"Our seniors stopped getting interrupted."
The biggest reclaim isn't the hours we ship — it's the hours your team doesn't burn switching contexts to triage small asks. Most CTOs notice this in week two.
For Startup CTOs
A virtual dev pod built for startup CTOs
1daytasks gives startup CTOs a dedicated subscription pod that ships small-to-medium engineering tasks in a single business day, so your core team stays focused on the roadmap. Submit web app bug fixes, IT/infra changes, integrations, copy and design tasks; classified within 2 hours, delivered by EOD. Flat monthly rate from $997, no per-task billing, dedicated lead and specialists, and a public Class S–B rubric so you always know what qualifies.
What you'd reclaim with a pod.
ROIEstimate based on $150/hr fully-loaded senior-eng cost and 1.5 hrs of triage/context-switching saved per offloaded task.
Senior-eng hours reclaimed / month
48 hrs
...at $150/hr fully-loaded
$7,200/mo
Total tasks shipped to your pod
32 tasks
Most clients hit this within 30 days.
Numbers are estimates — your actual mileage depends on task mix and how good your eng team is at saying no. Talk to us during the audit and we'll model it on your real backlog.
Patterns we hear
What CTOs tell us by week three.
We don't have testimonials we can publish yet — we're too new. Here's what comes up most in onboarding calls instead.
"It became safe to write down the stupid task."
Backlog tickets that felt embarrassingly small (rename a button, fix a typo in an email template) finally get filed because the cost of filing them isn't 'an engineer's afternoon.'
"PRs come in cleaner than I expected."
We respect your conventions. Your engineers stay the merge gatekeeper. Most clients say the review burden feels lower than reviewing junior-engineer PRs because the spec is already locked.
"We stopped hiring for the wrong role."
Several clients had open reqs for a 'jack-of-all-trades' engineer when they signed up. After 60 days they realized what they actually needed was velocity on small tasks, not another full-time hire.
Three ways CTOs solve the same-day-task problem
Hire a junior engineer
- —$120K+ TC, 60+ days to ramp
- —Recruiting + onboarding overhead
- —One person, one stack
Use Fiverr / Upwork
- —Re-brief every task
- —No SLA, variable quality
- —You manage the contractors
Subscription pod (us)
- ✓$997/mo, no recruiting
- ✓1-day SLA, dedicated specialists
- ✓Five categories, one Slack channel
What CTOs use us for
The work senior engineers shouldn't be doing but always end up doing: SSL renewals, login flow re-skins, third-party integrations, dashboard sections, marketing-site updates, IAM cleanup, copy in admin panels.
We slot in below your senior engineers but above 'wait until we hire someone.' The sweet spot is 4–12 tasks a month per pod.
Engineering velocity, recovered
Most CTOs we work with reclaim 6–10 senior-engineer hours per week within the first month — the time previously spent triaging, scoping, or stalling on small tasks.
That's not from doing more work; it's from removing context-switching and decision fatigue. Your eng team stops being the dumping ground for everyone else's small asks.
How we integrate with engineering
Most clients give us read access to a sandbox or staging environment. We open PRs, write tests where appropriate, and ship Loom walkthroughs. Your team merges. No code reaches prod without your review.
For IT and infrastructure work, we operate via least-privilege roles you provision. We never request standing admin access.
Frequently asked
Can you work in our codebase?+
Yes. We treat your repo like any other contributor — branch off main, open PRs, request review. Your engineers stay the merge gatekeeper.
Do you sign NDAs and DPAs?+
Yes. We sign mutual NDAs by default, and DPAs on request for clients with compliance requirements (SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR).
What stacks do you support?+
Web: React, Next.js, Vue, Node, Python, PHP, WordPress, Webflow, Shopify. IT: AWS, GCP, Azure, Linux, Cloudflare, Okta, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365.
Can multiple people on my team submit tasks?+
Yes — we recommend a single Slack channel where anyone on your team can submit. Your pod lead routes and prioritizes based on rules you set.
Your backlog isn't going to fix itself.
Pick a 15-minute slot. We'll review your backlog, identify which tasks we can start tomorrow, and match you to the right plan. No decks. No pressure.
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