Getting Started With Claude Cowork
Build reliable Claude Cowork workflows for proposals, decks, documents, and agent-assisted knowledge work by structuring context, checkpoints, reusable instructions, editable outputs, and safe human review.
- Beginner
- 8 lessons
- 1 hr 23 min
- Taught by Nate Grahek
What you'll learn
- AI Collaboration Mindset Keep ownership of context, judgment, taste, and final quality while using Claude as a structured collaborator.
- Controlled Kickoff Prompts Write kickoff prompts that define the role, require one question at a time, and pause for approval before drafting.
- Gather, Draft, Build Move from source gathering and brainstorming to plain-text drafts before generating editable documents, decks, or spreadsheets.
- Project Folders & Templates Organize inputs, standards, examples, and reusable templates so Claude can produce work that matches your business context.
- Reusable Instructions Codify proven workflows into project instructions and custom skills that enforce validation, preferences, and approval gates.
- Safe AI Workflows Spot prompt injection risks, scope access carefully, and review AI-drafted outputs before they reach people or systems.
Lessons 8 lessons · 1 hr 23 min
Every lesson comes with Pro, $29 a month.
- Lesson 1: Introduction to Claude Cowork and the AI collaboration mindset 6 min
- Lesson 2: Why chat falls short and the over-eager intern problem 8 min
- Lesson 3: The AI operator framework: gather, brainstorm, draft, then build 16 min
- Lesson 4: Why Cowork is different: desktop access, context, and sub-agents 13 min
- Lesson 5: Projects, templates, and building better proposals and decks 18 min
- Lesson 6: Creating reusable instructions and custom skills 11 min
- Lesson 7: Prompt injection risks and safe AI workflow practices 9 min
- Lesson 8: Wrap-up, Q&A, and final recommendations 5 min
Your teacher
Nate Grahek
AI Educator @ The Rundown University
Nate is a SaaS founder and Fractional CMO who helps product-driven businesses build marketing systems that actually work — without the fluff. He's spent years helping founders and operators cut through marketing complexity and put the right things on autopilot.
At Rundown University, Nate brings that same hands-on, no-jargon approach to AI education. His workshops and courses focus on practical automation and AI workflows you can deploy the same day — no engineering background required. If you've ever wanted to use AI to get your time back, Nate shows you exactly how.