Ask HN: Would you hire a dev who offers 1 day of work up front, no commitment?

I’m a senior developer exploring a new way to cut through the noise of multi-stage interviews, unpaid take-home tests, and weeks of back-and-forth.

Instead of all that, here’s what I’m trying:

1. You give me a real task.

2. I work with you for one full day. For free.

3. At the end of the day, we decide if it makes sense to continue.

No upfront commitment. No strings. Just one day of actual work to evaluate fit.

If it’s a match, we talk about what’s next — freelance, contract, or full-time. If not, we part ways. Simple.

I'm wondering:

As a founder or hiring manager, would this lower friction or raise red flags?

As a dev, would you ever offer something like this?

Would a small landing page explaining this be enough, or does it need more proof/social signals?

Appreciate your honest takes — refining this before I go wider. (And if anyone’s curious to test it out, I’m around.)