ThirstySprout

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Heading up business development at the most recognized sales engagement platform and an early stage founder of a startup company ThirstySprout is helping me build.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire ThirstySprout?

I've used ThirstySprout to help me integrate our companies software with some of our clients as well as have them build out an MVP of a product idea I've come up with. In both cases they've done a great job!

What were your goals for this project?

In both cases I was looking for a trusted partner who took complete end to end project ownership and was able to deliver on time and on budget.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

Client referral.

Describe the project in detail.

I hired ThirstySprout last year to help me find the best coders available for my project. From the hiring process to finding and working with the best Developers for my project, everything has been amazing. I would continue working with them!

What was the team composition?

Project manager/owner 1 frontend developer 1 backend developer 1 devops

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

They have always worked on time and on budget and most of their estimations were fairly accurate which is often times hard to do!

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Great communication and easy to follow process for all the stakeholders throughout the project.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They're honest and direct. If something can't be done, they will not over commit just to disappoint. I have found this to be a great trait to have when you're looking for a partner and have big deadlines and large budgets on the line.

Are there any areas for improvement?

It would help if they had a platform to review all the resources they have available instead of going back and worth with resumes.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I work in a car sharing company, I was the Regional Finance Manager. We needed a financial tool for our company and Thistysprout provided top notch development team to have it built out for us.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire ThirstySprout?

We needed a development team that was well versed in a financial sector so that they could quickly understand the problems we were looking to fix via automation. We needed a team that could help scope out a solution that was scalable and that is exactly what we've got from our engagement with ThirstySprout.

What were your goals for this project?

Our goal was to automate a lot of the financial transactions that had to be done manually. We expected an improved efficiency of our team and long term scalability of the said solution.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

Partner referral

Describe the project in detail.

ThirstySprout developed a data mart and a financial reporting system that allowed us to analyze our data. With this tool We were able to uncover a trend in our AR that sped up our operation by 30%.

What was the team composition?

We selected 4 developers, a project manager and a QA team with relevant skills, trained in financial terms and workflows before work began on the analysis tool.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Improved efficiency of our team by 60% - improved the days in the AR by 30%

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

We were set up with a single point of contact who was able to answer all our questions and had access to the entire team if needed at all times. Engagement went good.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They go above and beyond to provide great customer service and project delivery.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Onboarding time with the contractor could be faster.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm a Software Engineering Manager at the world's leading travel company with a background e-Commerce, CMS and BPM.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire ThirstySprout?

Our company was in need of additional resources to help us scale up and accelerate some of our projects. ThirstySprout was able to line up senior candidates for us on a moments notice.

What were your goals for this project?

We have aggressive deadlines that had to be met and the only way to achieve our goals was to have quality technical talent working with us. We had a very specific technical expertise that was needed for our project that ThirstySprout was able to fulfill.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We selected this vendor based on their customer feedback based on internal referral. ThirstySprout came highly recommended and was said to have the highest ethical character and who always try to do the right thing.

Describe the project in detail.

Within 1 week ThirstySprout had relevant candidates selected for us to interview. We were able to interview candidates and go through the project discovery process which clearly indicated that we were matched with highly qualified developers who demonstrated a great understanding of the project scope. ThirstySprout provided engagement strategy and onboarding help that gave us the ability to move extremely quickly.

What was the team composition?

We were assigned a senior dev lead along with two senior developers under whom we had the option to expand our team on short notice.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

ThirstySprout provides us with time tracking reports for all work completed by the developers. ThirstySprout team delivered the contracted project about 20% ahead of schedule.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

ThirstySprout team always kept the communication channels open between teams and always stayed on top of customer service and conflict resolution when needed.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

ThirstySprout is the kind of company that simply gets things done. Whereas most other vendors are a hit or miss.

Are there any areas for improvement?

As a fairly new company, their talent pool isn't as big as some of their competitors but they have a more tailored approach that makes up for it.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We're a fast-growing car mobile detailing service in PNW. Founded in 2017 we now manage a fleet of half dozen service vehicles and are looking to expand into other states thanks to our state of the art technology that allows us to scale fast. I head up all sales & marketing initiatives for the company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire ThirstySprout?

We hired ThirstySprout to help us with:

• Requirement Understanding Document and Product Roadmap for our digital transfornation
• Research: market research, user and stakeholder interviews, competitor analysis, defining the project
• User study: personas, storyboards, user flows, customer journey map, use case scenarios
• Ideation: sketches, whiteboarding -
• Prototyping: wireframes, design patterns, visual design, info architecture -
• Usability testing
• Mobile app, web and software development

What were your goals for this project?

• Streamline management
• Simplify job scheduling
• Free up valuable staff time
• Boost our revenue

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

They were recommended to us by our friends from a couple of Y-Combinator startups so we knew that we would be in good hands.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

ThirstySprout built a simple & efficient software for us to run and grow our mobile detailing business, allowing us to manage our inquiries, quotes, bookings, invoices, payments, as well as our customers and staff all together in one platform.

