dreambit

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Co-Founder & Head of Product of Capsll Inc

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We provide a platform for our users to save, curate and share their memories privately for now and for generations to come

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire dreambit.io to accomplish?

• Take over and continue the front end development of our application
• Improve the existing code base
• Suggest and implement leading front end technologies & practices

SOLUTION

How did you find dreambit.io?

• Online Search
• Upwork

Why did you select dreambit.io over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fits our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from dreambit.io were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

We tasked Dreambit to take over the frontend development of our mobile app from another agency. They were tasked to work with a separate backend team to deliver a set of features laid out by the stakeholders. They managed the workload extremely well and delivered all the features within pressurised deadlines and within budget. 

Whilst working with Dreambit, they have been able to take over and improve the code base of a commercial application. They have managed to improve a number of existing features and build out improved media uploading systems, user commenting feature , a notification centre feature and a number of other smaller features as well as assist in improving the business logic of the application.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

- Delivery of quality, well developed features - Minimal downtime caused by bugs

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

Dreambit provided project management, which was excellent. We have a PM assigned to our project and he handles the task allocation and prioritisation based on the requirements supplied by our Head of Product. Task and features are almost always delivered on time provided there are no extenuating circumstances that get in the way. Response is always good and replies are always fast!

What was your primary form of communication with dreambit.io?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

The people are very impressive. From the developers, to the PM, to the Director Eldar. They are all very hard workers, and the language difference causes no barrier whatsoever.

Are there any areas for improvement or something dreambit.io could have done differently?

I don't have any comments for this question

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CEO and founder of a Full-Service Digital Agency based in Riga, Latvia.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire dreambit.io, and what were your goals?

We were fully booked at the time and we needed help to develop a iOS and Android based mobile app for our clients and we had to find a trusted outsource partner for our needs.

SOLUTION

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

We looked online and found them, scheduled a google meeting and discussed everything in detail with Eldar. I liked their professional attitude which lead me to decide working with dreambit team.

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

We had a meeting to discuss objectives. We provided them our app design and technical requirements. We agreed to use Flutter as framework to develop iOS and Android apps. After 2 weeks we already had a first testing version. Each beta release was discussed in Slack and all bugs were fixed as we requested.

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

dreambit project manager was managing all our requests and provided us with a quick response time and solutions we asked. 4 of dreambit team members were included in our project.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Our app was developed in 3 months just the way we agreed upon. The team delivered source code and compiled app packages for iOS and Android app marketplaces. We were happy with the results.

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

We used Slack for communication. Project manager was professional and easy to communicate with. They answered quickly and was able to understand our needs from the initial request.

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

They kept their promises about the development timeline which is really hard to do if a client had to make some adjustments at the middle of the development phase.

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

At the moment it is hard to point out something negative. Everything was really positive.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CEO in a software development company, we build mobile and web applications.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire dreambit.io, and what were your goals?

Needed a mobile development team that would do a mobile app using Flutter framework

SOLUTION

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

I got the dreambit.io through a reference and did an interview with their developers and qa team. They seemed suitable for the job!

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

We had tight deadlines and meetings that we held each week helped to focus on the work that needs to be done and finish the tasks on time.

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

4 resources. 2 developers, 1 Q&A and 1 project manager

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The quality of work was good and the deadlines were rarely broken. Bug fixing and testing was done on time.

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

The project manager was dedicated to us, easy to communicate, and understanding of our needs. The tools that were used were suitable to our needs.

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

The level of tolerance and understanding as well as good organization.

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

No

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CTO of a podcasting platform startup in CA, USA.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire dreambit.io, and what were your goals?

We are using Flutter to develop a podcast app for Android and iOS and were looking for a developer with several years of experience in software development and at least a few years of experience in flutter development. iOS users are our primary target market so developers that are well versed with the Apple ecosystem are preferred. This includes being an iPhone user, having a Mac for development purposes and having published an app to the app store before.

SOLUTION

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

Good communication skills, Flexibility to work with a US team despite lack of overlapping hours

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

I created the design docs and discussed it with the team of developers on a weekly basis. The developers then coded up the feature, helped do some testing and I reviewed it.

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

2 developers 1 project manager

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The team delivered several key podcast app functionality - queues, playback, details screen. The team also delivered some advanced functionality like tapping into the hardware buttons on iPhone to trigger a creating an audio bookmark.

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

Available for collaboration over slack and zoom.

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

They coordinated team-building activities for their team and helped them grow in their careers. He also kept a close watch on the developer's burnout and was receptive to feedback.

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

Growing the team past two developers was challenging because of the lack of talent.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CTO at a startup company, which provides a SaaS solution for customer service via multiple channels.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire dreambit.io, and what were your goals?

We wanted to build a new app for service agents and add new features to our present customer facing app. We needed a company that can provide experts in mobile development and UI/UX.

