LeanTeams

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am an executive at Blue Manta Consulting

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Blue Manta Consulting is an independent product marketing consulting practice. I also co-founded 3AM Recruiting, a recruitment agency for product marketing.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Goal 1: Find a reliable podcast editor for ongoing post-production at a fixed per-episode rate

SOLUTION

How did you find LeanTeams?

Referral

Why did you select LeanTeams over others?

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

How many teammates from LeanTeams were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

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

Ongoing podcast post-production with Fede from Argentina at a fixed rate per episode.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Podcast episodes going out consistently on schedule for three months high quality production.  Engagement has stayed within budget with no surprises.

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

I manage everything myself in terms of the work, LeanTeams just sends relevant candidates and handles contracts and payments, which are exactly the parts I want to avoid. 

What was your primary form of communication with LeanTeams?

Email or Messaging App

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

Every time I requested candidates to LeanTeams, they came back a few days later with 3-4 candidates and all of them were relevant, so i don’t have to waste time going through too many profiles, I just see the best few and choose my favorite.

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

Nothing so far. Both engagements have been straightforward, and the people are reliable.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of Zenna

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Zenna is a health tech app that helps migraine sufferers through personalised sound therapy scientifically proven to reduce migraine symptoms.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Find a UX/UI designer with technical skills to design the app
• Work on a flexible hourly basis to match a workload that changes week to week

SOLUTION

How did you find LeanTeams?

Referral

Why did you select LeanTeams over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me

How many teammates from LeanTeams were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

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

UX/UI design of the Zenna app on an ongoing hourly basis. Murphy has been designing the user experience and interface across the core features of the app

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We’ve worked with Murphy for 3 months in and the app design is progressing well. Murphy has delivered solid UX/UI work consistently and his technical background means he understands the product beyond just the visuals. The hourly model has worked well for us since our workload is not consistent week to week.

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

LeanTeams placed Murphy within days of our first conversation and handled everything on the administrative side. The flexibility to increase or reduce hours depending on the week has been useful at this stage of building the product

What was your primary form of communication with LeanTeams?

Virtual Meeting

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

Finding someone who is strong in both UX design and full stack development is not easy. Murphy covers both and that combination has been valuable for a small team building a technical product. The fact that we can work with him on an hourly basis without any long term commitment is the right model for where we are as a startup.

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

Nothing so far. The engagement has been smooth, and the work has been good.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of Climafy

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Climafy is a technology platform connecting technicians, users, and businesses in the HVACR sector, focused on making climate control more efficient, sustainable, and accessible.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Find a full-stack developer to build our core platform
• Move fast without committing to a full-time hire before validating the fit

SOLUTION

How did you find LeanTeams?

Referral

Why did you select LeanTeams over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me

How many teammates from LeanTeams were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

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

Full-stack development of the Climafy platform, including core features, architecture, and ongoing iteration as the product evolves.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

It’s been 3 months and the platform is being built and iterated. The developer has been consistent and efficient. If we hit our key milestones, we plan to bring him on full time.

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

We had a full-stack dev work with us a week of first out to Lean Teams. They handled the contract and payments on their end so we could focus entirely on the product. Any time we needed to adjust scope or hours, it was a straightforward conversation

What was your primary form of communication with LeanTeams?

Virtual Meeting

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

The model works well for an early stage startup. You get access to talent quickly, you only pay for what you use, and if things go well you have the option to hire the person.

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

Nothing that affected our experience. It has been smooth

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Founder of GoPerkz

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

GoPerkz is a startup building a loyalty app to help local businesses built lasting relationships with their customers

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Find a brand and web designer to build our visual identity and website
• Find a developer to build the website and a UX/UI designer to design the app
• Have reliable design support available on demand for ongoing asset needs

SOLUTION

How did you find LeanTeams?

Referral

Why did you select LeanTeams over others?

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

How many teammates from LeanTeams were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Brand identity and website design, website development, app UX/UI design and ongoing design support for various assets as needed. We worked with 2 designers and frontend dev across different projects over the course of a year and a half

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Brand identity, website, and app designs all delivered pretty sharp. The branding work set a solid foundation that carried through everything that came after. 

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

Every time we reached out we had someone ready to start quickly. The ability to call on them for specific projects without any ongoing commitment is a good match for us

What was your primary form of communication with LeanTeams?

Virtual Meeting

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

Their flexibility was the main thing. We hired a brand designer, a fontend, and a UX/UI designer through them at different points, and each time the process was fast and we got good talent. 

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

Nothing much

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Lead Designer of SMSCPR

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

SMSCPR offers messaging services

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• As lead designer I needed someone to support me on design work without committing to a full time hire upfront

SOLUTION

How did you find LeanTeams?

Online Search

Why did you select LeanTeams over others?

• High ratings
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from LeanTeams were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

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

We needed a designer who could support me on an as-needed basis, not a full time hire. Leanteams connected us with multiple designers and we worked with Martin from Argentina who felt like a good fit from the start. We started slow, a few hours here and there, and over time the work grew and he was with us full time so it made sense to bring him in-house. It's a good model if you're not ready to commit to a full time hire straight away

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The most concrete outcome is that we hired him full time after a year of working together. Day to day, having reliable design capacity helped us focus on higher priority work without staying stuck wth execution. The ramp up from part time to full time was smooth and the flexibility is well appreciated in an uncertain startup environment

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

Leanteams sent candidates within a couple of days. Once we picked someone, they handled the contract and payments on their end so I never had to deal with any of that. When I needed to adjust hours up or down, it was a simple conversation. No admin overhead on my side at any point during the year we worked together.

