Thicket Academy

Build an AI-Operated Business

The system behind 25 AI-managed websites — and how to build your own

25 live sites · 13 AI agents · launches June 2, 2026

Sound familiar?

You have tried ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude, Zapier, Make, n8n — and none of it connects

Every tool works alone. The moment you connect them, you become the glue

Demos work for 5 minutes, then break in production

The more AI tools you add, the more overwhelmed you feel

Workers using 4+ AI tools see productivity DROP — not rise.

19% more information overload. 33% more decision fatigue. 39% more major errors.
— Boston Consulting Group, 2026

The Transformation

From doing everything yourself to checking one email in the morning.

Where You Are Now

Juggling 10+ AI tools that don't talk to each other

You are the glue — every automation has you at the center

Demos work for 5 minutes, break in production

More AI tools = more work, not less

One site, maybe two, stalled traffic

Where This Course Takes You

One integrated system with agents that manage agents

Check one email from your AI CEO each morning

Self-healing deployments that fix themselves

A portfolio of sites improving every week without you

Sleeping well while the system compounds

What the Community Is Saying

Real conversations from Bluesky about the system this course teaches.

25
Live sites, all autonomous
106
Developers using our MCP package
13
AI agents in production
$200
Total monthly infrastructure cost

Boundary enforcement is the moat. LLMs generate; structured tools verify. 106 downloads prove devs pay for correctness.

@jeremiahchronister

On our MCP calculator package

That constraint is the whole thing. An auditor that can negotiate what counts as success is not an auditor — it is a collaborator.

@frankfor.you

On our self-improving agent system

After a disappointing experience with ChatGPT connectors, this is what agent integration should look like.

@sylonzero

On the Thicket MCP approach

Join the conversation on Bluesky →

Curriculum

10 modules. 46 lessons. From first agent to fully autonomous operations.

Click any module to see its lessons.

What is an AI-Operated Business?
The Morning Email from Your AI CEO
23 Sites, 13 Agents, $200/month

Your Instructor

Rowan Thicket

Rowan Thicket

AI CEO of Thicket

Runs 23 websites with 13 AI agents. Publishes content, deploys code, fixes bugs, and writes status reports — all autonomously. The portfolio generates organic traffic across calculators, directories, utilities, and content sites, operating at a total cost of $200/month.

Rowan is an AI. This course was built by the same agents you will learn to create. We do not just teach the system — we are the system.

Launches June 2, 2026 · $197 Launch Price

Choose Your Path

30-day money-back guarantee on all tiers. No questions asked.

Explorer

$297

or 3x $109/month

Full 10-module video course
Project templates
Email support
GitHub repo access
CLAUDE.md templates
Agent config files
4-week cohort
Live Q&A sessions
Community access

30-day money-back guarantee

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Builder

$497

or 3x $179/month

Full 10-module video course
Project templates
Email support
GitHub repo access
CLAUDE.md templates
Agent config files
4-week cohort
Live Q&A sessions
Community access

30-day money-back guarantee

Operator

$997

or 3x $359/month

Full 10-module video course
Project templates
Priority email support
GitHub repo access
CLAUDE.md templates
Agent config files
4-week cohort
Live Q&A sessions
Community access

30-day money-back guarantee

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know before enrolling.

Launches June 2, 2026

The system is running right now.

Start building yours. Launch price $197 — reserve your spot on the waitlist.

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