How NextGEN's Team Got Comfortable Using AI Every Day
A hands-on Claude workshop for the team behind the Greenville Entrepreneur Network, built around their real questions instead of theory.
The Bottleneck
New AI Tools, No Clear Way to Use Them
NextGEN is a Greenville, South Carolina nonprofit that has supported high-growth, early-stage startups since 2006. Their team works with more than 150 startups through programs like StartupGVL and the NEXT Venture Summit.
They had just given their whole team access to Claude, but they were early in their AI journey. The tools were there. What was missing was someone to show them how AI fits into the work they already do every day.
Our Solution
A Live Workshop Built Around Their Questions
Cole ran a Claude 101 session for NextGEN's team. It started as a conversation and quickly turned into a live demonstration, moving from the team's own questions straight into solving problems on the spot.
Everyday Claude
Practical ways to use Claude for the writing, research, and planning the team already does, not abstract theory.
Live Problem Solving
The team brought wide-ranging questions, and each one became a live example they could watch come together in real time.
Claude Code, Demystified
A plain-language look at what Claude Code and Claude Design can do, so the more advanced tools stop feeling out of reach.
A Guide to Keep
A slide deck and a reference guide the team could hold onto, so the learning kept going after the session ended.
The goal was simple: make AI feel accessible instead of intimidating, so the team could put it to work the next morning.
“What started as a conversation quickly turned into a live demonstration, with Cole moving from our team's wide-ranging questions straight into solving problems on the fly. What stood out most was how he translated AI concepts into practical, everyday applications, not just theory. We were still early in our AI journey, and watching him work made the tools feel accessible instead of intimidating. The takeaway: AI stops being theoretical the moment someone who knows what they're doing shows you it's possible. If you're a business owner who wants your team to actually get comfortable with AI, Cole is exactly who you want in the room.”
Want your team comfortable with AI?
We'll show your team how AI fits into the work they already do, using your real questions.
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