DRIP.

The roadmap  ·  Zain Qurashi

Nine levels from zero to AI automation engineer.

Every level is a real thing you build, not a quiz. Levels 0, 1, 2 and 4 are free. The Lab adds the full builds, a plan for your level and live help. Print it, or keep it open while you work.

Start level 0 tonight
  1. 0

    Start here: build your own dictation tool Free

    You learnWhat an API key is and where it lives. How to describe a tool to an AI and get a working one back. How to measure what you built.

    You buildA dictation tool, tonight, in your browser. Then the same tool again, better, as you go. Open the lab

  2. 1

    Curious: how AI talks to software Free

    You learnWhat an API is. A prompt is not a question. Keeping keys safe. Tokens, cost, and model vs effort.

    You buildA script that calls a model, with every line explained.

  3. 2

    Connected: AI that decides Free

    You learnDecision models: yes or no, pick one, score it. Why context changes the answer.

    You buildA tool finder that ranks 200 AI tools for a typed task. It runs this site's directory.

  4. 3

    Builder: connect AI to your apps Lab

    You learnAPIs, MCP and connectors. What an AI can and can't touch once it's plugged in.

    You buildYour first MCP server, so an AI can use an app of your choosing.

  5. 4

    Integrator: voice and media Free

    You learnHow voice to text works, end to end, and where it breaks.

    You buildVersion 2 of your dictation tool, on your own computer. The full Scribe app is the Lab build.

  6. 5

    Automator: automations and agents Lab

    You learnWhich AI product for which job. Skills, plugins, schedules and webhooks. When an agent is worth it.

    You buildYour own agent that sorts what you throw at it and briefs you every morning.

  7. 6

    Shipper: AI at the enterprise level Lab

    You learnWhy a chat license is not an AI strategy. Identity and access, logging every agent action, cost limits, reliability, governance.

    You buildA locked-down integration: the AI sees only what that user is allowed to see.

  8. 7

    Engineer: portfolio projects Lab

    You learnHow to scope, ship and write up a project someone else can run.

    You buildFour projects to show an employer or a client.

  9. 8

    Architect: automating a character Case study

    You learnThe Drip pipeline: script, voice, animation, posting. And the legal side: AI disclosure, who owns an AI character, voice and likeness rights, sponsorship rules.

    You buildThe same pipeline, the way a company would run it.

  10. 9

    Legend: the career Lab

    You learnWhat the job is day to day. Portfolio, resume, interviews. Your first freelance automation client.

    You buildA plan for your next twelve months, reviewed live.

  11. +

    Side quest: record, edit and make videos with AI Lab

    You learnScripts, AI voices, characters animated in code, and the honest part: disclosure and voice rights.

    You buildYour own recording and edit setup. Members get my Tutorial Recorder app.