codeventure

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Technical Project Manager of an information technology company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Vimesoft is an integrated communication platform that offers digital collaboration, video conferencing, corporate video, and interactive training solutions together.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire codeventure to accomplish?

• A sustainable and scalable project
• A solution which is suitable for current trends and technologies

SOLUTION

How did you find codeventure?

Referral

Why did you select codeventure over others?

• High ratings
• Close to my geographic location
• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from codeventure were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

We developed a web-based collaboration application together within the product development lifecycle. While we continued our project by starting from scratch with the requirements and drawing mock-ups, we went over the backlog in weekly sprint meetings. By following the MVP strategy and developing all our needs, the Codeventure team enabled us to use the platform without waiting for the end with some sprint deliveries.

They created all the ideas about the platform in a trustworthy environment, embracing them as their products, both technically and business-wise. Along with their in-depth competitor analysis, they revealed in full detail what we need to have in their technical infrastructure. They are very pleasant to work with as a team and their communication is very strong.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

They made deliveries to the features in the backlog in accordance with the business flow.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

We held weekly sprint meetings and at each meeting, we decided on the backlogs for that week and the next week. They adhere to the timeline regarding delivery. Delays that may occur due to mutual expectations and schedules are also discussed and decided in advance.

What was your primary form of communication with codeventure?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Their team dynamics, strong communication, ownership of the work, and technical knowledge were commendable.

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

Nothing specific, but perhaps extensive load testing.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the founder and CEO of Kitchen Labs, an early-stage startup with an application called Simple Kitchen. We offer a meal subscription service.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with codeventure?

We wanted to launch our first app, which consumers would use to order our products, and we needed help with development.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

codeventure provides us with mobile app development. They’ve built our app for iOS and Android using React Native. The app includes a subscription functionality where users can choose a plan among different options. Users can open the app and select their meals every day. Currently, we have two engineers from codeventure working with us on a retainer.

What is the team composition?

I’ve worked with five people from codeventure, including the two co-founders, two developers, and a business development representative. 

How did you come to work with codeventure?

My friend referred me to Clutch, and I found codeventure there. Their reviews looked good, so I made an initial call with them and talked about the requirements. Even though they weren’t the most affordable, I chose them because of the high quality of their work and the rapport we built; the team’s communication impressed me. They were kind and friendly, which is rare in the software industry. 

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent $25,000–$50,000. 

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together around April 2021, and the engagement is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? 

I'm happy with the quality of codeventure's service and the app they've developed. Although we haven't launched the service yet, I've had people from my friends' circle test the app, and the feedback has been great. Users are very happy with how the app functions; it's simple and easy to use. 

We've had bugs and crashes, which is normal in the development period. We recently launched the app in the App Store, though we don't have an active service yet. During that period, we experienced crashes from time to time. The codeventure team fixed the issues quickly after I gave them feedback.

Working with them has been a great experience. They're really nice, and we get along very easily, which is helpful when selecting any vendor. Although I found cheaper alternatives with the same quality, I chose codeventure for their friendliness, and I'm completely happy with my choice — it's why I'm still working with them. Overall, I'm thrilled and will keep working with them.

How did codeventure perform from a project management standpoint?

I have weekly check-ins with them and have short sprints to develop features. Communication is always smooth. Initially, we used Google Meet. Now, we use an internal messaging tool with a ticketing function, where notifications go to the developers. For quick consults, we use  WhatsApp. They use GitLab for project management. In terms of deadlines, there have been extensions mostly on our end. Overall, they stick to the schedule.

What did you find most impressive about them?

codeventure distinguishes themselves by how they treat their customers. They're friendly and genuine; we have a very good rapport. Their communication skills are also outstanding.

Are there any areas they could improve?

