An AI that roasts your code
Feed it your code; get back a brutally funny review.
Python · LLM Founding cohort · spots open
Most people who “learn to code” never ship a thing. Let’s fix that.
Sage Academy teaches you to build — real projects and guided labs from an operator who ships every day, not a theory channel. Be one of the founding 1,000 and lock $20/mo for life.
Founding members lock in $20/mo forever. No spam, one click to leave.
Join the founding DiscordTry it now — no signup
This isn’t a video. It’s the product.
Pick a project and click through building it — real code, real output, shipped at the end. This is exactly how every lab works.
One of 100+ guided labs
AI Engineering · Lab 03Step 1 / 4
An AI that reviews your code — and absolutely roasts it. Live on the web.
Send it the code
One API call and a frontier model is reading your code.
const res = await ai.chat({
model: 'claude-opus',
messages: [{ role: 'user', content: code }],
})output…analyzing your 400-line function 👀
The build list
You won’t take notes. You’ll build all of this.
Every lab ends with a real, working thing you keep. Here’s a taste of what’s in your portfolio by the end — filter by path.
Crypto price-alert bot
It DMs you the second your coin moves 5%.
Python · APIsA terminal dungeon game
A text adventure you actually play — your first real program.
PythonA meme generator
Auto-caption images and post them.
PythonWikipedia-race solver
Scrape, map links, and find the shortest path.
PythonBuild a website from a sentence
“A landing page for my startup” → a live site.
LLM · CodegenSummarize any YouTube video
Paste a link, get the TL;DR in seconds.
LLM · TranscriptsAn agent that books things
It takes real actions — not just chat.
Agents · ToolsClone your own voice
A voice that sounds exactly like you.
Speech AIAI study buddy that quizzes you
Turns any notes into flashcards and grills you.
RAG · LLMDoc-search with citations
Answers grounded in your docs — sources attached.
RAG · VectorsA SaaS that charges money
Auth, database, Stripe billing — your first paying users.
Next.js · StripeA viral waitlist page
Exactly like the one you’re on — referrals and all.
Next.jsAI distraction blocker
A Chrome extension that knows when you’re slacking.
JS · AIA real-time multiplayer app
Live cursors, presence, the works.
WebSocketsAn AI support agent — live
Answers your customers 24/7, deployed.
RAG · Next.js…and new guided labs drop every week. Founding members vote on what we build next.
The founding community
You won’t build alone.
Founding members get into the private Discord now — early roles, build-along sessions, feedback on your projects, and first word the moment the doors open.
Join the DiscordFounding roles assigned on entry · new members hand-approved — real builders only.
Why it works
Watching ≠ learning.
Watching tutorials
- Endless videos you never finish
- Copy-paste you don’t understand
- Tutorial hell, zero momentum
- Nothing real to show for it
Building with Sage
- Short lessons, then you build
- Guided labs with real starter code
- A finished project every time
- A portfolio that gets you hired
Founding perks
Get in before the doors open.
$20/mo, locked forever
Founding members keep the launch price for life — even after it goes up for everyone else.
First month free
Get in, build something real, and only pay if you stay. No risk to start.
Early access
You’re first through the door — before the catalog is even public.
A vote on what’s next
Founding members help pick which courses and labs we build first.
The journey
From your first line to a shipped product.
- First lineVariables & logicYou build A number-guessing game in your terminal
- Real programsFunctions & dataYou build A CLI tool that calls a real API
- Build with AIThe LLM APIYou build An AI chatbot that streams replies
- RAG & agentsGrounded & tool-usingYou build A doc-search assistant with citations
- Ship itDeployed & liveYou build A full-stack app on a live URL
Code FoundationsAI EngineeringShip Real Products Guided project labs
The real stack
Tools you’ll actually use.
Foundations
PythonJavaScriptTypeScriptGitThe terminal
AI engineering
LLM APIPromptingRAGVector searchAgentsEvals
Ship it
Next.jsSupabaseAuthStripeDeploy
How every lesson works01 02 03
Learn → build → keep it.
Learn
A short, focused lesson that gets to the point and shows real code.
Build
Open a guided lab and ship a working project with starter code and checkpoints.
Keep it
Every lab becomes a real project in your portfolio. Stack them, finish the path.
“I run my own products every day. I’m building the academy I wish I’d had — project-first, no fluff, priced so anyone can actually start.”
Jason Teixeira · Founder, Sage Ideas
Questions
The quick answers.
When does it launch?
Soon — we’re building the first paths and labs now. Joining the waitlist puts you first in line and you’ll get the launch email before anyone else.
How much is it?
Pro is $20/month for everything — every course, every guided lab, certificates, and new content each week. There’s a free tier too. Founding members lock the $20 price for life.
Is it for beginners?
Yes. Paths start from your very first line of code and go all the way to shipping a deployed product. If you already code, jump straight to AI engineering.
What makes it different?
It’s project-based and taught by an operator who actually ships software — not a theory channel. You build real things and keep them.
The first 1,000
Learn to ship in the AI era — now, not someday.
This is the founding cohort: the builders who stop watching tutorials and start shipping. Lock $20/mo for life and help shape what we build first.
Founding members lock in $20/mo forever. No spam, one click to leave.