JetRockets

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the director of a software development company. 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with JetRockets?

We needed help with software development and testing. 

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

JetRockets provides software development and testing services. For development, they use Ruby on Rails. 

Initially, we started with discovery phone calls. 

What is the team composition? 

There are 4–5 JetRockets teammates. 

How did you come to work with JetRockets?

We found them through our network. 

How much have you invested with them?  

We’ve spent $100,000-$200,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in August 2022, and the partnership is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

JetRockets has delivered what we’re looking for. We’ve also learned from them.

How did JetRockets perform from a project management standpoint?

JetRockets delivers on time and on budget. Their account manager is a good relationship manager. Their lead software engineer is also great.  

What did you find most impressive about them?

We’re happy with JetRockets’ work. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, they’re doing great. 

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am an executive of a products and services business specializing in Gut Health Education.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We wanted to develop a mobile app to bring together all areas of our business and give consumers affordable and accessible tools to learn about their gut and how important it is.

SOLUTION

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

Through a recommendation.

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

We didn't have anyone on our team with expertise in this field so Jetrockets were amazing and listening to our vision and helping us create our MVP in a very quick amount of time. Implementing our ideas with efficiency and accuracy. The team were on hand at any time of the day to answer in questions, communication was excellent.

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

Team count: 18 members 2 UX/UI Designers 3 PMs 2 QA 4 Back End Developers 3 Front End Developers (mobile) 1 Front End Web Developer 3 DevOps

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Within 3 months we have an MVP we're happy with and looking forward to testing with a small group and continue working with Jetrockets to get to full launch.

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

Project Management was super efficient, down to the software used, regular meetings and constant dialogue of updates.

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

Everyone was super passionate about the project and even the CEO came on calls to discuss developments.

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

We had a great experience and product, and we look forward to working with JetRockets on an ongoing basis.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m a product manager for an e-commerce marketplace. 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with JetRockets?

We were developing a tool and needed a company to replace our previous vendor. 

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

JetRockets is developing an internal tool that would provide our sellers with an option to do cross-border transactions. They provide us with back- and frontend development services. 

What is the team composition?

I'm in direct contact with JetRockets’ project manager, but I also have direct contact with the team leader and developers. 

How did you come to work with JetRockets?

The engagement with JetRockets predates my role at my company, so I’m not sure how we first found them. 

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve invested around $500,000 with them so far. 

What is the status of this engagement?

My company’s ongoing partnership with JetRockets began in February 2022.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We measure the impact of the tool JetRockets is developing, but they’re not directly responsible for the tool’s success. They just execute the development. 

How did JetRockets perform from a project management standpoint?

Their team delivers on time and is very communicative. They’ve taken ownership of the project when necessary; they are very responsible. We communicate with JetRockets through Slack, emails, and Zoom meetings. I appreciate that I can directly contact their management team — they’re very pleasant to work with. 

What did you find most impressive about them?

They’ve been flexible with the scope of work and our project requirements. We’ve had some occasions when we needed some tasks completed that were outside of the scope of work, and they were happy to accommodate us. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, I don’t have anything for them to improve. 

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

I don’t have any specific advice. 

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the Head of Product for Zumi, a financial services company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with JetRockets?

We needed help developing a mobile app development that could have payment features.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

JetRockets has been helping us with mobile app development for iOS using React Native. We started with initial meetings to define the project’s scope and what we wanted to build. Consequently, they came back to us with questions and a quote and started the building process. We also had back-and-forth feedback sessions to ensure that everything was aligned with our needs, and after that, we went to the testing and launching phase. They’re still taking care of the app now that we just released it.

In terms of functionalities, we mainly asked for payment features where users could load funds into their accounts,  make transactions with that money, track those movements, and even earn awards with third-party joints. 

What is the team composition?

We’ve worked with 9–10 members of their team, including Natalie (CEO), three project managers, two senior engineers, and three junior developers.

How did you come to work with JetRockets?

They were referred to us by someone who used their services before.

How much money have you invested in this partnership?

So far, we’ve spent $50,000–$100,000 on this project.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in May 2022, and the engagement is still ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The time it has taken them to build this app is our biggest KPI; we needed to launch this product very fast, and JetRockets was able to have everything ready in under two months, including the bug-fixing phase. In addition, the app’s quality is outstanding because it’s very well-designed and has the functionalities we need.

How did JetRockets perform from a project management standpoint?

The only challenge we’ve had with project management is the time zone difference, but they’ve been incredibly dedicated to the level that they jump on live calls when it’s very late at night for them. Overall, they make time for me to keep me in the loop, are responsive, and are ready to engage, so everything’s perfect.

Regarding tools and communication, we use Google Docs, Slack, and scheduled Zoom calls.

What did you find most impressive about them?

