Build Your First App with AI: A Practical Base44 Workshop for Beginners

Send us Fan Mail Recorded from a 10/8/26 Workshop. **SIGN UP FOR FUTURE WORKSHOPS!** Have a problem you understand and an idea for a tool that could help? This workshop introduces how to turn that idea into an app using AI, without needing a technical background. Designed for educators, nonprofit leaders, and small business owners, the session covers: - Turning a familiar problem into a clear app-building brief - What Base44 handles—and what remains your responsibility - Common mistakes, practical testing, and responsible AI use - Starting small and improving one workflow at a time I’m Michael A. Aponte, a school director, author, and host of *Thinking 2 Think*. I presented this workshop as a Base44 Ambassador because someone showed me what was possible, and it changed what I thought I could build. **Workshop resources** Get the free *Use AI Well* illustrated handbook through the workshop exit survey. https://forms.gle/12JEtAcRHSy66NFd9 Try Base44 through my affiliate link: https://base44.pxf.io/c/7832852/2049275/25619?trafcat=lp **Continue learning** - Thinking 2 Think: https://pod.link/1531984919 - Books, publications, and future workshop updates: https://theintellectuallibrary.com - Individual support, implementation, and advisory: https://maaponte.com - Contact: [maaponte@theintellectuallibrary.com](mailto:maaponte@theintellectuallibrary.com) *Think clearly. Lead boldly. Stay logical.*  Support the show **About the host: M.A. Aponte is a former JPMorgan banker, former Merrill Lynch wealth manager, former NYPD officer, Army Officer, and Executive Director of a Charter School in Florida. He is the author of The Logical Mind and host of Thinking 2 Think.**  **Join My Substack for more content**: maaponte.substack.com **Consulting/Advisory Services:** MAAponte.com **Professional LinkedIn Page:** www.linkedin.com/in/maaponte **Critical Thinking Training App:** https://think-twice.co/ **Try Base44 through my affiliate link:** https://base44.pxf.io/c/7832852/2049275/25619?trafcat=lp **Financial Budget/Wealth Management app (FREE):** https://centsora.com/ **CHECK OUT OUR NEW CRITICAL THINKING GAME APP! Currently in BETA:**  - **Android:** https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.base692af669b00f0dc8d8ad6653.app - **Web:** https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.base692af669b00f0dc8d8ad6653.app - *\*Coming soon to Apple Store*...