Orzo Blue

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I'm the founder of Called, a professional networking platform for Christian churches, ministries, and nonprofits. We help ministry professionals connect, showcase their work, and access new opportunities.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Orzo Blue?

We were transitioning away from our previous development agency and needed someone to help us refine our product while also reducing our overall monthly budget.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Orzo Blue has helped us stabilize our platform, troubleshoot issues, and slowly roll out new features. The biggest project has been building our email delivery system. This has been a complicated project because the team has had to work hard to keep the data management and spending down.

Orzo Blue has built a system that compares our job listings with all our available users to find matching roles. Then, the system uses SendGrid to automatically send emails to the users who have matches every week.

What is the team composition?

We've worked directly with Alan for our project. 

How did you come to work with Orzo Blue?

We found Orzo Blue through an online search. We chose them over other options because they were a great culture fit.

How much have you invested with them?

We've spent around $25,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We worked with Orzo Blue from September 2025 to May 2026.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Orzo Blue's work has decreased the workload on our Bubble app, increased our onboarding efficiency, and increased our job applications.

How did Orzo Blue perform from a project management standpoint?

Orzo Blue has delivered on time. The team has been efficient and communicative. We communicate via email and messaging apps.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Orzo Blue's prompt response, knowledge, and professionalism have been very helpful.

Are there any areas they could improve?

I can't think of anything for Orzo Blue to improve.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Trustee of Charity Buddy CIO (PetRehomer)

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We're a registered charity supporting animal welfare and the environment.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Orzo Blue to accomplish?

• Create a Stripe Integration within Bubble.io to enable our pet rehoming platform to accept adoption donations
• Ensure the workflow updates before and after the payment process

SOLUTION

How did you find Orzo Blue?

Online Search

Why did you select Orzo Blue over others?

Company values aligned

How many teammates from Orzo Blue were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

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

we required a stripe integration to allow our pet rehoming and adoption platform to accept adoption donations from adopters. we also needed to ensure that the workflow leading to the payment process and the updating of the workflow and status updates post payment operated effectively. 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Thankfully due to Alan's work we are able to process payments effectively and the stripe integration is now working seamlessly.

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

Alan has been a great communicator throughout the process and has delivered within the urgent timeframe needed - and to a very high standard. He has delivered this project on a pro bono basis, offering his 'tech for good' service  to our charity, however we felt like a valued paying client! We are very grateful for Alan's help!

What was your primary form of communication with Orzo Blue?

Virtual Meeting

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

Orzo Blue is very good at understanding your requirements and is a great communicator - which is really important when you're trying to work on a technical project.

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

No

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am an executive at Smiling Bard Ltd.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We are AI-powered education technology platform that reduces teacher admin time and improves student outcomes.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Orzo Blue to accomplish?

• To build and refine key platform features and optimise existing functions

SOLUTION

How did you find Orzo Blue?

Online Search

Why did you select Orzo Blue over others?

• Close to my geographic location
• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Orzo Blue were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

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

To design and deliver three core features: a lesson planner, an attendance tracker, and custom organisation tools. 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

A full set of features was delivered smoothly and was ready for deployment. Everything worked perfectly straight out of the box, and the quality of the deliverables genuinely exceeded our expectations.

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

Their project management was excellent. They consistently delivered on time, were easy to communicate with, and provided plenty of opportunities for regular check-ins. They always brought clarity to the process, which made everything run smoothly from start to finish.

What was your primary form of communication with Orzo Blue?

Virtual Meeting

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

What stood out most was how much they overdelivered on the scope. Not only did they deliver high-quality features on time and with clarity, but they also went above and beyond by offering valuable advice throughout the project. They took the time to support and mentor our in-house developer, sharing best practices and helping us level up our internal capabilities. The combination of technical excellence, clear communication, and genuine collaboration made working with them a standout experience.

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

We have no complaints. They were excellent throughout. We will hire them again in the future.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Founder of Podium X

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

AI communication simulators 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Orzo Blue to accomplish?

• connect our tool to LTI 1.3

SOLUTION

How did you find Orzo Blue?

Online Search

Why did you select Orzo Blue over others?

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

How many teammates from Orzo Blue were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

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

We needed to : connect to an LTI provider, extract data about a session and redirect the user t the right simulation 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Alan is an exceptional professional. Despite joining the project midway through development, he quickly grasped its complexities and provided a fair and accurate estimate on the spot. His communication skills are excellent, and he even offered to document everything thoroughly. The work was completed efficiently and met all expectations. I highly recommend Alan for any project!

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

We had a specific need and now works as needed

What was your primary form of communication with Orzo Blue?

Email or Messaging App

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

I was impressed by Orzo Blue's agility, competence, and communication skills.

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

Not really we got exactly what we needed

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the ceo of Leep inc

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

artist networking and development site

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Orzo Blue to accomplish?

• Build the mvp
• establish main features to function as desired
• brain storm function of application

SOLUTION

How did you find Orzo Blue?

Online Search

Why did you select Orzo Blue over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost

How many teammates from Orzo Blue were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

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

features list
For general scope
-I would like to have the collaboration and review feature up and working using Bubble to support low cost for storage.
-I would want profile demos of atleast four representing different genres for people to be able to see how uploading their song would work or leave a comment on the pager
-The message system would need to be functional as well incase users start to actually use it
-would need a login, log out and home page
-try to incorporate the colours i sent earlier
-i would want the functionality to be seamless like high the reference site high note was
this site would need to be able to be transferred ie capability to be scaled up and off bubble platform
-i would need stripe integration for payments
-need some way to do compressions for sounds or something to ensure storage can be minimal with users uploading various files

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• The implimentation of baisc web view 
• frame work for desired features 
• features in working state
• tested features and additions revised 
• agreed walkthrough of the site going over all deliverables are to standard both agreed on 

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

They delivered on the demands on time, followed up, and answered timely when needed. They took the initiative to not just suggest ways to ensure the features function properly but logical ways the features could be expanded to further utilize the use case. 

What was your primary form of communication with Orzo Blue?

Virtual Meeting

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

I was impressed by their ability to take a basic idea and transform it into a fully functional concept. Not only did they implement the idea, but they also contributed their own insights to develop a complete and effective product

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

No they really did go above and beyond not just building a platform but helping me learn along the way.