JumpGrowth

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the owner and managing member of Loanmantra, a fintech company that services small businesses by providing them access to capital.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with JumpGrowth?

We needed help developing our lending platform.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

JumpGrowth has been helping us evolve our lending platform for the past eight years. Initially, they designed the platform's wireframe in Figma, and now they’re developing it. The team is building the entire loan origination software. The key technologies JumpGrowth is using include .NET, Java, and React. They also host the platform on Microsoft Azure.

What is the team composition?

We work with a project manager, Pradeep, developers Naval and Hemant, and QA specialist Shubham. One of the developers oversees everything, and the other is available whenever I need him. Pradeep also handles our IT, networking, and security requirements.

How did you come to work with JumpGrowth?

JumpGrowth was referred to us.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent over $1 million.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together eight years ago, and the engagement is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Our company has significantly grown, and the technology platform is the core of our business.

How did JumpGrowth perform from a project management standpoint?

They do a phenomenal job managing everything. We don’t have a defined budget because this is an ongoing development project. We communicate via Slack, email, and weekly calls. We also use Figma and Jira.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They get the job done.

Are there any areas they could improve?

I can’t think of anything they can improve on.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Be on top of the project. As a startup business owner, I have a vision of what the technology will look like. JumpGrowth is the IT company, and their job is to develop my product, but I have to be on top of it to get anything done.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of a software company.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We help specialty trade contractors systemize their operations.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Fix bugs

SOLUTION

How did you find JumpGrowth?

Met sales rep at trade show

Why did you select JumpGrowth over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit

How many teammates from JumpGrowth were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

We hired JumpGrowth to help us fix the numerous bugs that were in our app and also provide advice on what upgrades should be made to security, scalability, and architecture.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

So far, so good! We have not finished the project, yet, but the team has been very knowledgeable, responsive, and thorough with their testing and code commits so far. They have provided timely estimates and also stuck to their sprint schedules.

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

Neha has been a great project manager to work with. She makes great recommendations while still being accommodating to our vision for the product. She has delivered estimates on time and has been in constant communication via email when we need something.

What was your primary form of communication with JumpGrowth?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

I've enjoyed the number of experts they have working on our project. Rather than the 1 or 2 in-house developers we were using, the JumpGrowth team has provided shared resources that can chime in on our project when we need expertise in one or two particular areas.

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

We've been happy so far. The project we asked them to undertake (fixing an existing, buggy app) was a big one, but they seem to be making good progress through it and staying on schedule and budget.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO & Founder of 4DA

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Scriptio is a revolutionary platform that enables mobile phone users to manage patient medical information in a secure and compliant manner.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Go to market
• mobile app completion

SOLUTION

How did you find JumpGrowth?

Other

Why did you select JumpGrowth over others?

• Close to my geographic location
• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit

How many teammates from JumpGrowth were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

We had an existing, but incomplete, mobile app that we needed to add some features. Initially the scope was quite small, but we were so happy with the quality and timeliness of the work that we kept adding features that we felt the customers were asking for.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

code deliverables deployed to the three app stores

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

Timing was normally pretty good. A few slippages due to complexity of tasks, but overall a good adherence to quoted times.

What was your primary form of communication with JumpGrowth?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

The team can quickly pivot to address any issues (regulatory,etc) and assign quality resources to the problem. Once the developer we worked with was quite skilled — they picked up our complicated domain and delivered solid solutions. Despite the global placement, availability has not been an issues.

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

I have no complaints or suggestions for improvements.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Founder/ Clinical Pharmacist of WCI Health ( Alt. Health & Wellness Hub)

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Alternative health & wellness hub, plant-based wellness education, botanical-inspired events.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Develop a plant-based Telehealth platform for therapist, clinicians & general users
• Add features that’ll make it easier for users to network & connect outside the app
• Potential to upgrade to general marketplace

SOLUTION

How did you find JumpGrowth?

LinkedIn

Why did you select JumpGrowth over others?

• Company values aligned
• Sales agent did a great job presenting their offers

How many teammates from JumpGrowth were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

The work is currently approximately 25% done. Deliverables are going fine based on the wireframes developed at the beginning of the project.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Project is at the development stage. 
• Prototype looks good and able to decide how the final product will turn out.

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

• The project management is excellent. 
• Access to highest member of leadership when necessary. 
• Great team overall.

What was your primary form of communication with JumpGrowth?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

The culture of the company is very impressive. Each agent assigned have specific task assigned. All task are being completed as planed. Developers are knowledgeable about the project.

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

I’m impressed by how everything’s progressing so far. Any issues raised are being taken care of as soon as possible. Great company, staff & leadership. Highly recommended especially if you’re not tech savvy, and you need guidance the technical aspects of app development.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the President of PennAI which is an AI driven productivity platform currently available as an app in the Google and Apple stores to record, transcribe and summarize your voice conversations in real-time! With PennAI you can live record and transcribe your meetings, interviews, podcasts, lectures then custom summarize your voice conversations into actionable, searchable and shareable notes.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

PennAI is a startup. We have leveraged JumpGrowth since inception to develop and prepare the app for release to our customers via the app stores.

SOLUTION

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

I came to know about JumpGrowth through Cofounderlab in 2019. The key factor for me during the selection process was the level of trust developed in the very early discussions.