SOLUTION

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

We searched for mobile developers on an online platform. After interviewing multiple candidates, we came to the conclusion that Dreambit was our best option. The communication was very professional and the test task was realized with a really good quality.

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

We were working in an agile manner with sprints of 2 weeks. For each sprint we were defining requirements for the design and the implementation. The design and implementation was provided by Dreambit employees. The developer was working closely with our internal colleagues. The main technology was Flutter.

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

An account manager was in regular contact to handle organisational questions. A frontend developer was working on the mobile app, a designer provided new app designs and a tester tested the app on different environments.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The prototype of our new app for service agents was finished within just a month. The customer feedback concerning the app design was very positive.

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

We had an internal project manager. Still, the communication of Dreambit employees was very clear. Open questions or other issues were communicated quickly, so that we could directly react to them. We were mostly communicating via Slack and had video conference calls few times a week.

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

We are impressed by the team's development skills. The designer also provided some awesome results.

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

Sometimes, the employees holidays were communicated a little bit late. This could be improved.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the founder and CEO of a holding company of different brands related to e-commerce. The project that Dreambit worked on launched September 2020, and we currently employ 12 part and full time people.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire DreamBit?

We had big issues when launching due to some under-delivery from our previous consulting firm. In a short period of time we needed an agency to take ownership of our iOS and Android application, to deliver the needed specification in time. This involved the whole process from planning/scoping, development, deployment and marketing

What were your goals for this project?

We needed to deliver a product-ready app in time to serve our customer base. The main challenge was to deliver fully tested, multi-device compatible mobile apps that could scale fast. We had a clear scope and a firm deadline for Dreambit to work against. Since our back-end (API) team is located in Malmo, Sweden, we also had expectations of clear and continous communication with them.

SOLUTION

How did you select DreamBit?

We posted a brief on Upwork and did follow-up interviews with several agencies and freelancers. After the first round of interviews, we decided to begin with a paid trial to test the co-operation and see what results we could expect.

Describe the project in detail.

Once the paid trial was started me and Dreambit's CEO sat down and defined the tasks in detail, with the help of one of their colleagues. The trial lasted for a week and was delivered over our expectations, which led to us starting the full project and inviting the Dreambit team to our shared Slack workspace.

What was the team composition?

We had a main project manager in form of Eldar, which managed another three resources: 2 Flutter developers and 1 Quality Assurance and Testing. We mainly spoke to our Project manager, but regarding details we sometimes reached out directly to each part.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We've had a really successful launch, with over 1.6k downloads and 4,5 as an average rating. But the key metric I value the most is 0 % crashes and no major bugs reported from our users. This is something I do not take for granted and reliefs us from losing sales and spending time on hotfixes.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The whole team is very professional and communicates in a clear way. They clear take responsibility of their tasks, and always try to improve if they see something that can be improved. But what stands out the most was our Project manager, showing excellent ability to translate business needs to technical solutions, and always deliver on promised milestones and deadlines.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

It's a hard working team that cares about the work they deliver. They're always available for communication and you can really tell they take responsibility for their work and suggest improvements. I also appreciate the entrepreneurial spirit of the management — They made the collaboration more fun and dynamic. Compared to working for a larger company with 9-5 consultants.

Are there any areas for improvement?

I'm not sure I can suggest any general/structural improvements. The only thing needed improvement was details you could expect within a new project with short deadline — but we have settled those things along the way.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the Head of Product at a company that is in the autonomous space. We are located in Israel and have about 20 employees.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire DreamBit?

Our company has all the knowledge to manage an autonomous store including integration with third party sensors. We also have the backend to manage the stores and the ERP software around it. We do not have in-house engineers to develop a mobile app so we needed to outsource this development.

What were your goals for this project?

We needed a mobile app that meets our specific needs for customers shopping in an autonomous store. This app needs to integrate with out backend and to work with AWS Cognito and Google Firebase as well. We were looking for someone to take ownership of the whole app development including design.

SOLUTION

How did you select DreamBit?

We couldn't find a suitable contractor for a reasonable price in Israel so we started looking worldwide. We interviewed around 10 contractors and looked at previous development that they did. We selected DreamBit as they have the needed experience in Flutter and seems the most professional.

Describe the project in detail.

At first we had a few meetings to discuss the project, what we expect and to present our vision. We then moved to 2 weeks of design (using Figma) of all the pages and the flow. Once approved, they prepared a gant of the project and started development.

We created a test environment for them (backend running on AWS) and sent all the required documentation and APIs. We had a weekly meeting to present the progress and were in constant contact for questions and issues. 3 weeks after project start, we started getting weekly drops to test and comment.

What was the team composition?

