Hypotenuse Labs

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CTO of DOZR

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We built the leading e-commerce marketplace in the $60B equipment rental industry.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Hypotenuse Labs to accomplish?

• Build a novel e-commerce platform for one of the largest equipment rental companies, with unique ERP and fintech integrations.

SOLUTION

How did you find Hypotenuse Labs?

Referral

Why did you select Hypotenuse Labs over others?

• High ratings
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Hypotenuse Labs were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

The scope of the work included:

• Designing a novel architecture that enables e-commerce infrastructure for B2B rentals, with ability for diverse fintech and ERP integrations
• Building e-commerce web app which utilizes Webflow in combination with complex React component integrations, Rest and soap API integration, and integration with stand-alone react apps under the same domain. This architecture enabled fast front end changes by design/marketing while still supporting a complex feature-full web app
• Built data pipelines in Node.js to support ERP integrations
• Integrated with Stripe and new fintech provider TSYS

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Finished web app and back end services deployed with 99.99% SLA and no found bugs

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

They always delivered on time and were very responsive to our requests during and outside of business hours.

What was your primary form of communication with Hypotenuse Labs?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

They assigned very talented engineers to the project, which went above and beyond by offering improvements to our architecture and project plans. They executed at a fast pace as well.

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

No

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of Ensemble.
Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Ensemble works with artists to sell digital artifacts from their creative process.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Hypotenuse Labs to accomplish?

Rebuild our product, incorporating new smart contracts.

SOLUTION

How did you find Hypotenuse Labs?

Referral

Why did you select Hypotenuse Labs over others?

• High ratings
• Great culture fit
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Hypotenuse Labs were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

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

Utilizing some of our existing front end, Hypotenuse restructured our backend, making information storage more reliable, efficient, and scalable while implementing new smart contracts that allowed for edition sales and reliable auctions of NFTs. Hypotenuse created an event monitoring system for auctions and implemented testing across every major use of the product.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

A highly functional product that was easy to build on. Hypotenuse set us up for success and eliminated all our tech debt.

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

Project management was excellent and efficient, all terms were delivered on time, and any partial delays were clearly communicated and necessary given the scope of the work.

What was your primary form of communication with Hypotenuse Labs?

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

The engineering talent at Hypotenuse Labs was top-tier, helped even more by their supportive team, which will gather around a project when more help is needed, ensuring problems get fixed quickly and reliably.

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

None.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Technical Lead of Synonym Finance

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Synonym Finance is a cross-chain money-market built on Wormhole Bridge.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Hypotenuse Labs to accomplish?

• Accelerate development of our complex cross-chain smart contract infrastructure

SOLUTION

How did you find Hypotenuse Labs?

Referral

Why did you select Hypotenuse Labs over others?

• High ratings
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Hypotenuse Labs were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Customizing reference implementation to our specific application feature-set;Web3 front-end development, infrastructure support

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

With the help of Hypotenuse Labs we were able to meet all our design goals for Testnet deployment, and also handle issues identified by security auditors.

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

The project was delivered in a timely manner, meeting our goals and SLAs. What sets Hypotenuse Labs apart is the high level of expertise of personnel who put thought into the project and were proactive in identifying issues and providing solutions.

What was your primary form of communication with Hypotenuse Labs?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

The outstanding level of proficiency, professionalism, and leadership exhibited by the team.

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

No. Completely satisfied.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am an executive of Wagr

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Social sports betting

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Hypotenuse Labs to accomplish?

• Build a dynamic notification system
• Team augmentation for backend engineering

SOLUTION

How did you find Hypotenuse Labs?

Referral

Why did you select Hypotenuse Labs over others?

• Great culture fit
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Hypotenuse Labs were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Hypotenuse worked on multiple projects for Wagr. The three key ones included: 

1. Building a dynamic notification system for a mobile app 
2. Implementing secure double entry accounting, and building an associated microservice to handle user transactions
3. Ideating how to scale the product in a regulated and compliant way, according to state gaming laws

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Hypotenuse Labs completed all of the assignments and more. We worked with multiple folks on the team who were all communicative, bright, creative, and ready to work hard.

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

100% -- the Hype team was extremely communicative and detail oriented. They were ALWAYS on time or ahead of schedule.

What was your primary form of communication with Hypotenuse Labs?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

If we could have afforded them more, we would've had so many more Hype members on the team! SO smart and driven. They are truly an extension of the team. They understand the business, the goals, and how to get there. These guys are not your typical dev shop -- they're a 5* team.

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

Honestly no -- it was such a pleasure working with them!