AI in IA. Des Moines, Iowa

Build something
beyond belief.

For engineers caught between AI-native builders and the “safe” jobs that aren’t safe anymore. Most AI coaches have never shipped production software. I have. Microsoft, John Deere, systems handling millions of users and real money. Not an engineer? You’re welcome too.

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Hands-on you build, every session
In Iowa Des Moines + virtual
English plain language, real results
Who This Is For

Three kinds of people land here.

Builders & Creators

You’ve got something you want to build: a tool, a workflow, a business idea, a passion project, a crazy experiment that won’t leave you alone. You don’t need a developer. You need someone who shows you how to direct the machine. You’ll leave with something working.

Professionals Staying Competitive

The people getting promoted right now aren’t smarter than you. They’re using AI and you’re not. Yet. I’ll show you how to apply it directly to your actual job: your emails, your reports, your workflows. You become the person your company can’t afford to lose.

Leaders of Teams & Orgs

Your team doesn’t need another change management meeting about AI. They need to sit down, open their laptops, and build something. I run private workshops where every person walks out with a real automation they built themselves. That’s how adoption actually happens.

Every engagement starts the same way: a free 30-minute call where we figure out exactly what you need.

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Free Download + Weekly Newsletter

The Builder’s Blueprint

Not ready to talk yet? Start here. Three paths, easy, medium, and advanced, based on where you are right now. A step-by-step setup that compounds over time. And a 30-minute first build that’ll make you say “wait, really?”

  • Choose Your Path. Easy, Medium, or Advanced based on where you are
  • The Compounding Setup, build a workspace that gets smarter with you
  • Your First Build, a guided exercise with a real result in 30 minutes

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The Thesis
“The people building the future
aren’t waiting for permission.”

The gap between “I have an idea” and “I built it” has never been smaller. You don’t need to learn to code. You don’t need a technical co-founder. English is the programming language now. The only thing standing between your idea and a working system is someone who shows you how to direct the machine.

Microsoft + John Deere Shipped production AI at scale
Fortune 500 Coaching senior engineers on AI adoption
10+ Years Engineering in production, not theory
Des Moines Local. In-person. Hands-on.
Wins

Real people. Real builds. Real results.

A mix of engineers, professionals, and first-time builders. Different starting points, same pattern: they described what they wanted, we built until it was real.

Engineers from Fortune 500 firms, Iowa founders, electricians, scientists, and first-time builders.

Engineer Between Jobs

Quit looking for more. Found out he could chase game dev and sharpen for his next paid gig at the same time.

A working engineer who left a job hunting for something bigger. Discovered AI didn’t just speed up the job search. It opened the door to building the game he’d wanted to make for years, while keeping his skills sharp for whatever paid role came next. The two paths stopped being a choice.

Testimonial pending. April 2026.
Isaac Young, First-Time Builder

His personal finance app went from janky and slow to smooth and responsive.

“Nathaniel is a knowledgeable, kind, and patient coach who always knows where I’m at. He never overwhelms me. He lets me discover things on my own, then has a tip for where to aim next. Thanks to him, my personal finance app went from janky and slow to super smooth and responsive. Will recommend, 100%.”

Isaac is my brother. He’s also the reason this whole thing exists. March 2026.
Mike Crane, Electrician

Wired AI data centers 58 hours a week. Launched two businesses in his off-time.

“I’m an electrician by trade, and while I worked 58 hours a week wiring AI data centers, Nathaniel taught me, in my off-time, how to use AI to launch two businesses. He knows the tech field, is flexible, and non-judgmental. Even if you have no experience with AI, he can help you build whatever you’re dreaming of. I cannot recommend him enough.”

Photo coming soon. February 2026.
Laid-off Professional

Built an AI job-search system, then realized he’d rather build a business.

Came to me to speed up the search. Left with a tool, an idea, and a pivot plan. The job search was the excuse. The real win was seeing he didn’t need to go back to the same kind of work.

January 2026.
Biomass Scientist

Used AI to build his entire go-to-market for a new bacteria strain.

A researcher with a breakthrough and no commercial plan. We used AI to compress months of market research and positioning work into a few focused sessions. He walked out with a launch strategy and the confidence to execute it.

December 2025.
Self-described Luddite

The most skeptical person I know finally shipped the game he’d been dreaming about for years.

Resisted AI for months. Thought it was a fad. One afternoon together flipped it. The game he’d been sketching in notebooks for years is now a thing that runs. If this guy can build, anyone can.

November 2025.

New wins added as they happen. Want your story here next?

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How We Work Together

Pick your depth.

Every option is hands-on. You build during the session, not after, not someday. The only question is how deep you want to go.

Group

AI Workshop

Free for a limited time

90 minutes. Small group. You drive your own idea, discuss it, and work live with others. You leave with something real, built by you, on your machine.

  • Once a month in-person (Des Moines)
  • Once a month virtual (Google Meet)
  • 10–20 people max
  • Bring your laptop and an idea
  • Leave with something working
Coming Soon
1-on-1

Deep Dive Session

$99 introductory ($250/hr standard)

60 minutes, one-on-one. We build a custom AI system for your specific use case. You get direct coaching, and you leave with something real and working.

  • In-person or Google Meet
  • Intake call + custom build plan
  • Built for your needs, not a template
  • You leave able to run it independently
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Corporate

Team Training

Custom per engagement

Private workshop for your team. Half-day or full-day. Every person builds something real during the session, applied to your actual workflows and tools.

  • Custom curriculum for your industry
  • On-site or Google Meet
  • Hands-on for every participant
  • Follow-up resources included
Book a Free 30-Min Call

Not sure where to start? Book a free 30-minute consult. We’ll figure out where you are, where you want to be, and which option gets you there.

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The Progress Guarantee

Every session ends with something real built. Not watched. Not explained. Built by you, on your machine, for your purposes. Workshop attendees drive their own ideas and learn in real time. 1:1 clients get the same on their own time with direct coaching.

If we don’t make real, measurable progress on your idea, I’ll make it right. That’s the commitment.

Going Deeper

Building something bigger?

For builders with serious momentum, I offer ongoing partnerships: weekly sessions, async support between calls, and a custom roadmap that evolves with your project. This isn’t on a menu. It’s a conversation that happens after we’ve worked together and the fit is obvious.

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Nathaniel Young
Your Coach

Nathaniel Young

I shipped AI at Microsoft. I shipped AI at John Deere. A decade building production systems that handled millions of users and real money, where a bug meant a real person’s day got worse. That is a different kind of training than a weekend course or a Twitter thread.

Then I watched my brother build something. A real one, a personal finance app, something he would have needed a developer to build for him a year earlier. He just described what he wanted and the machine listened. That moment rewired me. I spent 15 years being the person you had to go through to get software built. Now I help people skip that gate.

I’ve coached senior engineers on AI adoption inside a Fortune 500 engineering org, plus founders, operators, scientists, and first-time builders. Build Beyond Belief is the coaching arm of Sagaciasoft. I sit beside you, you get behind the wheel, and we build until it’s real, working, and yours. Every person has unlimited creative potential, and AI is the lever that makes it accessible. Not someday. Right now.

Based in Des Moines. If you can describe what you want, you can build it. I’ll show you how.

“He can help you build whatever you’re dreaming of. I cannot recommend him enough.” — Mike Crane, Electrician

Ready to start building?

Book a free 30-minute consult and we’ll map out your fastest path, or grab the Blueprint and build something in 30 minutes.

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