Bidding has closed and @Ellen Martin won the auction with thew high bid of $400! Congrats, Ellen. Looking forward to working together as we kick things off this week. *Closed Thursday 11/20 at 11am CST sharp. RECAP: THE RULES - Starting bid: $1 - How to bid: Comment below with your bid amount - To win: Be the highest bid when auction closes - Outbid: Just post a higher number than the current high bid - Auction closes: Thursday 11/20 at 11am CST - no bids after that time count I'll update the high bid at the bottom of this post throughout the 24 hours so you know where it stands. WHAT THE WINNER GETS One custom AI Studio build - done WITH you. Working 1-on-1 directly with me. Built in Pickaxe BUT also with custom instructions you can apply directly into other LLMs like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, etc. The Process: - Discovery call: We map your exact workflow and where this fits - Framework extraction: Pull your processes and expertise out of your head - Custom GPT build: I write the instructions specifically for YOUR use case - Studio setup: Embed it, license it, tie it into your CRM - wherever it needs to live - 90 days support: Async collaboration to fine-tune until it's dialed Real talk: I've charged $1k+ for simple builds. $5k+ for more advanced builds and have revenue share deals in place with partners when it makes sense. Typically I only build these this with ongoing clients I work with monthly. Outside of the one-off build here or there over the past year. This is the first time I'm offering this level of work. Not sure I will do it again. We shall see! Whether the winning bid is $20 or $2k or $20k, we'll work directly together to make this AI Studio a kick-ass asset that you can leverage in your business and use as a time-saving resource that also can help generate revenue. So many ways to use these types of custom GPTs, it really depends on YOU and so with that said, here are a few examples of what I've built with clients and partners in the past:

Hey all - maybe a crazy or even dumb idea, but I have seen a few other folks in my network running auctions with their communities and they seem like a super fun time. So I was thinking of what maybe we could do here to run an auction in GenAIU and here's my idea... let me know if we should do it? Pickaxe is a platform that lets you build and sell AI tools. You can embed them, gate them, give them away for free... a LOT can be done with them. I've build dozens of studios now at this point, some free AI tools, some gated subscription studios that generate revenue, and others as just individual tools that I use for myself or for client projects when it makes sense. I've charged $1k+ to set these up in the past, and often they are used as a complimentary tool to an existing training, workshop, book (think: turn your book IP into an AI tool)... empower people in your courses or communities to leverage AI tools you build to get them results faster... the list can go on and on! In fact, many of our members here have used our own MarketSauce.ai studio which is build on Pickaxe. MY IDEA is... just for fun and with included bonuses for everyone who joins the auction (i.e. anyone in this community) to big STARTING at $1. Yes you read that right. $1 - to work with me 1-on-1, to build out a custom Pickaxe studio with a GPT trained on your IP/framework/process that you can leverage immediately inside your business to serve as an internal tool for yourself and/or clients. I think this might be crazy because I've never ran an auction like this starting at $1 and frankly, don't offer custom studio builds right now - it's just something I build when needed for client and partner projects which generally are people working with me in the $2k+/month price range or during a private AI hackathon. I don't even know if there's interest here in working with me to build a Pickaxe studio with custom GPTs for your business. I just know that there are some people here who use Pickaxe themselves and use my templates to get started with their own studios. So.... let me know in the comments...