# Basecamp AI

> Practical AI education for small and medium businesses. Courses, certifications, and tools to help non-technical teams implement AI and automate workflows.

## About

Basecamp AI is an AI education platform built for SMBs (small and medium businesses). We teach business operators how to implement AI tools, build repeatable systems, and prove their skills with industry-recognized credentials. Our approach is hands-on and practical — no theory lectures, just real workflows you can use on Monday morning.

## Products

### Free AI Readiness Quiz
- URL: https://basecampai.org/quiz
- 10-question interactive assessment
- Measures AI readiness across 5 dimensions: awareness, tools, workflows, team skills, and strategy
- Generates a personalized score with recommendations
- Free, no account required

### AI Proficiency Certification — $49
- URL: https://basecampai.org/certification
- 40-question timed assessment
- Covers: AI fundamentals, prompt engineering, workflow automation, ethics, and implementation strategy
- Verified digital certificate with unique verification URL
- Shareable on LinkedIn and resumes

### AI Ops for SMBs — Complete Course — $197
- URL: https://basecampai.org/courses/ai-ops-for-smbs
- 6-module self-paced course with lifetime access
- Module 1: The AI-Ready Business — frameworks for evaluating AI opportunities
- Module 2: Prompt Engineering That Works — the CRAFT framework for reliable outputs
- Module 3: Workflow Automation — building repeatable AI-powered processes
- Module 4: AI for Marketing & Sales — content, outreach, and pipeline automation
- Module 5: AI for Operations — hiring, onboarding, finance, and customer support
- Module 6: Scaling & Governance — policies, measurement, and team adoption
- Includes: 20 prompt templates, AI policy template, tools directory, exercises per lesson

## Key Frameworks

- **5-Hour Rule**: Evaluate AI tool ROI — implement if it saves 5+ hours/month within 60 days
- **CRAFT Framework**: Context, Role, Audience, Format, Tone — for writing effective prompts
- **3R Framework**: Repetitive, Reviewable, Reversible — criteria for automation candidates
- **AI Maturity Model**: 5 levels from Aware to Optimized for assessing organizational readiness

## Blog

Latest articles on practical AI implementation for businesses:
- https://basecampai.org/blog/5-hour-rule-ai-time-savings
- https://basecampai.org/blog/team-needs-system-not-expert
- https://basecampai.org/blog/prompt-engineering-learnable-skill
- https://basecampai.org/blog/real-roi-ai-small-business
- https://basecampai.org/blog/stop-automating-wrong-things
- https://basecampai.org/blog/ai-tools-competitors-using
- https://basecampai.org/blog/skeptic-to-believer-smb-ai-journey

## Contact

- Website: https://basecampai.org
- Contact: https://basecampai.org/contact
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