TOG Academy · 6-week cohort course

Vibe Engineering

Learn a repeatable way to scope, build and ship a real product of your own, working with AI, starting from zero.

Starts

14 February 2027

Duration

6 weeks

Sessions

2× per week, live

Cohort size

8–20 students

Enrolment opens December 2026. Price and final outline announced then.

What you leave with.

A repeatable method

A way to take an idea from sketch to something people can use — one you can run again on the next idea.

A live product

Your own product, deployed and live, that you can show to anyone.

Workflows that carry over

The workflows to build the next one without starting again from scratch.

How it works.

Live sessions

Six weeks with two live sessions a week — 12 live sessions in all.

About four hours a week

Live time plus building time. Enough to make real progress without taking over your life.

Build as you go

You build your own product as you go, with feedback from hosts on what you ship.

What you will cover.

Week 1

From idea to scope

Pick your product idea and turn it into a clear, buildable scope.

Week 2

Design and structure

Design the screens and data model so you know what you're building before you build it.

Week 3

Build the core

Ship the first working version — the part that does the one thing your product exists for.

Week 4

Expand and connect

Add the features that make the core useful and connect the pieces together.

Week 5

Polish and test

Fix what's rough, test with real input, and get it ready for someone else to use.

Week 6

Ship and show

Deploy your product live and present what you built to the cohort.

Is this for you?

For you if

You're a beginner or career-switcher who wants to build from zero
You're a working professional adding production skills
You can spare about four hours a week for six weeks

Not for you if

You want a guaranteed result or a job placement
You can't spare the weekly time commitment
You prefer watching recordings at your own pace

Your hosts.

Loch

Teaches

Builds and ships software for a living and teaches the method used in the course.

Esther

Facilitates

Runs the group, keeps everyone moving and welcomes each student personally.

Price and refunds.

Price will be announced when enrolment opens in December 2026. Paid once, up front. No VAT is added.

Payment is by card or phone wallet only, processed securely by Stripe. We never see your card details.

Refund rules

Early payers: Full refund if you pay by 31 January 2027 and ask by the end of that day.
Later payers: Full refund within 7 days of payment if you pay after 31 January.
Waitlist: If all 20 places are taken, you can join a waitlist. A waitlist place is not a seat. If a place opens, the next in line gets it. If none opens by close, you are refunded in full.

First cohort.

Day one is a meet and greet on Sunday 14 February 2027, and teaching starts Monday 15 February. Enrolment closes Sunday 7 February.

Enrolment opens December 2026.

Questions.

Do I need to know how to code?

No. The course starts from zero and teaches you to build by working with AI tools.

What do I need?

A laptop, a reliable internet connection and a free account or two that we help you set up in week one.

What if I fall behind?

Tell Esther. The live sessions are small, so we can see it early and help you catch up.

How much time should I set aside?

About four hours a week — two live sessions plus a small amount of independent building between them.