Other key features were:

• Head Office Management Software
• Lead Management Assigning & dispatching real time updates invoices and payments
• Field Worker Management
• Receive Job Notifications
• Accept & Reject Bookings
• GPS Support
• Manage Bookings
• Vehicle Tracking
• Job Ratings
• Field Worker Onsite Management
• Check in and out live updates upload photos

What was the team composition?

• Success Manager
• 1 US-based Principal Engineer to Provide technical guidance in planning and executing assigned projects and handle client support
• 1x Project Manager/BA (or Team Lead)
• A Senior PM who has delivered 20+ projects successfully
• Frontend Developer: 2x Senior and 1 Mid-level developer who’ve worked on relevant in-house applications,
• 3x Backend developer
• 1 Senior developer
• 2x Quality Analyst
• QA lead 1x

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business?

Executing on our digital transformation strategy architected & led by ThirstySprout, our company has seen massive growth in revenue due to operational efficiency our company has over the competitors. We went from low 6 figures in revenue now looking to break into the 7 figure revenue.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

We had a single point of contact with ThirstySprout who handled all of our development and marketing team. Native in English so we never experienced any issues with communication.

I had access to the project management board on trello with weekly sprints and meetings. ThirstySprout team always stayed ahead of schedule on their deliverables.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They always overdeliver.

Are there any areas for improvement?

I've experienced no issues throughout our engagement.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the co-founder and CEO of 360tf

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

A global trade finance gateway headquartered in Singapore, committed to simplifying, digitising, and expanding access to trade finance for corporates and financial institutions across emerging and developed markets.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• We hired ThirstySprout to build an AI-powered trade document and letter of credit (LC) scrutiny engine. The system parses, sanitizes, and verifies cross-border trade paperwork. This includes Letters of Credit, Bills of Lading, and Invoices

SOLUTION

How did you find ThirstySprout?

• Online Search
• Referral

Why did you select ThirstySprout over others?

• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me

How many teammates from ThirstySprout were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

ThirstySprout built multimodal ingestion pipelines. They used advanced OCR and large language models to process scanned multi-page documents. They set up an internal RAG system containing ICC UCP 600 guidelines. They built cross-document reconciliation logic to verify product descriptions, amounts, and dates between invoices and LCs. They designed a visual alert interface within our 360tf BankSecure platform. The interface highlights discrepancies to operational teams in plain text. The system is purely advisory. Final financial approvals remain manual. Partner bank backend systems were explicitly out of scope.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Yes. Transaction processing time dropped from 2.5 days to 45 seconds on average. The system achieved 94% accuracy on discrepancy detection across 500 test documents. Discrepancy rejection rates from partner banks decreased by 62% during the pilot phase.

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

Workflow was efficient and structured. ThirstySprout used Jira for sprint tracking. They provided bi-weekly demo sessions. Our team joined a 45-minute progress call each Tuesday. Critical issues were resolved within 12 hours on average.

What was your primary form of communication with ThirstySprout?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

ThirstySprout's technical depth with multimodal ingestion was strong. The OCR handled blurry scanned documents effectively. Their understanding of UCP 600 compliance rules was accurate. They also documented all pipeline configurations thoroughly.

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

Yes. The initial document sanitization pipeline required two rounds of reprocessing. Some scanned images did not render correctly on the first attempt. ThirstySprout could improve by implementing more rigorous image preprocessing tests before demo deployments. This would reduce rework cycles during the testing phase.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of a vanilla supplier

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Organic and Sustainable Vanilla from Madagascar

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• We engaged ThirstySprout for generative AI development. The system handles export documentation and supply chain compliance. It also converts field data into marketing content.

SOLUTION

How did you find ThirstySprout?

Online Search

Why did you select ThirstySprout over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me

How many teammates from ThirstySprout were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

We deployed four functional modules. The first module is a proposal assistant. It references past bids, chemical reports, and product specifications. The system drafts responses for wholesale buyers instantly. The second module links traceability data to text generation. It produces origin narratives for individual vanilla batches. The third module localizes content across languages. It converts our bi-monthly market reports into LinkedIn posts, emails, and summaries. The fourth module monitors global import regulations. It alerts our France and Madagascar operations teams to critical changes. We excluded financial transactions and agronomic decisions from the scope. Unsupervised client communications were also out of scope. Proprietary formulas and customer order logs remained isolated from public models.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Proposal turnaround dropped from 4.5 days to 4.5 hours. Compliance scanning accuracy reached 95%. The system generated 45 batch narratives within the first month. Manual compliance work decreased by 78%.

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

We used Jira and Confluence for collaboration. ThirstySprout provided two status calls per week. Written progress reports via mail arrived each Friday. Most technical issues resolved within 48 hours.

