Kindgeek

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

HyperJar is a digital wallet that allows consumers to allocate money to specific spending categories. I am the Chief Operating Officer

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire KindGeek?

Native development of iOS and Android version of the App and a web-based account management service for internal teams to use

What were your goals for this project?

To create a market ready app and service proposition within 6 months and then iterate as we learn from our customers

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We asked a number of vendors to pitch for the work and selected KindGeek based on their credentials and flexible working approach

Describe the project in detail.

Full build of native iOS and Android apps from designs and user journey documentation connecting into the API that we had built In addition, an internal web-based administration portal was built, again, connecting to our API

What was the team composition?

Three teams of developers (iOS / Android / Web) along with QA, Project Manager and Business Analyst

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Key outcome was that we launched a trail service to a restricted consumer base in May 2019 and have iterated and improved the service as we prepare for full launch in December 2019

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Efficient workflow using Jira and Slack as the main tools along with daily stand-ups

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Their team is flexible and able to bring in additional resources as required.

Are there any areas for improvement?

None to speak of

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the CEO of a product design agency.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire KindGeek?

We had a client — startup on an early stage from the US. We worked with them on strategy and UX/UI design and was looking for somebody to handle all development part of the project. We needed something to specialize in SaaS products and could manage the timeline.

What were your goals for this project?

Our client's product was a CRM system with options to add virtual phone numbers. One of the main features is receiving and managing customer phone calls with your teammates.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

Our office also located in Lviv, Ukraine and our clients want to have a development team in the same city for our better communication. So we're looking for development companies here. We know about Kindgeek for a couple of years already and always wanted to work together on some projects.

Describe the project in detail.

The main product works as a web app on desktops, and also we have iOS and Android companion apps. Kindgeek helped us with choosing the best technology and run through the project successfully.

What was the team composition?

We worked with a team of six people. They worked perfectly on both backend and frontend parts and built the team in such a way that all resources was available through all project. We never had any issues with somebody missed or something like that.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We start working with KindGeek in summer 2019 and work still ongoing. We were delighted with the professionalism and attention to the details of the Kindgeek team. We didn't have any significant bugs or conflicts. Everything worked perfectly, and our client was delighted with the result, so they added some new features and increased the scope. That's why we continue working together.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

I can't remember any problems with communication — everything was clear and in-time. They were flexible and helpful. The reaction to all feedback was rapid. Communication is the real strong point of the Kindgeek team.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

For us, that was first experience working on such a big project, and we're thrilled that we decided to partner with Kindgeek. They add much expertise from their side, and we always know that we could rely on them. The team was very organized.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Everything was great — nothing to add here. Anybody who's looking for development partners should look on KindGeek. I advise working with them.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm a CTO at Fintech start-up. We're mobile credit card with great mobile banking 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire KindGeek?

Web and mobile development (UX design, BA, and QA included)

What were your goals for this project?

The main goal to build the next generation of simple and flexible products for mobile banking.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

By recommendation of our investors

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

They helped us with PoS, then we started MVP development

What was the team composition?

We have an amazing project manager, full time developers and QA engineers. Also, we work with UX Designer by request

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business?

Our board and initial test customers were highly impressed with the UX/UI of the system. We can consider this phase as a success because all scope has been developed. Also, we received a lot of useful feedback from KindGeek team members.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

Extremely good! We use Scrum approach. We have daily stand-ups and the weekly retrospective meetings. We use email, Slack and Skype, as a main communication channels.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They are very open-minded and creative. Also, from day one we noticed amazing company culture.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Everything is fine so far.