Povio

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

NoirFood is a Techstars London 2019 company in the gastronomy industry. It's a brand at the intersection of content, community and commerce built around food and wine. With that we build a community of people that explores and supports world's best producers. We help you experience the culinary world from the inside, with exclusive content packed with insider tips and behind-the-scenes videos. Our community members can also get flights of wine shipped to your door, extensive expert tasting notes, gastronomic goodies, and, of course, members-only popup events.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Povio Labs?

We are a lean startup that is growing fast and we needed to get our webpage done immediately. For startups it is hard to contract their engineering work since things change on a daily basis and its extremely hard to find an agile partner to help you.

When we applied for Techstars, we needed to turn our idea into an MVP we could present to partners and prove our high growth potential. Time was crucial since Techstars is a top tier accelerator and you need to prove that you can move fast.

What were your goals for this project?

Our goal was simple and clear - have a functional MVP that can meet our fast pace of users we were on boarding at that point. A lot of our customers were not satisfied with our previous page and we were practically leaving money on the table. The goal was to improve the conversions and create a beautiful and functional page as soon as possible.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

I am very careful when I select my vendors and contractors since everyone always speaks very highly of themselves. Povio Labs has an extremely high value portfolio of top tier startups. It just left me speechless. After I made some due diligence on their process and spoke to some ex clients I knew this is the company that I want to work with.

Describe the project in detail.

We started with a set of very useful meetings on understanding our objectives. I soon realised they work according to the principle where it is very important to know the expectations of your client. This is the only way how you can deliver the best experience.

Once we told them our situation, it was very clear to them that we need to be able, fast and within a startup budget. Immediately after our expectations were clear, UX and UI designers were already deployed and we received a clickable prototype days after.

From there on we were guided through a set of some small iterations which were done very professional and on point. Always fast, always nice. I was also always up to date with the current specifications and going from design to coding and deploying was a breeze.

What was the team composition?

I initially started with a product owner, that was joined by a PM and designer. After that the engineering team took ower.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Of course, our conversion rates went up, page speed has improved a lot and general satisfaction of our users is great.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Very good, they understood that we are fast passed company that really needs to move fast. And a lot of agencies don't understand this and they definitely did.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Their culture of work. All of the people working there are so professional, they understand startups and understand how it is to be entrepreneur. I think this is very very hard to find and would recommend everyone to do it.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Things can always be done faster, but I dont want to compromise the quality over speed, and I liked that they understood that, given if I was pressing on the timeline sometimes.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the founder of swenson boxing

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We offer fitness boxing classes 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• design website
• integrate booking software

SOLUTION

How did you find Povio?

Referral

Why did you select Povio over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit

How many teammates from Povio were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Design a website and integrate booking software. 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

They gave me an accurate deadline for the completion of the site. 

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

Yes and they were extremely resposive and punctual. 

What was your primary form of communication with Povio?

Email or Messaging App

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

Their professionalism. 

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

Sometimes it was challenging explaining my vision via slack, but we were able to jump on zoom calls when neccessary. 

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Owner of Alex Sakes Photography LLC

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Professional Photography across Northern Virginia 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Website Update

SOLUTION

How did you find Povio?

• Referral
• Other

Why did you select Povio over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Other

How many teammates from Povio were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Povio did an incredible job updating content and graphics on my personal business website, www.alexsakes.com using Weblow CMS. 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Updated website with new galleries and content for 2025 on Webflow CMS. I am incredibly happy with the outcome. 

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

Povio was incredibly communicative with me via Zoom chats and daily email updates to talk about project specifics and step-by-step changes as desired throughout the last two weeks. They delivered everything on-time and with flying colors! 

What was your primary form of communication with Povio?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

They were incredibly kind, communicative, affordable, and effective! From the beginning of our work together, I felt very comfortable with their team members and staff and look forward to using them for further projects. 

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

None. 

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Co-Founder of Phia

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Phia is AI-powered Shopping Experience. Showing users searchable categories and products from luxury to contemporary fashion brands in clothing & accessories categories.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Help consumer shop sustainable

SOLUTION

How did you find Povio?

n/a

Why did you select Povio over others?

n/a

How many teammates from Povio were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Support, App Fixes based on Figma feedback, deploying new build

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

we love working with them

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

Yes

What was your primary form of communication with Povio?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Povio's team has been impressive.