One of the best parts of working with them is that they’re easy to work with, straightforward, and responsive to our needs. Their team has an impressive level of reach and availability, which makes me feel confident and leads everything to a great partnership. Moreover, we’re amazed by their ability to deliver this system within our expected timeframes — I think that nobody in the history of humankind has ever launched an app like this in two months!

Are there any areas they could improve?

There was an occasion when they had to change personnel around different projects, which added some inefficiency to the process because we had to train the new people on what to do. Nonetheless, they anticipated that and ensured that the timeline didn’t slip. 

In addition, their time and billing tracking tools were sometimes inaccurate. However, when we communicated this situation, they were very receptive and actually changed the process.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

It’s important to know what you want to build; JetRockets’ team has great engineers and technical people, but having a strong articulation of what you need will help your project.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm Co-founder and CPO of Revshopp. We help the retail industry understand how body shape can impact conversion, returns and sustainability. For consumers we educate them and curate shoppable catalogs. For retailers we filter the eCommerce experience to show items of clothing that work for a shoppers body shape. For Merchandisers and Designers we provide the valuable data required to understand body shape distribution as it applies to assortments and inventory.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We are an early stage startup evolving out of the prototype phase into a functional production ready stage for our Body Shape Intelligence™ platform. We have yet to hire internal technical staff and needed a full team to support our growth.

SOLUTION

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

JetRockets, and Natalie were recommended to us by our platform architect who built our prototype and had worked with them in the past. From the beginning, the team led with confidence letting us know that they would work with us as true partners. They were incredibly agile on this project, getting to know the intricacies or our algorithm and defining how we might manage our complex platform with an administrative console.

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

The scope of work was to refactor an existing code base to get it ready for scalable and maintainable production on a large retail ecommerce site. Our prototype had the majority of the logic embedded in code and JetRockets was able to make the system completely dynamic though the use of a configurable admin console.

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

Project Manager Front End Back End Design System Architect

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We are thrilled to have a platform that can take the complexities and layered multi-step process and make it usable by a subject matter expert and not just an engineer. We can't wait to take it for a test drive with our first client!

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

Communication was prompt, thoughtful and most of all respectful of our need to explore during the process. The team provided timelines, communication channels and issue tracking software to monitor project goals.

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

This team despite major challenges in their living situation, were wonderful people to engage with. The work quality was never once questioned. They seem to have an internal spidey sense that helped us better understand our own platform. From the get-go, we felt supported and well taken care of. Not to mention it's always impressive to work with an incredible female CEO as we are also a female founded company.

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

This is likely on us for not asking but I would have liked to track one-off and new tasks in Asana. The team with their incredible bias for action and honoring agile principles of working sotware over documentation. There's always a balancing act there!

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We are a technology startup working to establish greater ease of use, improved accuracy across systems and foster community building around virtual events. We do this with a combination of robust integrations to popular tools for ease of management, and simple, accessible engagement tools. I am a non-technical founder and idea person.

Though I have spent many years in the software and SaaS space, I am not a coder, designer or developer. My experience is in working directly with software users to promote their success. I founded and am developing a platform to fill the gaps that have persisted in the virtual events industry throughout the years.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

JetRockets was selected to build our MVP from scratch providing complete project management, front- back-end developers and QA engineers to the project. Design and wireframes are in collaboration with another vendor recommended to us by JetRockets.

SOLUTION

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

I conducted a rather extensive vetting process to determine what team we would work with on this project and Clutch.co was a big help in that. I started by reviewing the Clutch list of female founded and LGBTQ+ founded organizations. A diversity mindset with a focus on maximizing accessibility is core to our project from the outset. After conducting interviews with BDRs and customers for several organizations, I settled on two outstanding groups because I felt best recognized by them. JetRockets won out because Natalie showed a no-nonsense approach and great care for the quality of work and support for the JetRockets Team.

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

JetRockets, with the oversight of their amazing Project Manager, Alla have provided support in the following areas: Project tracking AWS deployment Mailchimp integration for system email API development to Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, Zoom and more... Custom full-stack development including Ruby and Jscript I know there's more...

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

There are several team members on the project from JetRockets. The team is rather dynamic. They appropriately balance their team to their various projects without negative impact on the work.

Alla is PM and Alex is the Tech Lead. Roman and Vladimir are our primary engineers and other team members fill out the group. Our slack channel has 17 members currently (3 from my team).

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Our MVP is due to launch this Summer, 2022. Though the project is not complete, we came to JetRockets expecting their support to a V3 build and look forward to continuing our work with them. Understanding that, I can offer the following feedback: I continue to be impressed by the team's attention to detail and determination to create the best possible, user-focused solution in all cases.

Tasks are conducted and delivered on consistently, on time and with very low error occurrence on a 2 week sprint cycle. Deliverables have consistently matched our design completely and worked as intended in semi-weekly demos.