What was your primary form of communication with LeanTeams?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

The speed was the first thing, but what I started to appreciate more that they handle everything on the administrative side. Contracts, payments, all of it goes through them. I just work with the designer and get invoiced. For someone managing a team I don't need that extra layer of complexity

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

Not for now, I think everything was perfectly executed.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CTO of a sales agency

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We are an outsourced sales agency.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• build sophisticated automated marketing and sales funnels
• hire staff with a specific combination of technical and marketing skills

SOLUTION

How did you find LeanTeams?

LinkedIn

Why did you select LeanTeams over others?

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

How many teammates from LeanTeams were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

We needed someone who could build sophisticated automated marketing and sales funnels, which required a specific combination of technical and marketing skills. Leanteams sent multiple candidates very quickly and we chose Oscar. The first two months were focused on building the core system, and then we moved into ongoing maintenance and optimization, which has worked really well. Being able to shift the scope of the engagement as our needs changed made the whole thing much easier to manage. We’re now seven months in, still working together, and would recommend leanteams to anyone looking for freelance devs in latam.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Built the core automated marketing and sales funnel system in the first two months, then transitioned smoothly into ongoing maintenance and optimization. The engagement is still active, which reflects the quality of the work and the success of the partnership. Flexibility in adjusting the scope as needs changed was also a major contributor to the project’s success.

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

They managed the project well, delivered the initial build on time, and communicated clearly throughout the process. They were responsive to our needs, especially as the scope evolved, and made the transition from core implementation to ongoing maintenance very smooth. Overall, they were reliable, flexible, and easy to work with.

What was your primary form of communication with LeanTeams?

Virtual Meeting

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

What stood out most was how quickly they understood exactly what we needed and matched us with someone who fit a very specific role. They were fast, flexible, and clearly focused on finding the right fit rather than just filling a position.

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

n/a

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Owner of Diamond Hands Agency

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We build and operate sales systems for your clients. That can have various forms from funnels to lead generation strategies.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• We needed someone with a automation skill set

SOLUTION

How did you find LeanTeams?

Referral

Why did you select LeanTeams over others?

• Good value for cost
• Referred to me

How many teammates from LeanTeams were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

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

We needed someone who could build custom automations for our marketing funnels, which is a pretty specific skill set. LeanTeams found us an engineer based in Brazil who knew exactly what he was doing. He got up to speed fast and started delivering real work quickly. Three months in he's still with us and has become genuinely useful to the business, not just a contractor we check in with occasionally. The automations he's built have had a direct impact on how our funnels perform. We're planning to keep the engagement going and would recommend LeanTeams to other agency owners.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Custom automation builts. We launched it and iterated on it along the way for ourselves, bul also for two of our clients.

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

Yes, I had a very communicative experience. My requests were handled professionally and with care.

What was your primary form of communication with LeanTeams?

Virtual Meeting

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

Finding people with specific technical skills fast and the quality has been there from the start.

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

It's all fine. 

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CPTO of Vipaso

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Vipaso is a mobile payment solution focused on financial inclusion, making payments more convenient and affordable for underserved markets.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Find a skilled video editor to produce a demo video for our product
• Get it done fast with room for multiple feedback rounds

SOLUTION

How did you find LeanTeams?

Referral

Why did you select LeanTeams over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Good value for cost

How many teammates from LeanTeams were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

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

Production of a demo video for Vipaso, including multiple rounds of feedback and revisions, all completed within a week.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The demo video was completed in under a week including multiple feedback rounds. The final result was something we were happy to use publicly to represent the product. Fast turnaround without cutting corners on the revision process.

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

LeanTeams had a video editor ready to start within days of us reaching out. She was responsive throughout and handled the feedback rounds quickly each time. LeanTeams took care of the contract and payment so there was nothing to manage on our end beyond the creative work itself.

What was your primary form of communication with LeanTeams?

Virtual Meeting

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

Getting a demo video done in under a week with multiple feedback rounds is not easy to pull off. The editor was fast, took direction well, and delivered a clean final cut without us having to chase anything. For a startup that needed to move quickly it was exactly what we needed.

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

Nothing on this one. Short project, clean delivery, good result.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of an AI-native software development company.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

AI-native software development firm specializing in secure coding, platform development, and intelligent systems integration.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Source a senior backend developer with secure systems experience
• Augment our engineering capacity for ongoing client platform projects

SOLUTION

How did you find LeanTeams?

Referral

Why did you select LeanTeams over others?

• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost

How many teammates from LeanTeams were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

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

Backend development, API architecture, and security implementation across multiple client platforms. The developer was independent and integrated quickly with our existing engineering team.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Several platform milestones that had been blocked were delivered within the first few months. The security layer on one of our core products was largely his work and passed internal review without issues. Six months in and he is still with us.

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

Several platform milestones that had been blocked were delivered within the first few months. The security layer on one of our core products was largely his work and passed internal review without issues. Six months in and he is still with us.

What was your primary form of communication with LeanTeams?

Virtual Meeting

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

The speed of getting candidates and the flexibility for working with them.

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

Nothing significant. The process worked well for us.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Founder of ENBI

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

  Lead generation agency

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Find web designers quickly for website projects for clients

SOLUTION

How did you find LeanTeams?

Referral

Why did you select LeanTeams over others?

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

How many teammates from LeanTeams were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

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

Website design for two separate client projects on two different occasions. Each designer worked independently on the project and delivered within a tight one week timeline.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Both websites delivered within the one week timeline each time. We were happy with the designs, they help the websites convert.

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

Both times we needed someone fast and both times LeanTeams got us in contact with good designers. They handle the contracts and payments so there is nothing to manage for us

What was your primary form of communication with LeanTeams?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

We used them twice with different designers, and the experience was consistent both times. One was based in Argentina, the other in Mexico, and both understood the brief and got the work done within one week more or less.

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

i can’t think of anything