We worked closely with:

1. The Senior developer (which we initially interviewed)
2. The flutter developer
3. The designer
4. The project manager

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We are very pleased with the mobile app as it is exactly what we needed and completes our offering. We now can offer our customers an end-to-end solution that includes the store with all the hardware and sensors, the engine that handles all the events, the ERP components for management and insights and the mobile app.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

We communicated mainly over Telegram and they were very responsive. Our weekly meeting was help with google meet. I was very impressed with how professional they are and that they managed to finish the app in 2.5 months as planned.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They were extremely professional and in area where they had no past experience (like AWS Cognito), they learned it very fast and did a great job. They advised us on how the app should behave, how is best to build and distribute it (as our app is white label), etc.

Are there any areas for improvement?

We are very satisfied with their work and its quality and got a beautiful product.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the CTO of Value-Ad, a SaaS company that helps Banks and Insurance Companies with artificial intelligence and automation to allocate the right lead to the right salesperson and manage their sales process.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire DreamBit?

Our legacy mobile app was outdated both in design and tech. Our previous team didn't have enough skillsset to take the challenge in creating a new application so we needed a new partner.

What were your goals for this project?

Create a new version of our mobile application that would contain similar features of the original app and incorporate a few other complex new features. It should be easier to maintain, modular, responsive, modern and future proof.

SOLUTION

How did you select DreamBit?

We interviewed many different teams and then we eventually choose DreamBit. We gave them a Proof of Concept to be developed in 14 days which they delivered in half the time and without any issue. We were amazed with their skillset, commitment and responsiveness throughout the PoC and we had no doubt that they would be a great partner to help us developing our main application and continue supporting us in the future.

Describe the project in detail.

Once we selected DreamBit, we engaged a designer to work on the prototype of our new mobile app. DreamBit beautifully supported the design team on this phase providing important insights about potential features that made the design phase runs very smooth from beginning to end. Once the design phase ended and before we kicked off the project we had a bunch of meetings where we discussed all the product details, risks, and options to implement the application.

Based on that, DreamBit helped us to prepare the roadmap which was our entry point to start the active development. The stack of technologies is pretty advanced and we are really proud the choices DreamBit helped us to deliver. We used flutter, kotlin, swift, firebase, crowdin, Twilio, among other integrations.

What was the team composition?

DreamBit brought their all expertise in. We were assigned a Project Manager, a QA and Flutter/Node Developers (FrontEnd and Backend). While the team was under the project manager coordination, we also had complete visibility and freedom to chat and discuss potential solutions with them.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Thanks to the proper setup of the continuous integration tool and automation, we significantly improved the delivery process for all the required channels of distribution (alpha/beta/production). After the app launch, the product team do 70% fewer mistakes and 100% fewer critical technical errors during the setup of the environment for our customers.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Their team just blended very well to how we coordinate our project in house which made the all process very smooth for us.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Dreambit team is not just a bunch of developers who just write the code. They care about the product and are always involved in the product decisions, suggest different options to resolve the tasks with all the cons and pros. If they see the gaps in the requirements or know how to do that better way they always raised that and put it on the board

Are there any areas for improvement?

There are no critical points that we could mention here.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the founder of a company making a product that helps people get feedback on which photos they should post to social media, so they're able to put their best foot forward.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire DreamBit?

We hired Dreambit to develop our iOS app for our product. We were early on in validating the concept, so we were looking for an MVP.

What were your goals for this project?

Because we were still early on in validating the concept, we wanted to keep the budget low and not build unnecessary features before we were confident in the core value proposition. Staying agile - iterating and releasing quickly were also goals.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

I knew right away after interviewing several candidates that this was the right team for me because they immediately gave me a ton of great feedback on ways that we could potentially reduce costs by moving functionality out of the MVP.

Most development shops will not have that sort of critical eye. Because of that, we were able to produce a first functional release for less than half of what some other firms were quoting.

Describe the project in detail.

I came to the project with designs in hand, but Dreambit was responsible for everything from that point on. Part of the project also involved a novel API that the team hadn't worked with before, but they were really quick to get into the docs and picked it up with no problem. I had never developed for iOS before, so they helped guide me through the process of getting through Apple and the App Store.

What was the team composition?

I mainly worked with Eldar, their team lead, but he leveraged two other people on our project, one of which was a backend specialist. I spoke with all three of them together when we were troubleshooting one particular issue and they were all great. The team was consistent throughout the project.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

I was extremely pleased with the end product we delivered. The end-user experience has received great feedback, and the overall implementation just subjectively looks really professional and well-done.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Throughout the process, the communication was great. Very collaborative, extremely attentive, and available. Eldar was extremely available for me on my US workday, and his communication or English proficiency was great. Anytime we found something that needed addressing, it was done in a timely fashion for sure.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

I think the biggest thing that impressed me about Eldar and his team is that they were smart enough to help me challenge assumptions and build smarter.

Look, it's not difficult to find a technically proficient team who can check the boxes to build something technically correct, but are they smart enough to understand the "why" and build things that actually accomplish your goals? Can they keep you from doing something stupid and costly? The Dreambit team was great at that, which is why the project was a success.

Are there any areas for improvement?

I've got nothing, I was really happy. The product was great, completed on time and under budget with no added stress on my end.