Sailing Byte

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of GWBL Sp. z o.o.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

GWBL Sp. z o.o. is a company providing software that helps Allegro sellers calculate the real profitability of their sales.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Sailing Byte to accomplish?

• Synchronize seller data from Allegro
• Calculate crucial info about ads profitability
• Generate portal with statistics

SOLUTION

How did you find Sailing Byte?

Online Search

Why did you select Sailing Byte over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Referred to me

How many teammates from Sailing Byte were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Sailing Byte was contacted to create a dedicated, scalable system for processing a large amount of data from Allegro, the biggest online retail e-commerce platform in Poland, for our users. Each user of ProfitBoard is a seller on Allegro who uses the internal ads system to improve revenue. Because users can have multiple shops and accounts, and not all data from ads is properly calculated, there was a requirement for a centralized location to combine and calculate these values. 

Sailing Byte's job was to create such a system, implement the necessary calculations for ads revenue, and gather all the data in one place. Additionally, due to the large amount of data, the system needed to have vertical scalability so that more shops would not create problems for the system.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

I believe that the main measurable outcome was the ability to connect my production Allegro shop to the system and have properly calculated ad values compared to my Excel file calculations. Another measurable outcome was that more than 300 stores could be connected and have their statistics data downloaded, which proved vertical scalability.

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

At the beginning, we had business meetings, and later on, they also helped with the business side of the project, not just the technical part. They created a dedicated Asana board where all the tasks were grouped and placed. They also explained how Agile methodologies work. We met quite often, usually once every two weeks, to review progress. Additionally, they created a dedicated communication channel, even though I was using a different communication tool than theirs.

We had some delays with delivering items connected to the Allegro API, although they were addressed as soon as possible. Essentially, we then progressed smoothly to an ongoing Scrum project and are still using Asana.

What was your primary form of communication with Sailing Byte?

Virtual Meeting

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

There were at least two things I found unique: they not only focused on developing the application but also challenged my business idea, approaching the project holistically. The second unique aspect was their actual agility. They react promptly when unexpected changes require a shift in the project's approach and data connection, both in server-side management and API connection.

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

It would have been better if they had been able to deliver the project faster, that's for sure.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of CARGOseller

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Spot Freight Management System

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Sailing Byte to accomplish?

• Create the entire system according to the project
• Develop the created system

SOLUTION

How did you find Sailing Byte?

Online Search

Why did you select Sailing Byte over others?

• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Sailing Byte were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

The cooperation has been going on for more than a year now, which creates objective conditions for its evaluation. I am very satisfied with the cooperation and this evaluation can be broken down to different levels such as the organization of work, communication tools with the client giving the opportunity to communicate to set tasks and test results and record the stages of implementation of all outsourced tasks. 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

An innovative application for the industry, sales calls give a high conversion rate from lead to user.

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

Adequate tools for communication, for tracking the progress of the tasks, a testing environment to test the application and the changes, additions that are made. Communication is efficient, fast, a person does not feel disregarded, on the contrary, here the customer is the center of attention.

You can see commitment in the approach to your affairs, and especially when your matter is urgent or critically important. In this business, the choice of the right partner for the development of custom IT solutions is crucial to the success of a project or business. 

What was your primary form of communication with Sailing Byte?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

The communication, the approach to the customer, the commitment to make my business successful. I'm glad I chose Sailingbyte because you can rely on them, and the products they delivered are exactly what I wanted. The cooperation is ongoing and the project is growing thanks to them. I sincerely recommend cooperation with this company.

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

At this point I have not noticed.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of New Food Finance

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Data and finance analytics for an environmental transition in food and agriculture

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Sailing Byte to accomplish?

• create a web app showcasing our database
• achieve certain minimum functionality eg saved search lists
• create a home page

SOLUTION

How did you find Sailing Byte?

Online Search

Why did you select Sailing Byte over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Good value for cost
• Technical ability to execute the project

How many teammates from Sailing Byte were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Sailing Byte developed a web app to showcase our database, with content including company names and financial deals, and charts to illustrate these. Key client interactions allowed for searches, including the capacity to create and save lists of companies and investors of interest to the client.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Delivery of a functioning web app 
• Delivery of the ability for the client to create and save lists of priority data 
• Delivery of additional web services, to integrate mailchimp and linkedin

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

Delivery was on time. Their response time was good.

What was your primary form of communication with Sailing Byte?

Virtual Meeting

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

Sailing Byte were very responsive to requests for edits and fine-tuning of their work. The company was low-key about payment schedules.

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

N/A

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Managing Director of an advertising & marketing company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Automated social media tools for estate agents

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Sailing Byte to accomplish?

Redevelop existing software to target a new sector

SOLUTION

How did you find Sailing Byte?

Referral

Why did you select Sailing Byte over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fits our budget
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me

How many teammates from Sailing Byte were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Sailing Byte has rewritten the full front end and full back end, including:

• API development
• integration with Meta
• recurring payment processors
• automated emails and so on for Property Sales and marketing project

It was based on our previous project for Car Dealerships but with changed logic and with custom and separate functionalities specific to properties.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

To have the system fully working & ready to accept our first paying user.

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

Project management was done via both Asana & Slack. Along with weekly virtual meetings to update on progress. Responses to questions & task updates were replied to immediately.

What was your primary form of communication with Sailing Byte?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

No idea is ever impossible — solutions and advice are always provided.

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

No

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the owner and director of WeThinkup Limited, a boutique agency specialising in providing technology services to various clients.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Sailing Byte?

Sailing Byte were hired to provide ongoing and long term support for the development and provision of cloud based technology services for Cambridge University Press. This included LEMP stack development, hosting and CMS (Joomla) provision. Sailing Byte have provided long term support across a number of realms, including PEN testing, server support and triage, hosting, creative development, experience design and game development.

SOLUTION

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

We required help with initial development tasks, which turned into a longer trusted business relationship.

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

Server triage, sizing and redevelopment of various web projects. Hosting transformation, ongoing support and SLA development under retainer.

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

PM, 3 to 4 developers, experience designer, server admin personnel.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The biggest indicator of success is the ongoing working relationship that has developed from trust in services and expertise.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

They are very efficient and straightforward. They very clearly delineated the team's requirements, roles, and responsibilities.

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

Expertise, efficiencies, value for money, and trust.

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

No