# Nerd Mode

> Nerd Mode is a hands-on AI event in Amsterdam, March 2027. One day of workshops, live builds of AI agents and teardowns of AI agents running real businesses. In English. Registration of interest is open; tickets, date and venue go to the interest list first.

Put on by Jamie Petterson and Tim Thiele, the founders behind Sales Boutique (an outbound agency) and Contaktly (website visitor identification). They run AI agents in their own businesses, including one that answers the replies to their outbound campaigns.

## The Event
- [Home](https://nerdmode.ai/): what happens on the day, who it is for, FAQ.
- [Register interest](https://nerdmode.ai/register/): free, no commitment.
- [Draft agenda](https://nerdmode.ai/agenda/): Learn AI; Build an AI Agent; See Agents at Work; Help Desk and Demos.
- [Speak, teach or demo](https://nerdmode.ai/speak/): call for builders. Workshops, live builds, teardowns, lightning demos.
- [Partners](https://nerdmode.ai/partners/): a small number of partners; workshop slots ahead of booth space.

## Nerd Notes (weekly)
- [How to Build Your First AI Agent: 8 Lessons From Building One in a Weekend](https://nerdmode.ai/blog/build-your-first-ai-agent/): How we went from an idea to a working AI agent in a weekend, then trusted it with real customers: pick the right job, teach it for two days, measure edits, add a reviewer and decide what stays human.
- [Nerd Mode: A Hands-On AI Event in Amsterdam, March 2027](https://nerdmode.ai/blog/nerd-mode-ai-event-amsterdam-2027/): What Nerd Mode is, who it is for and what happens on the day: AI workshops, live AI agent builds and teardowns of agents running real businesses, in Amsterdam in March 2027.
- [What Is an AI Agent? A Plain-English Guide With a Real One](https://nerdmode.ai/blog/what-is-an-ai-agent/): An AI agent takes a goal, works out the steps and uses tools to get it done. The six parts every agent has, how it differs from a chatbot or an automation, and a real agent that answers our sales replies.

## Optional
- [Privacy](https://nerdmode.ai/privacy/)
- [RSS](https://nerdmode.ai/rss.xml)