FlyDevs

Please describe your company and your position there.

Diabecarp is a platform where people with diabetes can educate themselves and have access to super useful tools through which they can improve their average blood glucose and thus have the best possible state of health. Our mission is to make diabetes no longer a problem. I am Matias Carpintini, Founder and CEO of Diabecarp, startup founded in February 2018. We currently have about 10 employees and we are raising a "Serie A".

For what projects/services did your company hire FlyDevs?

Backend development of the main module of our web platform in RoR.

What were your goals for this project?

Get to give functionality to all our frontend part of said module. Which includes an algorithm for the recommendation of insulin doses, scrap documents and deliver an output such as glycosylated hemoglobin and personalized recommendations for a specific user.

How did you select this vendor?

FlyDevs was the recommendation of a mentor of our company. We had about 9 options from different agencies for the same project. We opted for FlyDevs for its commitment to our mission, empathy, flexibility and a long journey.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

They developed all the backend for the frontend we had. They implemented various APIs, such as AWS and Stripe. Development of our own internal API for communication with another tool of our company and various connections to external organizations. And the most important part, an algorithm capable of recommending a dose of insulin to our users on certain occasions.

What was the team composition?

The composition of the team was the following, 1 project manager for a team of 3 devs in RoR responsible for developing said algorithm and another project manager responsible for a team of other 5 devs responsible for developing the rest of the backend.

Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business?

The development of this project today represents 70% of what Diabecarp generates economically. Around 10K of active users per month achieved an average glycosylated hemoglobin of 5.8% thanks to the algorithm for the recommendation of insulin doses. We managed to make a lot of noise in the ecosystem and get enough traction to leave us in a super privileged position before our competition.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

Project management was very impressive, especially compared to other agencies. They complied with the overwhelming majority of deadlines without problems. Our communication was exciting by GitHub, Slack and Jira.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Empathy with entrepreneurs and startups in an interesting growth. In general, agencies always seek to meet a deadline, deliver what the client asks for and that's it. In this case, we got a lot of feedback from our project and a very pleasant friendship with the whole team.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Maybe it would be interesting to have more brainstorming. I discovered this is a strong thing they have, it applies a lot of value to the customer. They are very creative and innovative. It is definitely something in which the rest is different from the whole and I see super attractive that they can exploit this ability more.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am a Software Architect responsible for designing a new cryptocurrency platform, for a company that intends to bring a new, simpler way of acquiring cryptocurrency in different countries.

For what projects/services did your company hire FlyDevs, and what were your goals?

We hired FlyDevs to develop the web platform that I designed in order to start taking action within our own terms. Main goal was to have this new platform up and running before December, so we could use this last month to test the platform and finish the preparations for launch in 2021.

How did you select FlyDevs and what were the deciding factors?

FlyDevs was selected among 3 companies, and the contact was made through an acquaintance of mine. The deciding factors, above the other 2 companies, were the experience of Francisco developing similar solutions and the respectful way that they handled our rush.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

Project steps were pretty simple (each one with its corresponding deliverable and milestone): having the web platform constructed in FlyDevs infrastructure, implementing that platform in our AWS servers and finally applying configurations to be able to operate the platform on a regular basis. Technologies used were ReactJS and NodeJS.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

Florencia (PM) was the person in charge of leading the project. People developing the platform were Cristian (front end) and Facundo (back end).

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

Milestones were achieved prior to our expectations. We were gladly surprised that there were only a few modifications or revisions needed to be done (platform created matched our design).

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timelines.

We had 2 or 3 online meetings every week with the project Manager. The goal of those meetings were to to detecting potencial problems before they appeared. Meeting were held through zoom.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Their flexibility was something great, since we had some doubts about what the platform should look like o how it should behave in certain cases.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

I can't think of any specifics for them to improve, since they were really prepared for what we needed to do.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm a CTO of an E-commerce. We sell electronics to our local customers.

For what projects/services did your company hire FlyDevs, and what were your goals?

In our online store, we had a problem with communication and sales through Facebook users. We needed a bot that was 24/7 active and could support our customers.

How did you select FlyDevs and what were the deciding factors?

We hired FlyDevs because of their experience and solidity in their developments. They offered us a solution and customized development of a bot that could support and fulfill our expectations.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

They showed us some examples of automated bots developed with the tools that Facebook provides. They offered us an action plan using AGILE methodologies, in which, in 4 sprints we would have our bot ready to test. For its development, they used the SDK provided by Facebook, Node.js, and Javascript.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

There were 3 people in the team, one of them was a technical leader, and two senior developers

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

After our test round and the alpha version provided in time, our bot started working and giving good results in the store.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timelines.

The management of the project was always clear and transparent. Communications were always maintained in the slack channels and for each work ticket generated there was communication in the tool we used to manage the sprints.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Commitment and communication were fundamental. They always kept in touch and complied with everything agreed upon.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

No.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I've the owner for a company in the human resources area and we created a startup for RH hunting and other services related to the business.

For what projects/services did your company hire FlyDevs, and what were your goals?

