Auke Hofman

Curious to make the most of AI?

Most people have a ChatGPT or Claude subscription and use a fraction of it. I help you close that gap hands-on, not with theory.

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Imagine: it's Monday morning.

Your weekly update is already written.

Illustration: four sources — email, calendar, tickets and a spreadsheet — feed into a robot agent. A thought cloud beside it reads “Data shows emails from Sandra are not urgent.”, so the email update is dropped on its way in. The agent produces a finished draft titled “Weekly update — draft”, marked with a check: 12 tickets closed, 3 still open; budget review moved to Thursday; rollout still on track for Q3.

Why AI adoption matters

Most people use AI like Google. Ask a question, get an answer, move on.

That's maybe 1% of what it can do.

What's actually possible:

Having AI alongside you on everyday work, not just answering questions
{ }Building an agent that takes repetitive work off your hands: reports, follow-ups
</>Writing code with AI in production

The result: hours saved on repetitive work, and a structured way of working you can repeat and build on as a team.

Courses

For beginners60–90 min

Intro to AI

Learn how to use AI in your daily work: effective prompts, context, memory and skills.

•Writing organized, well-structured prompts
•Using context, memory and skills
•Getting the most out of AI in everyday work
•You leave with: a prompt template you can follow in future work

Tools used

  • ChatGPT
  • Claude
  • Gemini
In-company session · 10 attendees€500

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For business folks60–90 min

Build your first AI agent

A practical introduction to building your first AI agent, no coding background needed.

•What an AI agent actually is
•Tools available today, no-code and low-code: Claude and n8n
•Building a working agent step by step
•Where AI agents fit in your organization
•You leave with: a real, working agent, plus a template to build the next one

Tools used

  • ChatGPT
  • Claude
  • Gemini
  • n8n
In-company session · 10 attendees€750

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For engineers & architects60–90 min

Spec Driven Development

Learn how to adopt agentic coding through clear, structured specifications.

•Writing specs that guide AI coding agents
•Reviewing and validating agent-generated code, including iterative loops when writing new features
•Integrating agentic workflows into existing pipelines
•Hands-on exercises with real codebases
•You leave with: a working framework and my own setup, ready to reuse

Tools used

  • Codex
  • Claude Code
In-company session · 10 attendees€1000

Prices excl. VAT

What people say

“Auke transformed what I believed AI can do in a single hour. This knowledge is priceless! Thank you Auke.”
Lior — AI Engineer, StachanovBuild your first AI agent
“Clear and great presentation! Very helpful to get everyone to work efficiently with AI.”
Younes — Principal Engineer, StachanovBuild your first AI agent
“Excellent speaker, well-prepared and fit for the type of audience.”
Isidoor — Director & Partner, StachanovBuild your first AI agent

Questions first?

Not sure which course fits, or planning something custom for your team? Send a note and I'll get back to you.