Oodles Technologies

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO/CTO of an arts, entertainment & music company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We maintain a SaaS marketplace that connect audiences and musicians for bespoke musical events, providing tools to support major process elements.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Oodles Technologies to accomplish?

• Build SaaS Application
• Set up AWS Infrastructure

SOLUTION

How did you find Oodles Technologies?

Online Search

Why did you select Oodles Technologies over others?

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

How many teammates from Oodles Technologies were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

Analyze, build, test,and deploy a web based app to support SaaS requirements for a marketplace that connects musicians and audiences for bespoke events. This involved custom development and integration of 3rd party products for streaming, CRM, Customer Service, Messaging.

With our staff acting as product management/owner we collaborated to develop sprint plans. Their team provided development services from definition of a core technical architecture, wireframes/UI/UX, and back end. They also set up an maintained our application infrastructure on AWS.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Deployment and availability of completed candidate release that accommodated beta testing on a production AWS environment.

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

Through collaborative sprint planning, they created and adjusted week-to-week activities. Delivery was timely and they were successful at adapting to changes in requirements and schedules.

What was your primary form of communication with Oodles Technologies?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

I have worked with many offshore firms, and Oodles has been unique in their ability to add value through suggestions, ideas, demonstrations of alternative capabilities or features. This is in contrast to a conventional "order-taker" way of working. Their input and feedback was often informative and included in final delivery.

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

There were a handful of issues surrounding replacement of key contributors. Oodles adapted well, but at times it created an additional burden to adjust to different work styles, etc.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Chief Technology Officer of a streaming service

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Subscription based Web TV Streaming Service

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Oodles Technologies to accomplish?

• create and maintain Apple iOS mobile app
• create and maintain Apple tvOS app
• create Samsung Tizen app
• create LG webOS app

SOLUTION

How did you find Oodles Technologies?

Online Search

Why did you select Oodles Technologies over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fit our budget
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Oodles Technologies were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Create (and then maintain/evolve/provide support) the iOS app and tvOS app. Create (scaffold an MVP for first launch) of the Tizen and webOS apps. Later taken over and maintain/evolve these latter platforms internally. The apps connect to our existing platform of which I manage backend, website and other apps (Android, Amazon).

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• We shipped. They stayed around and remained accountable for the two years after the launch, helping resolve bugs and adding or changing features as the platform evolved.

What was your primary form of communication with Oodles Technologies?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

It greatly varied based on the resource assigned: some were very good, some less. Project managers can only do so much when the devil is in tiny code details. You need to keep a good technical eye on developer's progress and test the artifacts properly on your own if you want to make sure verify they have implemented things according to requirements and considered the edge cases in depth. 

You need to give clear requirements but, even so, some individuals will hear them and some won't. I have been a project manager myself: not all resources are the same and PM's can only do so much with a bad dev.

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

All the individuals I interacted with were genuine, honest, and dedicated individuals who strive to give their best.

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

Quality of developers varied greatly over almost threee years (with ups and downs and other ups) depending on the period. They were proactive in changing those that didn't work - but a bit of time was still wasted. 

I do understand hiring is hard and not all devs are rockstars either. Also they need to improve how they work on customers code: I want to see the code before it ships, not afterwards. This was not an issue in the past, but it became increasingly challenging due to changes in their internal processes.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Project Manager of Zerobugz

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

A Web Design/Development company

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Oodles Technologies to accomplish?

• Bug Fixes in our App's Video player & to integrate vimeo sdk to our App.

SOLUTION

How did you find Oodles Technologies?

Upwork

Why did you select Oodles Technologies over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fits our budget
• Company values aligned

What was the size of Oodles Technologies’s team?

1 Employee

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

We have asked them for Vimeo SDK integration for our App, which is already developed and using the html embed viewer currently. We plan to use a Video player in our App. So given "oodles technologies" a project. The key deliverables were:

1. Updated App with new Video Player.

2. Source code for the updated work.

Overall we're happy to work with them & looking forward to assign more other projects to them...

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• It's mainly the Vimeo SDK integration into our App

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

OODLES TECHNOLOGIES have done this job excellently within just 3 working days. We have been struggling with my previous freelancer that he had taken huge time for this. Their work commitment was too honest and they have bid very decent amount for this. Also the communication was too good from the initial day. Overall we're happy to work with them & looking forward to assign more other projects to them.

What was your primary form of communication with Oodles Technologies?

• Virtual Meeting

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

Timely delivery & Talented employees.

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

To my knowledge, it's nothing about to improve. Everything was excellent.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CTO of BlackBook Travels

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Travel companion app reducing the friction in travel.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Oodles Technologies to accomplish?

• Android development
• Quality Assurance

SOLUTION

How did you find Oodles Technologies?

Referral

Why did you select Oodles Technologies over others?

• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me

What was the size of Oodles Technologies’s team?