At first, we discovered many issues in their work. I told them that they needed to dedicate more time to testing. After this, they started to improve and implement more testing practices. Now, we're not experiencing that problem anymore.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

My advice is to make sure that testing practices are implemented well.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the CTO at Atrepreneur.com. We are a marketplace for artists to sell their work, find jobs and sell services.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We needed 2 developers who were skilled in Javascript technologies for a React.js/ Meteor.js project. We are in the process of building new features for art sellers and buyers and needed to extend our current development team. We are currently pre-release and can't reveal the exact nature of the project, but our goal was to complete development and testing for a May 2021 release.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We were initially contacted by Codeventure through LinkedIn. We had been struggling to find developers and Coventure had people who understood our exact technology stack. We asked for some resumes and the people they presented to us had many years of experience. The whole process was actually very quick and smooth. Just felt like the correct fit.

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

I can't reveal the exact deliverable at this time, but the process is Agile and was being done in parallel with a redesign project being done by other developers. Designs were presented to Codeventure developers, one focusing on the main workflow process and the second focusing on retooling our Stripe integrations and building a checkout process for the project.

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

We have two Javascript full stack developers and for a brief period a third Dev Ops person to review and validate any problems with our AWS/ECS architecture.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We are currently still in progress, but it looks like we will meet our deliverables on time.

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

Our team uses Google Workspace. We are all remote and work via Google Chat and Asana for task management. Adobe XD is used for designs. Communication is done mostly on chat with any meeting done through Google Meet.

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

I think we started this relationship on a good note. We didn't waste huge amounts of time on contracts. They accepted our standard contract and we started work quickly.

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

I'm very happy with this relationship.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the founder and CEO of Uniqhey. Uniqhey is a new generation digital, 'early career-oriented social communication' platform that brings together university youth, companies and institutions. In the platform, which aims to offer the opportunity of the first internship and work experience to university students, brands can also carry out marketing and promotional activities where they can first contact their young customers and also future colleagues.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire codeventure?

We wanted Uniqhey's mobile applications and web application to be released as soon as possible and it had to be developed with certain new technologies that we determined. These were React, React Native, Node.js, MongoDB and Docker.

What were your goals for this project?

We wanted a web application and mobile applications for both platforms, iOS and Android. All these applications had to work seamlessly and without any bugs. We also aimed for a pixel-perfect ui, which had to follow the ui guidelines.

SOLUTION

How did you select codeventure?

I knew one of the founders of Codeventure. Also, I witnessed the successful projects they developed for other companies. So, even before Uniqhey, I had knowledge about their expertise.

Describe the project in detail.

The extent of the Uniqhey project was a mobile application and a web application. With these applications, students can create their profile, invite their friends, collect points, apply for listings, respond to surveys, track social events, accumulate points and reach promotions.

What was the team composition?

The team was composed of 3 developers, a business development manager and a project manager.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Applications were released with no major issues. Students from all over Turkey started to use it.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Weekly meetings were done and on schedule. Especially at the beginning, functionalities were determined with these meetings. They were collaborative and two teams worked conformably.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Since 2015, we have been working with Codeventure and they have accomplished Uniqhey applications in a very professional manner and embraced Uniqhey like their own project. We highly recommend codeventure as a software company.

Are there any areas for improvement?

It would have been great if they had an HR team inside to help us build our own team after the development was completed. But I think they also started these kinds of services.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm co-founder in Webseans and it is a video conference platform which connects counselors (psychologists, dieticians) to users of the platform.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We needed to launch our website as soon as possible and Codeventure met our expectations in this subject.

SOLUTION

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

We wanted to build our website with experienced developers because React, React Native, TypeScript, Jitsi, WebRTC, MongoDB, Docker technologies should have been used. So, we searched through linkedin and after a couple meetings we decided to work with them.

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

Webseans is a video conference platform which connects counselors (psychologists, dieticians) to users of the platform. All communications are secured with end-to-end encryption. Counselors can not reach personal information of the members.

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

We worked with 5 different developers which are 1 Frontend Developer, 1 Backend Developer, 1 Mobile Developer, 1 Project Manager, 1 DevOps Engineer. They were well coordinated.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

When we were worried about the deadline they remained calm and gave us the confidence that Codeventure could handle all of the improvements.

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

They assigned a project manager after the start date.The Software Development Process was followed using gitlab (https://about.gitlab.com/), feedbacks (issues) were carried out through this system.

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

I was able to write them any concern I have. They were responsive and they delivered our website in time with no major problems.