We work together in a startup with some funds I got from my business. I heard about Flydevs from other colleges who were clients in the past. In my case, I just wanted a website for multiple users and companies who were looking to get partnership on RH. The website looks awesome and we're working on a new build.

How did you select FlyDevs and what were the deciding factors?

Flydevs paid a lot of attention to the project, working as part of our business and trying to find the best options to develop the startup and using the most recent technologies and cloud services. We past some audits with success and we found a partnership valuable for the future.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

We create milestones/sprints and JIRA tickets to make this working in agile methodology. They created designs and UX flows with Invision. They used JIRA as Management Tool. They used ReactJS and NodeJS as main technologies. We create a new plan between 8 weeks to make the progress valuable for customers and investors.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

I work with Francisco, Florencia, Tomas, Nahuel and Matias. Francisco and Florencia handled communications, relationships, feedback and some Demo's. Tomas, Nahuel and Matias were the developers who built the monster :)

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

We just shared the website with a lot of customers and investors recieving great feedback about the user experience. About delivery times, we achieved all the dates and schedule was aimed

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timelines.

We used JIRA for anything here and all the comms for daily status were through Slack.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

I think they were looking to create a good experience on the client side. I felt that sometimes I was taking their time but they always get back to help me. We thought that the pricing was high but we saw its worth from the team's exerted effort and output.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

I think that in this case, we have a great experience but some clients could be waiting for a support guy if there is no much knowledge about the technical stuff. On my side, All the team took the time to explain me all the aspects I should learn to get the thinks working.

Please describe your company and your position there.

We connect prospective college students with colleges and universities.

For what projects/services did your company hire FlyDevs?

1.To create a platform using the wireframes provided as a guide. 2. To build out the functionalities that would address our key value propositions.

How did you select this vendor?

Flydevs was recommended by a mutual contact who has worked with them before. The deciding factor was the cost.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

They mirrored the wireframe to develop the platform

What was the team composition?

I can't say definitely how many people were involved in the project as we only communicated with the project manager and the developer.

Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business?

Not applicable

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

The primary means of communication was through emails. There were a few video calls but not regularly scheduled. We did not utilize Jira or Trello to track project.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They are very responsive and cost-effective.

Are there any areas for improvement?

I would suggest the following: 1. That the team first get an understanding of the project or business idea before tackling it head on. This will better position to make recommendations and understand exactly what the requirements are or what should be achieved. 2. Even though the wireframe is provided, Flydevs should consider building out a SOW that not mirrors the wireframe exactly but should be creative re design and incorporate that into the cost 3. Incorporate more regularly scheduled calls for the duration of the project 4. Email traffic was a lot and new emails chains had to be started to avoid confusion. Utilize slack or any other communication platform going forward. 5. More thorough UAT before handing off to the hiring team

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the CEO of Pinny. Pinny is a marketplace for connecting chefs and customers whose want to purchase homemade food.

For what projects/services did your company hire FlyDevs?

Flydevs built our platform, with iOS mobile application, Android Application, Public Website and the backend to manage all the platform.

What were your goals for this project?

The goals were having the 4 main parts of the system (mobile apps, backend, public site) ready for an MVP.

How did you select this vendor?

Fran and Flydevs give me trust. They are talented guys with the power of knowledge honestly, everyone is a good person.

Describe the project in detail.

Pinny was made using Ionic 3, Firestore and Laravel for backend side. They used Mandrill, Mercado Pago and other integrations who help us to have a real product working in less than 5 months.

What was the team composition?

Flor was the Project Manager, Pablo the mobile lead developer and Leandro helped us to have the front end and backend side all ready in a short time. Also, Adrian & Leandro made the wireframes/prototype.

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

We get now a good amount of chefs and customers using the mobile apps now. By the moment we have more than 5k users! You can get the 2 mobile apps on the stores and on our website.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Super, I won't like using Trello but the team was always available on Whats App and by email! I usually work on the night and they were responsive!

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They were quick to respond and had great brainstorming skills.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Maybe more QA

Please describe your company and your position there.

We transport goods by truck: I am the system manager

For what projects/services did your company hire FlyDevs?

Given the permanent changes in staff, units and services. The website requires alterations all of the time. That they had to be transmitted to third parties to integrate them into the design. We must develop a simple information and image update environment to be completed by company personnel

What were your goals for this project?

Deploy a modern and responsive web page with a back office environment to update texts and images

How did you select this vendor?

We select them by references, and analyzing their previous jobs.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

They designed and developed both applications on web environment. The institutional web page as is shown to our customers and the back office tool to alter data in the page

What was the team composition?

The project team worked with our systems office

Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business?

It is working without troubles since it was launched. There were a lot of data changing from our traffic and marketing staff that would take long months to be made with our previous system

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

Project Management was direct and as quick as it was desired. There were absolutely no problems in the communication and modifications required

What did you find most impressive about this company?

With very few meetings and discussions, we got the expected results in a short time.

Are there any areas for improvement?

We have no suggestions to improve the team performance.