6-10 Employees

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

The android client that interfaces with our server side backend was done and is maintained by Oodles Technologies. The app allows the user to serve as a travel companion to eliminate the friction in travel, offering easy booking of the travel elements, and allowing the user to manage his digital itinerary. Also the mobile apps' quality assurance was outsourced to the QA team at Oodles Technologies.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• We launched our android app from scratch to launch to several thousand downloads, via Oodles Technologies. We continue to rollout app upgrades, with new features and enhancements at least once every one or two quarters.

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

The team pulls extra hours and weekends when the need arises, but always strives to meet the deliverables on time. The team is very open to changes and follows the agile methodology well.

What was your primary form of communication with Oodles Technologies?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email
• Messaging App

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

The best part of working with Oodles Technologies is that often I forget that I am working with an outsource team. The work culture is such that they truly put everything behind meeting the deliverables,

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

I am quite happy with them, just as they are.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the CEO and Founder of multiple startups in the USA

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Oodles had created a health monitoring solution for a UK company. I found this online and engaged them to help with the health aspect of a fitness app that I was creating.

SOLUTION

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

We had virtual meetings to discuss their past experience and how it would help with my design.

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

Oodles required an upfront payment to work from. They would begin with design through Figma and then when approved then move to Front End design.

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

Gaurav Jain, Vishal Sharma, Mohit Virmani. They are the senior leadership.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

I closely followed their work each day because I wanted to give immediate feedback regarding their design since we were working from different perspectives and I wanted to make sure that we were going in the right direction.

Each day, I would check and I would realize that they were never close to what my designs entailed. I would call this to their attention and instead of changing the design, they would get frustrated and angry. They were upset that I would critique their work. We persisted for 3 days, a total of 24 hours of work and I had to cease the work.

This had eaten into over 1/2 of the $670 that I paid upfront. They would not change nor edit their work. The only option that they would give me was to continue with their current design. I ceased the work and after 5 months I have still not been refunded the difference.

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

Gaurav is very slow to respond, not willing to change the design for the customer. It is either his way or there is no way.

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

There is no customer centric focus.

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

meet the customer's expectation, especially when it comes to design work across cultures.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CEO of Alneli Ltd. we sell bathroom finishing products and seek to expand into other f in mushing materials products like kitchen products, doors etc

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Oodles Marketing?

We wanted to improve on our social media marketing and google ads as we know that these channels allow us to market our products to to a wider range of customers and we want to be able to create a strong online presence so the average customer thinks about us when considering buying a bathroom product

What were your goals for this project?

Amongst other we seek to improve our Instagram account with better social media postings, we Want to improve conversion of customers via google ads, and we want more customers visiting our sites which will then translate to them buying from us

SOLUTION

How did you select Oodles Marketing?

I got the referral from a friend who uses the company for their services and I trust his judgement so decided to go with them.

Describe the scope of their work in detail.

We have a team that create social media postings, handle our google ads account so that we are advertising appropriately within the budget set daily, we discuss posts and very day and we have a calendar we follow, however that can change if I decide to post something different to what we have in the queue to post. The team also helps with the SEO of our website so that we have more organic customers visiting our sites and getting to know more about our store. We communicate daily and resolve issues around these deliverables

What was the team composition?

We have a content creator for the SEO, we have a creative designer who handles posts and other picture or design related issues, we have a team lead who is responsible for handling the team and I communicate with him daily. He is the one I ask a lot of questions if I need clarity on any issue and there is a team leader who ensures everyone is doing their role and steps in if there is a need to escalate any issues

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We have certainly had an improvement on how customers interact with us on social media especially Instagram because our page looks more professional with daily posts and I love how the team is dynamic as we have been able to handle problems we faced with our website and our google ads account. The team has been very helpful in resolving issues and we have seen an increase in customers visiting our new site. We are still at the early stages so there is a lot more work to be done but it has been fantastic so far

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The workflow is very effective; the manager promptly informs me on our Skype group if there will be any changes to the calendar or when something happens. I get quick responses when I send messages and they are steady with sending me what I need whenever I ask

What did you find most impressive about this company?

I like that they are truly professional and experienced but also easy to deal with. They have a great sense of professionalism which I really admire and respect

Are there any areas for improvement?

Not really at the moment

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

CUADRADOS Estudio is a web development company located in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. We have already done several projects in collaboration with Oodles Technologies. Gaurav Jain and his entire team have done a great job with our clients and projects.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Oodles Marketing?

Oodles Technologies has made an intensive study of our local market, and considering that we are more than 10000km away, they have done a great work of creating content for our customers with quality texts and appropriate for their particular needs.

What were your goals for this project?

Oodles Technologies has created content for several of our clients, in native English, and they did the internal optimization for SEO and SEO off page, such as linkbuilding campaigns.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We were looking for a company that could create quality content in English, and that had experience in SEO positioning, and other online marketing activities, and thus be able to give a better product and results to our clients. We found Oodles Technologies in Google, and after analyzing their services and references, we decided to start working with this company, and it was a great decision.