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

It didn't come to my mind

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the former Chief Digital officer and EVP of DenizBank A.Ş which is the 5th biggest private bank in Turkey

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire codeventure?

We have developed an information competition mobile application where 100 thousands of users can compete live. The number of transactions per second would be higher than the number of banking transactions, it was a very difficult application to develop.

We were giving prizes to every user in the contest, they earned bigger money when the users reached the future questions without being eliminated.

What were your goals for this project?

The money earned here could be spent with our mobile wallet, fastPay, so we increased the number of active users of our fastPay mobile wallet by 220 thousand in 1 month.

SOLUTION

How did you select codeventure?

We have previously learned that they are good software developers in a project called Qapel. We thought that only they could write such a high performance project.

Describe the project in detail.

After implementing the project, Each day we asked 12 questions to all the audience of a television program live, all users had to answer the questions within 9 seconds, those who answered correctly were on the next round, and in about 12 questions, all users were generally eliminated.

What was the team composition?

At Codeventure site, Akif was the project manager and senior Developer responsible from the backend cloud engines of this project. And There were two additional mobile developer in this project. From our side there were 2 businessline experts worked with them together.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

it was very innovative project. in one seconds period 20.000 online transaction comes from this application. By this project we increased our mobile wallet user number and retention of our users and we won lots of international winner awards.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Our busenessline experts and CodeVenture teams worked together very good. Monthly we have a steering committee, and I was attending to this committee as the project sponsor and they give the feedbacks about project status and results of projects..

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They are very experienced in mobile and cloud projects, I especially recommend it for applications that require fast performance and have millions of users.

Are there any areas for improvement?

When we compare them with our inhouse developer, they are better than our developer :) no improvement area.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m one of the co-founders of Outlit, a startup built around the university and city experience. It would allow users to discover and attend events more easily. Our goal was to aggregate events from various different sources, feeding into a unique interface that allows for easy browsing.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with codeventure?

We were trying to create animations on the frontend using React Native to improve the solution’s UX/UI.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

We had specific frontend requirements. We had a calendar — created in React Native — that we wanted to incorporate into our product. They modified this module to create a dual view, allowing users to switch between weekly and monthly views. They also designed animations between the two different views, which were aesthetically pleasing. They also developed animations to go over our mapping feature.

What is the team composition?

We worked with Emre (React Native Developer).

How did you come to work with codeventure?

We were working with another provider who recommended codeventure for their React Native expertise. The former told us that they would be able to execute iOS testing. We had a quick meeting with Emre, and he proved to be quick and communicative. Afterward, we tried to secure him for all his available time slots.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in March 2019 and wrapped up in June of that year.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

Although our solution was put on hold due to COVID-19, they executed all the specific frontend deliverables we asked for.

Emre demonstrated exceptional integrity and honesty. I suspect that if he spent 10 hours trying to do something but didn’t accomplish it, he wouldn’t try to charge me. If he had availability now, I’d book him right away.

How did codeventure perform from a project management standpoint?

Since our engagement was limited to smaller, discrete projects, we didn’t need to use a big project management system. We used Zeppelin and Airtable to share data and communicate. Emre was very communicative and timely.

What did you find most impressive about them?

The best part of working with him was communication — I’d get constant updates involving something concrete. They were never hollow updates deferring news of incomplete work; instead, I’d get to see beautiful animations that would be properly executed. Their timely and high-quality delivery was a constant highlight of our engagement.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, I don’t really think so. It was a unique engagement in that Emre was really a referral by a friend.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the CTO & co-founder of a US-based payments network that allows merchants to accept payments from customers. We have a revenue model that doesn’t depend on the interchange. We differ from existing competitors because we accept payments at a reduced fee.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with codeventure?

We had a number of different components that we needed to build out fairly quickly in order to get to a place where we could begin selling materials to merchants. That included a frontend experience to match the backend that we had built.

A lot of our products are built around the concept of easy integration and API. We wanted to make sure that extended, not only to an immersive experience but allowed them to interact with this API in a UI way. We also wanted consumers to have a robust and clean onboarding experience.