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

It's just super easy to follow progress and work with JetRockets. Alla Valulenko, JetRockets Project Manager is truly a crucial asset to our project. She has an investigative spirit to her work which helps us to focus on making the user experience simple and elegant. We communicate daily during the week via Slack, Figma comments and Asana task tracking. We meet weekly with the core team to discuss the development of the platform and semi-weekly for Sprint demos of completed work.

Alla is very clear and accurate in her communication and will not hesitate to seek clarification or kindly present an alternative when needed. Alla must be the key reason that our project can be developed at an extremely high pace.

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

They bring a lot of passion to creating great software. From the jump, Natalie approached our idea with enthusiasm and curiosity. She offered a lot of her time to me in discussing the goals and even attended our user persona workshop for a few hours prior to signing a contract with us. Her input and feedback set us on a great trajectory to work with JetRockets. The team came on with the same enthusiasm for the project and a clear eagerness to do great work.

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

I'm sure there are, but I don't know about them because they are that good at their jobs. Let me be straight with you. Natalie and her team have worked with me through the Russian War and Invasion of Ukraine. There has been no impact to the pace or quality of work because of it, despite team members in the region having to relocate. Natalie continues to work very hard to provide safety and opportunity to the JetRockets team.

I want to be like Natalie when I grow up. No joke! The only changes necessary to the project road map have been on me as we've really worked in collaboration with JetRockets and our designers to build out this MVP (which is definitely more of a V1). This has presented no challenges to the JetRockets team and we anticipate finishing earlier than initially anticipated by 1 month currently.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m an IT manager of a real estate company. We oversee and manage a large portfolio of high-end apartments, residences, and condos.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with JetRockets?

We were trying to create a centralized database of information regarding our buildings. The end goal was to be able to create a customized report of all of our buildings regarding various fields of information. Through these reports, we’d get more insight into how these buildings run and find trends and patterns to better assist in how they operate.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

JetRockets built a database for us. The solution is operated from a website that we log into. Users are set up on the backend through AWS, and JetRockets implemented two-factor authentication using Microsoft Authenticator. From a frontend user perspective, the platform is a data entry site. We have ground users who input and get the information from the database. 

The team included a tab through which we can run customized reports, where we can pick and choose the fields we want to filter based on the types of building we want reports for. We can also sort information based on the part of our company that manages the property; we have a corporate entity and a residential entity. The platform then provides us with a report that we can export to an Excel spreadsheet. 

What is the team composition?

We were in direct contact with a project manager, and the team also included a frontend developer, a backend developer, and a QA tester.

How did you come to work with JetRockets?

We found them through our managed service provider when we were looking for a development team. Our provider had used JetRockets in the past and had seen success with them, so they contacted Natalie (Co-Founder & CEO). 

JetRockets then reached out to us with a proposal, we checked it, and it looked like it would be a good fit for us. After a bit of budgeting to make it happen, we reached back out to Natalie, and our partnership went from there.

How much have you invested with them?

We spent between $25,000–$50,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We worked together from September 2021–March 2022.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The quality of JetRockets’ work was great. We’re still early in the product’s rollout, so we don’t have a lot in terms of metrics. Although we’re still entering a lot of the data, the site is working as intended based on the initial reports I’ve tried to pull. They did a great job in the initial phase, delivering what we asked them to. 

Visually, the platform looks great and very modern. As we slowly roll out the solution, we’d love to work with JetRockets again in the future to help us expand on this project. There will be more data points we’ll be able to run reports on. 

How did JetRockets perform from a project management standpoint?

In terms of communication, they were really open and vocal about having us provide feedback. We use Microsoft Teams internally, so when the project started, we set up an open channel for us all to communicate. Their responsiveness was always good. They provided insight into the development phase and how they could improve on certain aspects of the database.

We had regular meetings every Wednesday to go over the progress. The project manager would explain the features they’d added and how to move forward. On our end, we had a team of five people who used the site in the development phase and provided feedback to the project manager, who relayed any issues to the JetRockets team to see how they could improve the site.

Things can get a little hectic in the current climate, and we got delayed a little bit, which was to be expected. While we were 2–3 weeks late in completing the project, I wouldn’t necessarily hold it to the JetRockets team, considering we had a little bit of delay on our side as well. In the end, they were able to complete the project.

What did you find most impressive about them?

