10/08/2026
This is probably dumb, but here we go! I’m Ben, owner of Grain & Glow Woodworking. I’m giving ChatGPT 365 days to direct a woodworking business toward $10,000 in sales during one rolling 30-day period—while covering operating expenses, paying me $20/hour for all challenge work, and producing positive operating profit.
Starting challenge cash: $0. I already own the shop, equipment, and materials shown here. Those advantages are documented, and existing client projects stay outside the challenge.
ChatGPT makes the business decisions. I execute them, apply practical judgment, and document the results—including mistakes.
This is Episode 0: the shop, the rules, and the starting point.
Subscribe to follow Day 1 as we begin researching the first product to test.
What would you investigate first with this shop and inventory?
https://youtu.be/9PfN8DHxWMo?is=qE-3cZKnjF9rbxED