Thesis.
Most AI education today reads like a TensorFlow textbook or a "ten prompts that will change your life" thread. There's not much in between for the people who actually build — founders, operators, designers — who need to use AI as a daily tool, not become an ML researcher.
Whalio is the opposite of both extremes. Cohort-based and illustrated, with a 29-day challenge as the spine. Aimed at people who already ship things and want to ship them faster with AI in the loop.
Who it's for.
- Founders & operators who want to use AI as leverage across product, ops, and growth — not just chat.
- Builders coming from adjacent fields (design, marketing, content) who need a structured way to integrate AI into their craft.
- Curious professionals who tried "AI courses" and bounced because the bar was either trivial or PhD-level — nothing in the middle.
Approach.
- Illustrated, friendly tone. Cartoon AI fish + whales as guides, not gatekeepers. The aesthetic does work — the field is intimidating; the surface shouldn't be.
- 29-day challenge. A daily rhythm with concrete artefacts at the end of each day. Public progress.
- English-first. Built for an international audience from day one — different bet than my Russian-language TubeForge Academy.
- Cohort-based. The curriculum graduates with you. No infinite-shelf SaaS course graveyard.
Status.
Pre-launch. The landing site is live and the waitlist is collecting signal. whalio.co is built on Next.js 16 + Tailwind v4 + Framer Motion, deployed on Vercel — the same baseline I use across the rest of the Britikov Group portfolio so iteration speed compounds.
Curriculum is being assembled in parallel. First cohort opens September 2026, capped to keep cohort review meaningful.
Get involved.
Join the waitlist at whalio.co. For partnerships, advisory, or distribution conversations — write me directly.