I was impressed by the way JetRockets responded to feedback. We did come up with issues of bugs in the development phase, and addressing them was as simple as reaching out to them through Microsoft Teams — they were quick to respond. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

From my perspective as someone in IT, they could improve their explanation of the site’s logic to give a little more insight into how it runs. That way, I could look at the site from a different angle other than as a frontend user. I don’t know that I would consider that a weakness per se, but that would be my feedback to them.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

My advice would be to make sure there’s enough communication during the development phase and that your team is focused on it because of how important it is for the end goal. With JetRockets or any development company, you should have clear lines of communication, stay focused on the development being rolled out week by week, and use every aspect of the program. In the end, you’ll provide the feedback JetRockets needs to make sure your project succeeds.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the founder and CEO of a golf-based social platform. Our app enables users to track their games and share results with friends.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with JetRockets?

We needed someone to increase our velocity in building and developing a mobile app.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

We brought in JetRockets to help develop the backend of our cross-platform app, so our team can focus on building the frontend.

We initially started with a four-week sprint and from there, we moved to a trial period where started building the specific features for the product.

They’re close to wrapping up most of the backend functionalities so over the next 6–8 weeks, they’ll be transitioning into a maintenance and support role.

What is the team composition?

Throughout the course of the engagement, we’ve worked with two developers from their team.

How did you come to work with JetRockets?

I was looking for developers based in New York and came across JetRockets on Clutch. I then reached out to them after going through the positive reviews on their services.

How much have you invested with them?

So far, we’ve invested about $40,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

Our partnership started in October 2021 and we’ll continue to work with them in the foreseeable future.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

JetRockets has met all of our requirements from our original scope in a timely manner — they’ve even delivered some of them ahead of schedule. We’re also able to stay on top of the frontend aspect of the development thanks to their testing capabilities.

In addition, experiencing bugs and crashes is expected since we’re building something from scratch, but the code that they implement is very strong.

How did JetRockets perform from a project management standpoint?

I handle the project management, but they always make it a point to not miss every meeting. We use Confluence and JIRA as our primary management tools, and we typically communicate through email, phone, Slack, and Google Hangouts.

What did you find most impressive about them?

We like that they take pride in the work that they do. They try hard to understand what they’re building and deliver they can be proud of.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

I would say to have clear documentation on what you’re building to identify what the challenges and timelines are before engaging with them.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the COO of a social media app company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We are a start-up that needed a new website as we had rapidly outgrown the functionality of our original WordPress site. We wanted to use the website to engage with members and potential members, share interesting content, and offer a means of subscribing to the network.

SOLUTION

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

We search online for web developers and our CEO found them on Clutch. JetRockets were the stand-out candidate from the teams we interviewed. Being a women-led business was an added benefit for us.

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

JetRockets took our brand outline and developed a design concept for the website that is also mobile-friendly. They built the site for us. They integrated the site into our CRM, customer support, and payments system. The initial project was started in May 2021 and completed in August, within the cost element, and we were delighted with the output. We continue to work with them as we evolve our needs for the website. They are fantastic, responsive, and impactful partners.

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

We worked predominantly with the CEO and founder Natalie, Irina, their lead developer, and designer Claudia.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The Website is straightforward for us to use and supports our weekly newsletter and marketing campaigns. We have received exclusively positive feedback on the design. Our user base has increased significantly since the site went live.

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

We had a regular constructive dialogue with our key contacts. Everything from the initiation of the design phase to ongoing support is excellent. They are responsive and hard-working. The project continuously moved forward, and they worked very hard to resolve technical hitches, including meeting with us on the weekend. They are invested in our success.

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

They had an excellent design concept and implemented it beautifully. They are invested in our success and work hard to support us, as I said above.

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

We have occasionally had minor communication challenges, but these have not impacted the project delivery. It can be a bit intimidating handing over development to an outside team. But JetRockets were great. Engage with them. Natalie works hard with you to take concepts and goals and turn them into technical deliverables. Claudia is a genius. She took our basic design ideas and brought them to life, and the development team executed that vision beautifully. Trust them and be open about what you are trying to achieve and your challenges as much as possible they are great partners. Be as clear as you can about the details as early on in the process as you can be to make sure everyone is on the same page.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the managing director of a fund administration firm.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with JetRockets?

We were looking for a new software solution that could handle our processes, which included investor processing and financial reporting for our clients. Our previous version was just frustrating to use.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement? 

JetRockets helped us create a game plan and a roadmap for our accounting software and then developed it for us. They suggested the tech stack for us — it was built on Ruby using AWS to host — in addition to the additional tools that we used for email relaying services, cybersecurity, and more. From there, they did a lot of testing. 

One key component that they helped us do is see the bigger picture. That allowed us to develop the MVP so that we could start using it right away while still keeping in mind our larger goals so that we could continue to build everything we needed.

They now continue to work with us on an as-needed basis.

What is the team composition? 

During the peak development phase, there were about six developers.

How did you come to work with JetRockets?

I’d used a software solution that JetRockets had previously developed, so I knew what they could build.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started back in May 2016, and the relationship is still ongoing.