished deployment guides — the same content as Founder's, delivered as clean drops
• All .md files: AI policy bible, premium budget plan, merge order, schema, env-var table
• Monthly group Q&A — ask anything about your build
• Builder Discord channel access
• Free-tools edition AND paid-tools deep-dives — two tracks, your choice

Most people don't need a call — they need the materials. Highest-margin tier because it's pure digital delivery. 'I'll learn myself if you hand me the files.'

🩺 Sliding Scale$5–$25/mo

Sliding Scale
$5–$25/mo · pay what fits

"Broke student? Same. Here's everything you can build with free tools."

What you get:
• Public stream replays — watch every session
• Free-tools-only edition: Vercel + Supabase + Resend free tiers + ngrok instead of Twilio
• Monthly post: one thing you can ship that week, zero spend
• Pay what fits: $5, $10, $25 — all get the same content

I was you 6 months ago. This tier exists because I remember what it felt like to want to build something and have no money to start. Half of these subscribers convert to Builder once they ship their first thing.