Describe the scope of their work in detail.

After several Skype meetings, we reached an agreement on what kind of services they would do for Cuadrados Estudio, the goals of our clients, and on what actions would be carried out.

What was the team composition?

We have worked with Gaurav Jain as project leader, and Sachin Kaushik, Akansha Tyagi, Vijeta Shukla, and other members of the Oodles Technologies team. Each and every member of the team has had a great predisposition collaborating with us.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

In a period of 4 months of work, our clients' monthly quality visits have doubled.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Communication with the Oodles Technologies team has been frequent, using tools such as Skype, Google Docs, and email. Every day we received a report of the activities carried out, blog articles created, and external links (backlinks) created, as well as statistical analyzes.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The detailed analysis of our local activity, bearing in mind that our clients live on an island in Spain, more than 10,000 km from India, and they have been able to study in detail our geography, climate, and customs to be able to elaborate all the contents that had than publish on the web and social media channels.

Are there any areas for improvement?

They have done a great job with demonstrable results. The only problem is that we live so far from India!

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Deputy Manager of Knowledge Excel

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We are a market research firm, taking care of end-to-end projects of all complexities.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Oodles Technologies to accomplish?

• App & Web Portal Development

SOLUTION

How did you find Oodles Technologies?

Referral

Why did you select Oodles Technologies over others?

Referred to me

How many teammates from Oodles Technologies were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

We got an app and a reporting admin portal developed from Oodles. The project had many levels of complex logics to be handles on both App & web portal. The application was launched on both Playstore & Appstore. 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Due to the complex nature of the project, we had many hick-ups, but Oodles team was patient enough to support us throughout, sometimes even extending their work hours. They understood the pressure we had from the client.

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

• Yes! Absolutely! 
• They delivered well! 
• Karan was the project manager assigned to me. He is excellent at his work.

What was your primary form of communication with Oodles Technologies?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

The team's commitment was impressive.

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

NA

UPDATED REVIEW

This review was published on 5/15/2023
Sr. Manager, Knowledge Excel ServicesOther Industry

India

201-500 Employees

May 2022 - Jan 2023

Verified

Project summary
Oodles Technologies developed a market research company's custom tool for sending bulk emails and WhatsApp messages. The tool allowed email monitoring and sending of reminders.

Feedback summary
Oodles Technologies delivered a bulk email and WhatsApp tool that met the client's requirements. Despite some quality issues, the team was able to meet the agreed timelines. They communicated via virtual meetings and emails and led overall fair project management.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Sr. Manager of KnowledgeExcel Services

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Our company is a Market Research Company

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Oodles Technologies to accomplish?

• To make a tool for sending Bulk Emails
• To send Bulk watsapp
• To send reminder emails and watsapp
• To T=track the status dynalmically of all the emails and watsapp

SOLUTION

How did you find Oodles Technologies?

Referral

Why did you select Oodles Technologies over others?

Referred to me

How many teammates from Oodles Technologies were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Bulk Email and Whatsapp sending tool. Customised templates are there. It has a procedure to send reminders also. We can track completed, opened or bounced dynamically. Different campaigns can be created very easily

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• We are able to make such a bulk email and whatsapp tool and having all the required features.

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

They deliver mostly on time committed however there were many times quality issues and because of that again rework was required. If they do rework because of their own mistakes still they used to charge us and that was the main issue.

What was your primary form of communication with Oodles Technologies?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Project management was good.

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

Yes as i discussed earlier main thing is to work more on quality deliverables and as we all are human and can mistakes. So, if we are making mistakes so we should not charge our clients.

STAR RATINGS
Overall rating: 3

Quality: 4

Cost: 2

Schedule: 4

Willing to refer: 4

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Alumni of GEC NIT Alumni Association

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Alumni Association of National Institute of Technology

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Oodles Technologies to accomplish?

• Fresh UI Design of Alumni web portal

SOLUTION

How did you find Oodles Technologies?

Online Search

Why did you select Oodles Technologies over others?

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

How many teammates from Oodles Technologies were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Full UI design of the Alumni portal based on the requirement, then develop html/css working code and deploy inalumni server.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Fully operation web portal without backend

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

Perfectly on time. Delivered on time as per the needs.

What was your primary form of communication with Oodles Technologies?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

We were impressed with their quick understanding of the requirements by team and good quick response.

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

Nothing specific.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Founder of Jasiri

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Business software

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Oodles Technologies to accomplish?

• Build an MVP
• Maintenance

SOLUTION

How did you find Oodles Technologies?

upwork

Why did you select Oodles Technologies over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Good value for cost

How many teammates from Oodles Technologies were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

Development of the MVP version of our B2B SaaS solution

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

the software needed to go live with no bugs at the end of the project

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

Most deliverables were done on time

What was your primary form of communication with Oodles Technologies?

Virtual Meeting

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

They provided great value for the money, which is always difficult to find.

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

One thing they could improve on is to spend more time testing the application for bugs before our weekly review.