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

only piece of feedback would be baking in the bug fixing estimates into a project scope as part fo the presented costs

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of Stellaudio

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Startup democratizing access to audio creation tools

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Build MVP
• Source technical partner

SOLUTION

How did you find Povio?

Referral

Why did you select Povio over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Povio were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

Build MVP and demo app in abbreviated timeline

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Hitting development milestones and building product demo

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

Very communicative, very detailed, very thorough and very transparent timeline 

What was your primary form of communication with Povio?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Intuitive development ability and ability to adapt on the fly

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

Nope! They have been great so far!

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CTO of Get Clear Space

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Consumer Health App

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Operating System-level integration in iOS
• General iOS development

SOLUTION

How did you find Povio?

Referral

Why did you select Povio over others?

Pricing fit our budget

How many teammates from Povio were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Needed complex optimization for an iPhone app extension as well as run of the mill app development.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Completely eliminated production crashes of our app

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

Yes - delivered on time, communicative and effective. Did not overcommunicate or try to increase scope or do anything salesy. The quality of the work was absolutely incredible. Highly recommend.

What was your primary form of communication with Povio?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Code quality and knowledge

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

None

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Product Operation Managerin of a marketing agency

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Social Media Management

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• App Development for Android and iOS

SOLUTION

How did you find Povio?

Referral

Why did you select Povio over others?

I don´t know

How many teammates from Povio were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Our company is providing 2 mobile apps. Mainly for content publishing and management. We work on that project for years now and there is a huge knowledge in the whole project team about the applications. We are syncing once a week and Povio is working on the development, the release notes and is taking care, that updates are released afterwards. 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• bug rate reported by users
• usage numbers

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

they deliver on time, they are always responsive, they all work with open eyes and they give good advice for solving problems. Also, they are really structured and organized. I´ve 100% trust in the team. 

What was your primary form of communication with Povio?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

You are not aware that the team members are working for Povio. They are really invested in the product that they are working on project-based, so that it feels like they are part of your own company

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

nothing

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of DecentraLaunch (PulseLaunch)

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

A web3 launchpad with bespoke incentives and rewards

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Build out complete launchpad

SOLUTION

How did you find Povio?

Referral

Why did you select Povio over others?

• Great culture fit
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Povio were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Build a complete bespoke web3 launchpad with unique funnels.
Deliverables:

• Staking contract
• Whitelisting contract
• UI/UX

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Deliverables of quality.
• Nibmle and quick to pivot-worked best with our style.

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

• Project manager Domnen was excellent. As was each of Povios members.
• Always available, always able to adapt.

What was your primary form of communication with Povio?

Virtual Meeting

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

The professionalism to human being ratio was impressive.

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

I cannot think of any improvements at this time

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Owner

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We are residential snow removal company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Build software catered to our needs

SOLUTION

How did you find Povio?

Referral

Why did you select Povio over others?

Pricing fit our budget

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

The reason behind our mobile app is to have a system that keeps our customers informed, keeps our work efficient, and to do it with our own system. 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The progress can be seen through our staging app and the success of the project is yet to be fully realized. 

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

Yes, Povio has delivered thus far to what they have promised. 

What was your primary form of communication with Povio?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

We're impressed with their ability to manage our project and understand what it is we want done.

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

None.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the cofounder of a software development company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

The company is building the ai-native ecommerce stack for hotels

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• MVP
• Continuing Product Development
• Architecture

SOLUTION

How did you find Povio?

Referral

Why did you select Povio over others?

• High ratings
• Referred to me

How many teammates from Povio were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Povio has been with us since day 1 of the company. They built our hotel booking product from scratch and have continue to support us through company growth.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We continue to use Povio as an outsourced feature development team. They are instrumental to the company.

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

Povio is timely and responsive. We have heard dev shop horror stories but the work we do with povio is as strong if not stronger than our FTEs.

What was your primary form of communication with Povio?

Virtual Meeting

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

Ability to quickly add talent when needed + can bring in senior developers / architects whenever we need it for one off projects.

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

Times zones can be tough sometimes for an LA based company. Please build out a LatAm team as well!