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The Chain

From the first conversation to a client who is live

A site or system is never just code. It starts with listening and ends with a client who comes back. Ten links, each a craft you can learn with us.

The Chain in numbers

links
10
crafts
10

The learning content on this page is only in Dutch for now.

Why the whole chain

Half a job is no use to a client

  1. The weakest link decides

    A beautiful site whose mail lands in spam, or that nobody finds, doesn't help the client. Whoever knows the whole chain sees where it goes wrong before it does.

  2. Each link is a craft

    You don't have to learn everything at once. You start with one craft and get to know the links next to it, until you see how they fit together.

  3. Together you close the chain

    In your projects you take on one link after another yourself, and Neal looks over your shoulder. Anyone who knows the whole chain can help a client completely.

The workshop schedule

The ten links

For each link: which step, what happens, and in which craft you learn it.

  1. Link 5

    De site of app bouwen in vier talen, toegankelijk, snel, met tests die zeggen dat het werkt.

    Learn it inWeb & appsBuild
  2. Link 7

    Automatiseren wat saai is, met een mens die nakijkt, en eerlijk tegen de klant over wat AI doet.

    Learn it inAI & agentsExplore

And then?

After the last link it starts again: the client comes back with a new question. That is how you grow from Apprentice to Compagnon to Master, link by link.

Pick your first link

The Chain and the Map are free, no account needed. Want Neal to review your work? Apply.

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