Practical tools for people who’d rather be working.
A product studio in Arkansas. We build software tools and digital products for small businesses and tradespeople: store and web apps aimed at removing busywork, and operational workbooks designed to keep jobs on track.
What we make
- Store & web apps Apps and extensions for the platforms small businesses already run on: Shopify, WordPress, and Chrome. Focused tools designed to do one job well — all currently in development.
- Operational workbooks Structured planning and tracking workbooks for the trades, designed to be filled in on the job — estimating, bidding, and job tracking.
First up
GritBench
Operational workbooks for tradespeople
Planning and job-tracking workbooks designed for the bench, the truck, and the site office, sold as digital downloads on Etsy. First workbook: the Commercial Cleaning Bid Workbook — launching on Etsy now.
Visit the GritBench shop →More products are in development. We add them here as they release.
How we do business
- Buy where you already shop. Our products sell through established marketplaces and payment platforms — today, that’s Etsy. We run no checkout of our own, so your card details don’t pass through us.
- Small catalog, kept current. Our standard is a catalog small enough to maintain: when a product reaches end of life, we say so plainly.
- A person you can reach. Support goes to support@talkingscientistventures.com; we aim to answer within two business days.