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

JumpGrowth took the project through the entire software development life cycle. The app features several integrations including AI and calendar, push notification and workflow automation just to name a few.

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

The team varies depending on the assignment but we always had a dedicated Project Manager, Developer and QA lead.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We were able to successfully launch as scheduled and made enhancements to the app in subsequent releases.

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

Communication is one of their strengths. They are always readily available on Slack. Our weekly meetings as needed were conducted via Teams.

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

For me it was most certainly their communication, responsiveness, and flexibility that stood out. There was no language barriers and when you are startup trying to work to keep your cost low, the last thing you need is miscommunication to cloud or delay progress.

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

I would prefer to be given more suggestions on approach to meet the stated requirements without compromising cost as I am not always able to think through every possible use case but at least what I need accomplished is always understood.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CEO of Cyber Resonance and we devise advanced software algorithms that automate the audio engineering workflow.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We needed to take our legacy product, use that as a base and have the necessary development done to satisfy the needs of our new product (ESION) and take that live in production.

SOLUTION

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

OTS contacted me via email and after the intro meetings we felt comfortable moving forward with the design/dev/testing phases

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

Modify the existing platform to meet the needs of our ESION product. This involved API's, database, AWS auto-scaling and web-app development.

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

4 people from OTS worked with us. Resource manager, project manager, development and Architecture.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

While the project went longer than planned that was because we had to extend the requirements and deliverables. OTS stepped up and worked very hard to make all the necessary changes.

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

The PM's report progress and status in a timely fashion. The PM also follows thru with requests for status and helps me feel comfort in the progress.

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

The developer took ownership in the projects success and many times worked extra hours and even weekends to insure deadlines were met. The architect's knowledge has been very impressive and wide ranging. In addition, the management performed periodic check-ins with us and resolved problems in a timely fashion.

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

The one area of the project that needed improvement was in the project management area. However, OTS realized this, performed an internal review and assigned another PM to the project. The new PM has been so much better. Communication has improved dramatically.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Nonprofit focused on Climate Crisis awareness and empower individuals to see their role in ending the crisis. I am the CTO - focused on their software platform with a mobile app and user engagement features.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Major app update involving videos, customer engagement features, friends groups, and daily carbon tracking

SOLUTION

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

Their ability to understand the full problem, and respond with state of the art technologies tools and libraries. Rich technical skills that can deal with the many different technologies involved. Not just good programmers, but also a good management team to supervise the programmers. Also, strong skills in the privacy and security areas that were important to our project.

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

Multiple iterations on the project spec and scope. I would provide high level requirements and they would respond with more detailed technical approaches. We designed a set of sprints and set of features to be addressed in each sprint. They were thorough in delivery of test scripts and multiple device testing (an issue in the Android world). They were expert on libraries and frameworks that allowed us to deliver on both iOS and Android at the same time.

They were also strong with the backend database the tracked and managed user relationships and user carbon reduction activities. They were also strong in helping us set up the management tools so that a non-programmer can use a web page to create user actions and user daily reminders. Our Admin is able to manage the actual content presented to users inside the app. This is all done using the Admin website they created.

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

Sr Management of all development activity Project Manager Sys Admin Mobile user interface expert Mobile app core expert Middle tier app/database admin tool expert

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

App is beautiful and well received. App delivered on time (within margins agreed to) and in budget Features work together well Significantly stronger user experience

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

2-3 meetings per week with me (besides their daily standups). Delivery of new prototypes every 1-2 weeks. Generally on time and fully in communication about delays or roadblocks encountered

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

Very strong management team in the day-to-day work. Definitely got the work done or let me know when there was an issue or breakdown. Reliably solved problems quickly with a conversation, rather than a drawn out confusing situation.

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

They were totally great. No complaints.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of a logistics company 

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

The company is logistics’ first end-to-end load securement and damage prevention platform, powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning to reduce cargo damage and freight claims.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• MVP

SOLUTION

How did you find JumpGrowth?

Referral

Why did you select JumpGrowth over others?

Referred to me

How many teammates from JumpGrowth were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Deployment of custom app via desktop, tablet, and mobile platform. 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

MVP

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

They did a good job.

What was your primary form of communication with JumpGrowth?

Virtual Meeting

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

Fast learning in an industry that was new to them.

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

No

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the President of The Wedding Game LLC

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We have developed an app that is a game played at weddings

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Develop the app
• maintain and update
• Help with marketing and website development

SOLUTION

How did you find JumpGrowth?

Online Search

Why did you select JumpGrowth over others?

• Close to my geographic location
• Pricing fit our budget
• Good value for cost

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

An application that is a game that is played at weddings.  The app requires a host, who sets up the wedding and invites the guests.  There are multiple ways to invite the guest -  a QR code, SMS, WhatsApp, email, air drop, etc.  Guests register and then guess a time that the ceremony will last.  The app keeps track and will not let two users guess the same time.  The host then starts the event when the wedding begins and stops it when it ends.  The users can see an elapsed time and there is a chat feature for users to comment on the progress.  When the wedding is over, the app determines the winner based on the times guessed.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We have a working application that is live on both the Apple Store and Google Play

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

Their time management is excellent.  They deliver on time and on budget

What was your primary form of communication with JumpGrowth?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

They have done everything I have asked of them on a timely basis.  Their rates are also extremely reasonable.

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

No, I have been very pleased.