What was your primary form of communication with ThirstySprout?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Their security controls matched our requirements. They did not expose proprietary data to public training models. They also accommodated Madagascar's connectivity limitations.

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

The content localization module produced uneven tone across languages. French and Japanese outputs required editorial correction. More diverse multilingual training data would reduce this effort. We estimate this would save one week of manual editing time.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Founder and CEO of a cryptocurrency firm

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

The easiest way to buy, sell and store Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• We hired ThirstySprout to build a generative AI system. The system automates customer support workflows. It also drafts real-time responses for human agents. Additionally, it translates complex crypto and tax guidelines into clear Finnish and English text.

SOLUTION

How did you find ThirstySprout?

• Online Search
• Referral

Why did you select ThirstySprout over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from ThirstySprout were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

ThirstySprout built four core components. First, a multi-language AI bot for Tier-1 support. This handles 2FA resets, KYC steps, and platform navigation. Second, an internal support co-pilot dashboard. This drafts replies for agents and pulls data from internal wikis. Third, a personalized content engine. This rewrites market data into localized emails, push notifications, and social posts. Fourth, a private regulatory knowledge base. This is a sandbox LLM trained on Finnish Vero tax guidelines and MiCA frameworks. 

Critical out-of-scope items included automated asset management, unsupervised financial advice, direct database writes, and public cloud processing of sensitive PII. The AI operates on a read-only basis for user profiles. All regulatory explanations include fixed, compliant disclaimers. 

The team used Python, LangChain, and Azure OpenAI services. They implemented strict data masking for any information processed through public APIs.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Tier-1 ticket volume dropped by 42% within the first six weeks. Average agent response time decreased from 8 minutes to 2.3 minutes. User retention among the pilot group increased by 18% over three months. The AI achieved 94% accuracy on standard compliance queries based on Vero guidelines.

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

Workflow was structured and predictable. ThirstySprout used Jira for sprint planning. We held a 45-minute standup call every Tuesday and Thursday. They provided a written progress summary every Friday. We resolved security-related concerns within 12 hours on average.

What was your primary form of communication with ThirstySprout?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Their approach to regulatory compliance was rigorous. They refused to compromise on data isolation. They implemented granular permission controls for every data source. They also delivered a comprehensive audit trail for all AI-generated responses.

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

Yes. The initial Finnish language model required additional fine-tuning. The first iteration produced grammatically correct but overly formal translations. ThirstySprout resolved this after two weeks of additional training. They could improve by allocating more time for language-specific model optimization in the initial planning phase.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Director, Marketing of an agtech firm.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We’re on a mission to unlock more productive and sustainable agriculture. Farmers are using our product to break free from the time-intensive constraints of conventional farming. They’re growing more grass, increasing milk production and improving the health and well-being of their cows.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• I was tasked with finding a specialist who could bridge our deep tech farming operations with AI-driven automation. We needed someone who could develop systems to automatically generate daily herd summaries, weekly productivity reports, health alerts, and compliance documentation, moving our farmers away from manual data review.

SOLUTION

How did you find ThirstySprout?

• Online Search
• Referral

Why did you select ThirstySprout over others?

• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me

How many teammates from ThirstySprout were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

The scope began with a thorough discovery and audit phase, during which the engineer collaborated closely with our farming operation stakeholders to map out existing manual data review processes, identify critical bottlenecks, and pinpoint the most repetitive and labor-intensive tasks that presented the clearest opportunities for AI-powered efficiency gains, ensuring that every automation we built would directly address a genuine pain point experienced by our farmers in their day-to-day operations. 
Following this discovery phase, the engineer moved into system design and integration, where they architected robust solutions that seamlessly bridged our existing infrastructure, including our extensive network of connected devices, our data pipelines, and our cloud-based storage systems, with cutting-edge large language models and AI frameworks, setting up data ingestion pipelines, vector databases for Retrieval-Augmented Generation, and secure API connections that allowed our systems to communicate fluidly and securely with external AI providers.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The AI automation project has led to a substantial reduction in the time our farmers spend on manual data review. Instead of spending hours compiling data, they now receive automated summaries and alerts, freeing them up to focus on higher-value tasks.
By automating data analysis and reporting, our AI Automation Engineer has directly contributed to our mission. Our farmers now leverage AI-generated insights to improve pasture management, resulting in documented gains in milk production and profitability. This technology helps farmers achieve a rapid ROI while improving their work-life balance.

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

The engineer we hired has been exceptional, proactive, communicative, and technically sharp. They hit the ground running and have already automated core reporting workflows that are freeing up our farmers to focus on what matters: growing more grass, increasing milk production, and improving cow health and well-being.

What was your primary form of communication with ThirstySprout?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

From onboarding to project management, the entire process was seamless. ThirstySprout's team was responsive and made it easy to scale our technical capacity without the usual overhead.

