Claude or ChatGPT? Pick the right one.
$60 your first hour, intro price
Both are good. The right one depends on your work and the tools you already use. In one hour, Chuck helps you choose and sets it up.
Chuck Temple, two exits.
Author of Startup to Sold (Inc.).
Sound familiar?
You pay for one, a friend swears by the other, and every week there is a new model. You don't want to pay for both, or switch for no reason.
In one hour, you leave with:
Your first hour is $60, an intro price. One on one, on a screen share.
How Chuck decides between them
Chuck uses both every day, and his own company runs on Claude. He still tells most people to keep what they have. Here is how he decides.
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Already using one, and it works? Stay.
Switching costs setup time and habits. Running both is more to manage. Change only for a real reason.
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Where do your documents live?
Mostly Google Docs and email: either one works, with connectors. Files on your computer: Claude, with Cowork or Claude Code, can work on them directly.
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What is the work?
Long writing and real work on your files lean Claude. Images, and a team that already shares ChatGPT, lean ChatGPT.
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Who else needs it?
If your team already opens one every day, that one is usually the right answer.
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Use the other one as a reviewer.
For something big, have the second tool check the first one's work. A different model catches different mistakes.
Chuck's rule: The tool matters less than the brief you give it. Take away the context and either one goes generic.
What happens in your hour
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Book and pay.
Pick a time and pay $60 for your first hour. Chuck emails you a few short questions, so the hour starts on your real problem.
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First 10 minutes: what you have.
You share your screen. Chuck checks your plan, what is connected and what you already know. Your answers set the pace.
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The middle: build it.
You build the one thing you came for, on your own screen, with your own work. Chuck does the first few with you. Then you do the next one while he watches.
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Last 10 minutes: next steps.
You leave with it working and a short list of what to do on your own. More help is there if you want it. Nothing is required.
Who you will be working with
Chuck Temple
Chuck built and sold two companies, and wrote Startup to Sold (Inc.). He taught at UC Berkeley Extension and has an MBA from UC Davis.
He is in Albany, CA, and works with owners anywhere, on a screen share.
Book your first hour
Pick a time and tell Chuck what you want solved. You pay $60, the intro price, as you book.
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Questions
What is the short answer?
If you already use one and it does the job, stay with it. Switching costs time. Claude stands out when you want it to do real work on your computer, with Cowork and Claude Code. ChatGPT is the one most people already have, and it is strong at images. Your work decides.
Do I need both?
Most owners don't. Some get more from using both. We work out which kind you are.
What does it cost?
Your first hour is $60, an intro price. You pay when you book. If you want more help after that, we talk about it at the end of the hour.
Do I need to be technical?
No. You bring your business and what you want AI to do for it. You and Chuck work on it together, in plain words, on a screen share.
ChatGPT or Claude?
Whichever you already use, or whichever fits you best. We are not tied to one product.
Where are you?
Albany, CA. The hour is on a video call, so we work with owners anywhere.