Your first week

A simple plan for your first seven days, from verifying your email to logging your first build.

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Your dashboard shows a Get started checklist. Here is the plan behind it, with a little more detail.

Day 1: set up your account

  • Click the link in the verification email. If it did not arrive, use Resend on your dashboard and check your spam folder.
  • Pick a profile picture under My account. It shows next to your discussion posts and on the leaderboard.
  • Take the short tour from your dashboard, or replay it any time from the Academy.

Days 2 to 4: the starter course

Open Courses and start the free course. Each lesson is short. Some end with a check-in: a few questions you need to pass before the lesson counts as done. Finish the course and you get a certificate you can add to LinkedIn.

Day 5: your first Build Journal entry

Open the Build Journal and choose New entry. Write what you built and why, paste the prompts that worked, and note anything that broke and how you fixed it. It takes ten minutes and earns XP. More in How the Build Journal works.

Days 6 and 7: pick your next build

Browse the recipes library for a feature you want, such as a waitlist, a booking calendar or a popup. If you want to build something bigger with help, look at the next cohort.

If you joined Outlaw or Crew

Finishing the starter course and writing one journal entry in your first 14 days also keeps you covered by the Outlaw Guarantee.

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Updated October 24, 2026

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