We reached out to codeventure to connect us with developers to improve our frontend experience.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

One of our developers is the lead, and we use codeventure’s developers as supplementary resources. We outline specific operational goals that we want to achieve – detailing what we wanted implemented through strict design and development guidelines.

We let them know what needs to be done, and then they go off and implement it. After that, we have a code review process.

What is the team composition?

We’re working with two specific people from codeventure.

How did you come to work with codeventure?

I was already working with one of their partners with another project. I thought he was a great and professional resource. He let us know about codeventure and said if we needed more resources that we should just reach out and talk to him. He personally doesn’t focus on frontend work, so we decided to demo it out with codeventure for a month. We really liked working with them, so the engagement continued.

What is the status of this engagement?

Our engagement with codeventure started in July 2020.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

We have a month-to-month contract with their developers, and we’re continuing to renew it. They deliver the results we want when we expect. I’m happy to work with codeventure.

How did codeventure perform from a project management standpoint?

We have a task tracker that allows us to assign work to them and give the developers specific goals. We also have a Slack channel where their developers interact with our team.

Two days a week, we have standups with them and our lead frontend developer to coordinate the week and our goals. We also have a daily standup that they’re always invited to, but because of time differences, that always doesn’t work out. At least one of them always joins.

What did you find most impressive about them?

The team at codeventure is great at catering to our specific needs. They’re able effectively deliver, while also aligning with our financial incentives and operational processes. They’re very valuable for us.

We do need to give them structure for specific tasks, but at this point, they work very independently and feel like an extension of our team.

Are there any areas they could improve?

There isn’t anything I can point to right now. An advantage that we have is that our lead developer maps out everything for them, so their side puts the parts together.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Defining the goals clearly is very important. If you know what you want and how to build it already, codeventure is a great resource.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I am responsible for marketing and product management in Turkey for MANN+HUMMEL. It’s a global filtration company, operating in the filtration sector.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with codeventure?

We wanted to develop an internal marketing intelligence tool.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

They developed a customized reporting tool that visualized the data using an algorithm we created. They also created dimensions for three different locations.

What is the team composition?

There was a project manager and three full-stack developers.

How did you come to work with codeventure?

We found them on LinkedIn. They were the most cost-effective option out of the companies we considered.

How much have you invested with them?

We spent $50,000 with them.

What is the status of this engagement?

We began working together in May 2018, and it is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? 

Before the introduction of the tool, we couldn’t visualize data and see the results. Now, with the tool, we can see them clearly. It makes a lot of calculations for us, and the reporting process is easier as a result. 

How did codeventure perform from a project management standpoint?

They were very clear about the process. Communication was easy and the project manager was always available. 

What did you find most impressive about them?

Despite the complexity of the structure, they successfully brought all of our expectations to life with a fully customized structure. They were very impressive, helping us when we weren’t sure exactly what we wanted. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

It would be nice if they had an in-house design team.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the technical manager at a media company in Turkey. We broadcast for TV and radio, and I’m responsible for our satellite transmissions and the encryption of TV channels.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with codeventure?

We needed to manage and monitor the satellite equipment for receiving signals.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

We were relying on old software that was slow and often crashed. Codeventure helped us replace that application with an improved web solution. It automatically feeds data and allows for the remote configuration and parameter-settting of the receivers. The solution is even enhanced with an anti-replay protocol for extra security. They utilized MongoDB for development.

What is the team composition?

We had 3–4 engineers working on the project.

How did you come to work with Codeventure?

We found them on the internet. We were pleased with their previous projects and the scope of their technical skills.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with them in July 2019 and wrapped up in September of the same year.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

The operators of the machinery are very happy. We don’t have to deal with crashing software anymore. They’re enjoying better features that have improved our logging and reporting processes.

How did codeventure perform from a project management standpoint?

They had excellent follow-up. We used GitLab for project management and communication. Every time they had a question, we were able to immediately get in touch with them.

What did you find most impressive about them?

I appreciated how open-minded they are. They were open to deviating from the original project scope when needed. They’re an extremely talented, professional team.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, I can’t really think of anything.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

They’re professional and open-minded, so I look forward to working with them again in the future.