Max Planck

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO & president.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Fintech and retail-technology company that builds cutting-edge software solutions to help small businesses reach more customers and grow revenue.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Max Planck to accomplish?

• Technical assessment of existing MVP
• Build post-MVP product from scratch
• Optimize post-MVP product based on data and use case

SOLUTION

How did you find Max Planck?

Referral

Why did you select Max Planck over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me
• Extensive Technical Acumen

How many teammates from Max Planck were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

1. Understand and document the different functionalities and general requirements of the application
2. Review Zeplin designs and document it to outline what would be included in an implementation scope 
3. Review and document current implementation of backend, frontend, infrastructure, and integrations 
4. Outline recommendations for:
   • General architecture o Approach to infrastructure
   • Approach to continuous integration and deployment
   • Approach to testing and QA
   • Backend development technologies
   • Frontend development technologies 
   • Integrations
   • Environments
5. Plan the tasks for development 
6. Implement the software
7. Test the software
8. Deploy the software

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Functional product in the market with paying customers.

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

Max Planck was incredibly disciplined about project management. Their communication was clear and transparent. They under promised and over delivered on multiple occasions.

What was your primary form of communication with Max Planck?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

The team was highly technically proficient and operated with a high level of integrity, which was admirable. Trust is a huge factor in these relationships, and the Max Planck team were like family.

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

Having engaged with a number of dev shops, Max Planck is in a league of their own. We are fundraising to keep them on indefinitely.