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1K Challenge builds custom business software for small and medium businesses across the US, designed around how each business actually runs and fully owned by the client, with no subscription and no lock-in. We build each tool live with the client on a call, in about an hour, and if it doesn't work, we pay the client $1,000.
What we build
Custom estimating and quoting tools, CRMs, client portals, scheduling and dispatch tools, vendor dashboards that consolidate multiple platforms into one view, inventory systems, and after-hours lead capture. Where it genuinely helps, we build AI into the tool, for example reading documents, sorting and drafting email replies, or qualifying leads that arrive outside business hours.
Who we work with
Business owners and operations leaders at small and medium businesses. Clients so far include roofing, custom woodworking, dumpster rental, lighting supply, insurance, legal, bookkeeping, home inspection, exterior cleaning, event staffing, and transportation.
Results from recent builds
- A custom woodworking shop stopped spending 40 hours on quotes for clients who couldn't afford the work, using a five-question pre-qualification tool.
- A dumpster rental company replaced an 11-tab spreadsheet with a single custom CRM.
- An operations team consolidated 5+ vendor platforms into one dashboard and recovered 20 hours a week.
- A lighting supplier now matches competitor-specified fixtures from construction plans to its own catalog automatically, instead of relying on two experts to do it by hand.
How we work
Most owners come to us describing a software problem. Usually it's a system problem: critical knowledge lives in one person's head, or the business has outgrown tools built for someone else. We start by finding the real bottleneck, then build the tool that removes it. The client owns the result outright.
About us
1K Challenge is part of Doodle Applications, founded by Alex Garashchenko.
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Min project size
$1,000+
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Hourly rate
$100 - $149 / hr
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Employees
2 - 9
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Year founded
Founded 2025
Service Lines
- AI Development
- 15%
- Web Development
- 10%
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Industries
- Home Services
- 40%
- Business services
- 20%
- Automotive
- 15%
- Insurance
- 15%
- Real estate
- 10%
Clients
- Small Business (<$10M)
- 100%
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Our Story
The software our clients used almost fit. Never close enough. So they built workarounds and kept a spreadsheet open on the side.
Custom used to mean six months and tens of thousands of dollars. Not anymore. We build the tool live, on the call, in about an hour. Keep it, or we pay you $1,000.
We believe the owner is never the problem, it's the system. And what we build belongs to the client, no subscription, no lock-in.
Fall in love with your business again.
What Sets Us Apart
You Own What We Build
No subscription, no lock-in. The tool we build is yours outright, the same way any other business asset is. Most software rents you access forever. We hand you something you actually own.Built Live, In About an Hour
We build the tool with you on the call, not weeks later based on a brief. You watch it come together around your exact workflow, your pricing, your process. What you see is what you get.Works, or You Get $1,000
If the build doesn't solve the problem, we pay you $1,000. No hedging, no fine print. Every client so far has kept the tool, which tells you more than any promise could.
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