Space Dinosaurs

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the VP Engineering of Alibris

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Leading online marketplace for books, music, and movies.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Space Dinosaurs to accomplish?

• Migration to the Space Dinosaurs Evolve Platform and Ongoing Development Support
• Ongoing e-commerce and mobile site optimization consulting

SOLUTION

How did you find Space Dinosaurs?

Longtime customer of theirs

Why did you select Space Dinosaurs over others?

• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Woked with them previously

How many teammates from Space Dinosaurs were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Migrate mobile website code to Space Dinosaurs' new Evolve platform. Deliverable was our existing site (written by the same folks in their previous company incarnation) up and running as performant or better than on the previous platform.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Core Web Vital Performance Improvements and Site Stability

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

The team is great.  Regular meetings with clearly-defined milestones and goals. They provided consistent updates and are always very responsive to requests at any time.

What was your primary form of communication with Space Dinosaurs?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

We've worked with the team at Space Dinosaurs folks for over a decade (in previous incarnations of their company).  They have shown consistent dedication to our website and to our success.  They have invested time and effort to understand the uniqueness of our site and the quirks of selling books.  Their team is smart and talented.  They communicate clearly.  They come up with creative solutions to sticky problems.  They go above and beyond to help us with out-of-scope issues and they're always responsive to random questions.  Space Dinosaurs has earned our trust.

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

Nothing sticks in my mind.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Former President of News Direct

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Newswire service for private capital markets.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Space Dinosaurs to accomplish?

• White labeling a user interface for our newswire platform.

SOLUTION

How did you find Space Dinosaurs?

Referral

Why did you select Space Dinosaurs over others?

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

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

Taking an existing newswire user interface and customizing it for the needs of KoreWire.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

To have our platform operational within an aggressively condensed timeframe.

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

They delivered on time and were very responsive to our needs.

What was your primary form of communication with Space Dinosaurs?

Virtual Meeting

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

A unique combination of technical expertise and customer-friendly service.

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

I can’t think of any areas in which they haven’t delivered as promised.