McKay Wrigley
Ship~200K subscribers
AI coding, agents, vibe coding
Advanced builder techniques
What you'll learn
How to architect and ship AI-powered apps from scratch
Nerdsmith Resource Guide
The AI Builder Landscape
Who's teaching AI building in 2026? Your curated guide to 20+ creators, communities & learning paths — organized by what they actually help you do.
Featured Builder
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Greg Isenberg
Ship500.0K subscribers
AI startup ideas, community-led growth, vibe coding for founders
Why we recommend
Greg consistently surfaces the most creative AI business opportunities on YouTube. His weekly Startup Ideas sessions are required viewing for any founder thinking about where AI creates new markets. Strong signal-to-noise ratio — no fluff.
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Liam Ottley
Ship~730K subscribers
AI automation agencies
Business model for AI skills
What you'll learn
How to build a profitable AI automation agency
Greg Isenberg
Ship~500K subscribers
AI startup ideas
Startup application of AI
What you'll learn
How to spot and validate AI-powered startup opportunities
AI Jason
Ship~150K subscribers
AI app building, Skool
Builder community model
What you'll learn
How to build AI apps and grow a builder community
Alex Finn
Ship~100K subscribers
No-code AI apps
Non-technical builder path
What you'll learn
How to build AI products without writing code
AI Foundations (Drake)
Ship~100K subscribers
Vibe coding, automation
Practical build tutorials
What you'll learn
Hands-on vibe coding and automation workflows
Matt Wolfe
Tools~700K subscribers
AI tool reviews
Tool discovery + curation
What you'll learn
Which AI tools are worth your time and money
Skill Leap AI (Saj)
Tools~900K subscribers
AI tool tutorials
Quick productivity wins
What you'll learn
Step-by-step tutorials for the most popular AI tools
The AI Advantage
Tools~500K subscribers
AI workflows
Daily AI productivity
What you'll learn
Practical AI workflows you can use every day
Claire Vo
Tools~50K subscribers
AI in product/work
PM-specific AI use
What you'll learn
How product managers can leverage AI in their workflow
All About AI
Technical~350K subscribers
AI agents, coding
Agent framework tutorials
What you'll learn
How to build AI agents with popular frameworks
Cole Medin
Technical~150K subscribers
AI agents, open source
Subagent patterns
What you'll learn
Advanced subagent architectures and open-source tools
Dave Ebbelaar
Technical~150K subscribers
AI engineering, RAG
Production AI systems
What you'll learn
How to build production-grade RAG and AI engineering pipelines
JJ Englert
Technical~50K subscribers
No-code AI
NoCode Alliance community
What you'll learn
Building AI systems without code through community patterns
Matthew Berman
Analysis~400K subscribers
AI model reviews
Model comparison insights
What you'll learn
Which AI models to use and when, based on real benchmarks
AI Explained
Analysis~400K subscribers
AI analysis, reasoning
Deep capability analysis
What you'll learn
Deep understanding of what AI models can and cannot do
Wes Roth
Analysis~400K subscribers
AI news, philosophy
Big-picture AI thinking
What you'll learn
The broader implications and trajectory of AI development
Two Minute Papers
Analysis~1.5M subscribers
AI research, demos
Research made accessible
What you'll learn
Cutting-edge AI research explained in minutes
Tina Huang
Education~300K subscribers
Data science, career
AI career development
What you'll learn
How to build a career in data science and AI
DeepLearning.AI
Education~3M subscribers
AI courses
Structured AI education
What you'll learn
Comprehensive AI/ML courses from Andrew Ng's team
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Where NerdSmith Fits
These creators are great for specific topics. NerdSmith ties it all together with structured learning paths that take you from AI-curious to AI-fluent — with a system, not scattered videos.