Agentic Academy: How Simon Scrapes Built a Claude Code Community on Skool

Agentic Academy sells a shortcut past a two-year learning curve: plug-and-play agentic systems, built with Claude Code, that run the repetitive work of a business on autopilot. Simon Scrapes gives members ready-made systems plus the training to build their own, all in their brand voice so the output does not read like AI slop. With about 1,359 members, it is a top-64 earner on the Skool Games leaderboard. This breakdown looks at how a "done and teach" model and a member-count price trigger drive conversions.

The founder does the selling

Simon Scrapes

The founder of Agentic Academy. He builds plug-and-play agentic systems (Agentic OS, Team OS, Memory) on Claude Code and pairs them with 20-plus hours of training so members can build their own. His pitch: skip the two-year learning curve and run the boring work of a business on autopilot.

Simon sells time. His hook is the two-year learning curve most people face before AI agents actually help them, and his offer removes it two ways at once. He hands over finished systems so a member sees value on day one, then teaches the underlying skill so they are not dependent on him forever. The whole message is quality-controlled: everything runs in the member's brand voice, so the output matches what they would have produced without four hours of manual work.

What Agentic Academy sells

The about page contrasts before and after, stacks the deliverables, then closes with a member-count price trigger. Below is their about page word for word, with the key parts numbered. Hover a number to see what each line is doing.

Read as a builder, this page is tight problem-solution work. It names concrete pains (repetitive work across six tools, the workflow you keep meaning to build), then maps each to a finished system. Selling both the done-for-you systems and the training defuses the "what happens when I leave" objection, the brand-voice line handles the AI-slop fear, and the member-count price trigger creates urgency that a buyer can literally watch tick upward.

The funnel, step by step

Agentic Academy converts on a time-save promise and delivers with ready systems plus training, so members keep automating more of their work.

The retention engine is compounding utility. Each new system a member deploys removes more hours from their week, so leaving means giving back time they have already reclaimed. Weekly additions and same-day support keep the community feeling current in a field where tools change constantly, which is exactly the anxiety the "skip the learning curve" hook targets.

The formula you can copy

Sell the time, not the tool. "Skip the 2-year learning curve" beats a feature list because it names what the buyer actually wants back.

Pair done-for-you with teach-you-how. Finished systems create fast wins; training removes the fear of being stuck without you. Selling both widens who will buy.

Make urgency observable. A price that rises at a member milestone is more believable than an arbitrary deadline. See how other Tech builders structure the offer in The Cyber Range, RoboNuggets, and the top of the Skool leaderboard.

Frequently asked questions

What is Agentic Academy?

A Skool community by Simon Scrapes that gives members plug-and-play agentic systems built with Claude Code, plus training to build their own, so they can automate the repetitive work of a business. It is a top-64 earner on the Skool Games leaderboard with about 1,359 members.

Who is Simon Scrapes?

The founder. He builds agentic systems (Agentic OS, Team OS, Memory) and teaches Claude Code from zero to master, positioning the community as a shortcut past a long learning curve.

How much does Agentic Academy cost?

The about page states the price rises to $89 a month once the community reaches 1,500 members, and members who join earlier lock in their rate. Check the community page for the current figure.

What is the lesson for other community builders?

Sell the time a buyer gets back, combine done-for-you systems with real training to remove the dependency objection, and tie your urgency to a visible milestone rather than an arbitrary countdown.