Pixelmatters

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of a software company.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We provide workflow software for accounting firms

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• help us design upcoming features in our software

SOLUTION

How did you find Pixelmatters?

Referral

Why did you select Pixelmatters over others?

• High ratings
• Great culture fit
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Pixelmatters were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Pixelmatters help collaborate with our engineering leads and Founder to iterate designs for upcoming features. From initial concept, wireframes/prototypes, to final polished handoffs. 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We were able to revitalized a stagnat design system, validate mission critical features, and get ahead of engineering for the first time in Qtrs. They were fantastic

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

Through a mixture of basecamp and weekly check ins, as well as slack, PM was always available to us 

What was your primary form of communication with Pixelmatters?

Virtual Meeting

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

They had extremely talented designs who could proactively give suggestions and implement UX best practices. Solid communication even though had a +- 5 hr timezone difference

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

Not at this time

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of Fraudio

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Fraud and Money Laundering Detection in Payments

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Pixelmatters to accomplish?
Develop a portal for our clients

SOLUTION

How did you find Pixelmatters?

Shilling

Why did you select Pixelmatters over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Referred to me

How many teammates from Pixelmatters were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Portal with signup and login flows and embedded tableau dashboards

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Timely demos of significant features for our approval leading up to the delivery of the code base 

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

After an initial set-up phase during which we outlined the rules of engagement and how we would work together, they made proactive choices and delivered items on time.

What was your primary form of communication with Pixelmatters?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Their ability to navigate the complexities and quirks of working with a startup (us) that didn't necessarily have this project as a priority 

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

Perhaps driving the project more pro-actively and suggesting alternatives from the get-go instead of waiting on us to tell them explicitly what to do. This was mostly our "fault" though and we corrected it within a few weeks/meetings

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Product Marketing of a software company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Ours is the identity security company that helps organizations answer the fundamental question of who can perform what action on what data.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• New website

SOLUTION

How did you find Pixelmatters?

Referral

Why did you select Pixelmatters over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fit our budget
• Referred to me

How many teammates from Pixelmatters were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

Built a new marketing website from the ground up, in Wordpress. The team was tasked to build in a flexible and modular manner that would support frequent updates or changes.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We launched a beautiful and sustainable website on schedule and received great feedback from customers, board members and industry peers.

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

Vendor was responsive to changes to the project and worked with us to adjust scope and prioritize as the deadline approached.

What was your primary form of communication with Pixelmatters?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Vendor worked together with us, internal employees and Pixelmatters employees felt like a single team with a common goal.

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

No

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Head of Engineering of Easypay

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Easypay is a Portuguese PSP (Payment Service Provider).

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Create a User Interface Universal Languague for the company
• Redesign our Backoffice experience
• Create a Design System

SOLUTION

How did you find Pixelmatters?

Online Search

Why did you select Pixelmatters over others?

• High ratings
• Close to my geographic location
• Great culture fit
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Pixelmatters were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

The main challenge proposed to Pixelmatters has to create a universal language for Easypay at the UI level. With that language we advanced the redesign of our front-office.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The project are still in ongoing status.

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

They are very detailed oriented, and always keep us on the loop. Everything is delivered in time and as expected. They very good at give you realistic expectations. Very important when we have a partner to be able have realistic deadlines. :)

What was your primary form of communication with Pixelmatters?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Their culture is impressive; they're like one of us.

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

Nothing to mention about.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of SchoolJoy

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We provide safe and reliable AI solutions for schools and districts.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Marketing website homepage design and implementation (Webflow)

SOLUTION

How did you find Pixelmatters?

Referral

Why did you select Pixelmatters over others?

• High ratings
• Great culture fit
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Pixelmatters were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Requirement gathering and management. UI/UX design of the homepage. Webflow implementation, including custom JS.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Average duration per visit used to be under a minute. Now it's average at 3 minutes. We didn't have a baseline for pages per visit, but anecdotally we know visitors are finding a lot more value from the information displayed on the site.

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

The team was great. Provided a dedicated project manager that made sure deliverables were being passed through every function efficiently. Great communication over slack and virtual meetings. Everything was delivered on time, even with some scope changes.

What was your primary form of communication with Pixelmatters?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

I was impressed with their commitment to high standards of work. Never worked with an agency that was so obsessive about quality - definitely ingrained in their culture.

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

More tiered services and pricing structures so we can do more work with them!