The 01 dev Independent. By Daniel Ackerman.
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For founders, CEOs & engineering leaders

Build more with AI.
Know it works.

AI should serve engineering teams. I help you build faster with clear goals, understandable code, and work you can check.

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30 minutes. Your goal, where AI fits, and a first step.

Daniel Ackerman
Daniel AckermanFounder. Exited CTO.RubyConf speaker ↗
Built and exited.

Co-founded a software business with millions in revenue. Took it through an exit.

Payments at scale.

Led development on a payments team moving over $1B a month. Hardcore engineering ↗

$750k+ in AI tokens.

Personally spent learning how to best guide agents and create lasting value, since I started tracking about three years ago. Inside my practice ↗

1M → 30k lines.

Two weeks. The team and its agents could understand the code and build faster again. Read the case study ↗

My approach

Clarity first.
Then acceleration.

I believe in AI acceleration without slop. I build the harness around the agents: the context, tools, rules, and checks that guide their work.

How I work

For business leaders / 17-page guide

Read the free guide

Who I help

CEOs & owners$10M–$100M in annual revenueCTOs & VPs of engineering5–50 person teamsFoundersSeed to Series A

The goal matters more than the label. More about who I help ↗

Three ways to work with me

What could a happier,
faster team build?

AI lets people get more work done. I help teams get the right work done.

01 / Get it built

The AI Sprint.

Four weeks. A clear first phase.

Choose the mission. I lead the build. Your team benefits from my work and my processes.

We agree on scope, a fixed fee, tool costs, your team’s time, and what “done” means.

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02 / Work with me one-to-one

Personal 1:1
AI Coaching.

Bring a real project or decision. Choose tools, guide agents, and check the work with me. Build the skill to do it again.

Small roster. Direct access to my judgment.

From $25,000

Three-month private engagement.

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You don’t have to choose before we talk.

Recommended / A 30-minute call

What could your team
build

Let’s discover the bottleneck, talk through a plan, and see where I can help.

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30 minutes, directly with Daniel. Bring your goal and what you’ve tried.

Have something special?
Email me instead.

Dan@0to1.dev

I typically respond to inquiries within 4 hours.

Nonprofit rates: I offer discounts to 501(c)(3) nonprofits whose work benefits the general public.

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Your next move / Let’s talk

Let’s map your
next move.

30 minutes with me. We’ll talk through your goal, where AI fits, and a first step.

Start with a conversation.

You don’t need to choose a service first. We’ll work out where to start.

Choose a time

30 minutes · Bring your goal and what you’ve tried

Anything you want me to know? Optional

A short, high-level note is enough. Your note goes to Cal.com when you choose a time, or into your email draft.

Have something special in mind?

Email me instead

I typically respond to inquiries within 4 hours.

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