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

We are backed by Tier 1 investors like DCVC, Blackbird, and Rocket Lab's Peter Beck, and we hold ourselves to high standards. ThirstySprout met every single one of them. I would (and already have!) recommended ThirstySprout to other leaders in the AgTech space. If you need top-tier engineering talent quickly, they are the team to call.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO and Managing Director of an IT company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We are the result of the association between wealth management professionals and a software engineering team specialised in finance. We aim at providing financial services companies with the essential tools they need for their daily activity.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• We brought them on to build an AI Investment Assistant embedded within our core platform for financial services companies. The brief covered a wide range of capabilities: portfolio performance explanations, market event summaries, investment product comparisons, automated report generation, and plain-language risk exposure analysis

SOLUTION

How did you find ThirstySprout?

• Online Search
• Referral

Why did you select ThirstySprout over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Referred to me

How many teammates from ThirstySprout were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Here is a long sentence summarizing the scope of work and key deliverables: ADDWEB SOLUTION undertook a comprehensive end-to-end development engagement for our AI Investment Assistant, delivering a fully embedded intelligent solution within our platform that encompasses natural language portfolio performance explanation enabling wealth managers to clearly communicate investment outcomes to their clients, real-time market event summarization that distills complex global financial developments into concise and actionable insights, side-by-side investment product comparison powered by AI to support faster and more informed decision-making, automated generation of detailed and professionally structured investment reports that significantly reduce manual workload and compliance overhead, and plain-language risk exposure analysis that translates sophisticated financial risk metrics into clear, accessible narratives — all seamlessly integrated into an existing fintech ecosystem serving financial services companies with the highest standards of performance, compliance, and client quality requirements.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The measurable outcomes have been significant. Wealth managers on our platform now spend considerably less time manually compiling reports, with AI-generated summaries and portfolio explanations delivered in seconds rather than hours — freeing up valuable time for client-facing activity. Client communications have improved markedly, with complex financial data and risk metrics now translated into language that clients can understand and act on, driving higher satisfaction and stronger trust. From a compliance standpoint, the AI assistant has reduced bottlenecks in documentation and risk reporting, minimizing human error and reinforcing the integrity of our deontological framework.

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

From the outset, they established clear milestones, defined deliverables, and maintained an organized workflow that gave our team full visibility into progress at every stage. Regular status updates, sprint reviews, and proactive communication ensured that nothing fell through the cracks, and their ability to manage the complexity of integrating AI capabilities into a live fintech product was particularly impressive.

What was your primary form of communication with ThirstySprout?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Despite the technical complexity of building an AI-powered assistant tailored to the specific demands of the wealth management industry, they maintained their delivery schedule without compromising on quality. Where adjustments were needed, they communicated early, proposed solutions, and kept the project moving forward without disruption to our broader product roadmap.

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

Nothing comes to mind. Their team adapted quickly, incorporated feedback without friction, and demonstrated a genuine commitment to getting the solution right — not just getting it done. They treated our priorities as their own, which is a quality that is difficult to find and even harder to replicate.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of WSEEDS

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We are dedicated to transforming agriculture through the implementation of advanced technologies such as Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), and Data Science.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Thirsty Sprout helped us recruit IoT Engineers, Embedded Systems Engineers, Firmware Developers, Edge Computing Specialists, and Hardware Integration Engineers. The roles were tied to real production systems — soil monitoring sensors, weather stations, smart irrigation, livestock monitoring, and Edge AI solutions.

SOLUTION

How did you find ThirstySprout?

• Online Search
• Referral
• Other

Why did you select ThirstySprout over others?

• Good value for cost
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from ThirstySprout were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

The engagement was driven by our need to build a robust, fiel ready IoT infrastructure capable of supporting its agricultural technology platform across Latin America. The scope covered end to end talent acqusition for five distinct engineering role which Thirstysprout as a specialized technical recruiting partner to source, vet, and place highly skilled engineering professionals across multiple hardware and embedded systems disciplines.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

They reduced time to hire for highly specialized IoT and embedded systems roles by an estimated 40-50 percentage compared to traditional recruiting channels, filling positions across five distinct engineering disciplines within an average of 3 to 6 weeks per role, a notably fast turnaround for talent this technically specialized.

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

Thirsty Sprout came prepared, anticipated needs before we raised them, and kept everything moving without us having to chase updates. It was refreshing to work with a partner who managed the process as rigorously as we manage our own engineering pipelines.

What was your primary form of communication with ThirstySprout?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Whenever we had a new requirement or a challenge came up, their team responded promptly and came back with practical solutions rather than just acknowledgments. They treated our problems as their own.

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

We love them, the engineers we hired through Thirsty Sprout are now core contributors to our IoT infrastructure and Edge AI pipeline.