ThirstySprout

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 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.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO & Independent Board Member of a fintech company.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We are a banktech that provides a complete issuing and acquiring payment infreastructure for Latin America

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• We needed engineers with deep expertise in payment processing systems, transaction routing, digital wallets, card issuing (both physical and virtual), and BIN sponsorship integrations, a very specific and high bar skill set.

SOLUTION

How did you find ThirstySprout?

Referral

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.

They sourced candidates with hands on experience on payment processing, real time APIs, wallet systems, and ledger infrastructure. Their process was thorough and effective, we operate technically in a complex and highly regulated space and we need engineers who understand that.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Reduced time to hire for specialized fintech engineers by 30 percent compared to traditional recruiting
• Filled critical engineering roles within 2-3 weeks vs industry average of 6-8 weeks.
• Screened and shortlisted candidates faster than internal efforts.
• Engineers hire contributed to increase in transaction processiong capacity
• Engineers onboarded smoothly and became productive  within the first 15 days.

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

Communication was excellent and they took their time to understand our needs, challenges and enginners we wanted. Once we don't agree on an engineer they are enough replacement ready.

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?

They constantly delivered engineers who were comfortable with ambiguity, could wear multiple hats, thrive in fast moving banktech environment.

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

A self serve dashboard where we could track candidate pipelines, interview stages and hiring timelines in real time would be a welcome upgrade.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Co-Founder of an edtech company.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Our mission is to democratize acess to high quality education globally

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• We hired them to help us with engineers to manage our AWS infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, scalability, and security as we scale from hundreds of thousands to millions of students.

SOLUTION

How did you find ThirstySprout?

Referral

Why did you select ThirstySprout over others?

• Referred to me
• Company values aligned
• Other

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.

From day one their engineers demonstrated deep cloud expertise, clear communication, and a pragmatic approach to solving problems. They redesigned parts our AWS architecture for reliability and cost efficiency, implemented robust CI/CD pipelines that reduced deployment time and errors, and put in place monitoring and alerting that gives us real time confidence in system health.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Reduced production incidents and outages, improved uptime and reliability, faster recovery time, safe deployments and shorter realease cycles.

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

They ran the work with clear milestones, regular status updates, and a shared backlog that always showed what was being done, what was next, and what was blocked.

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 vetting process was thorough, and they gave us matching profiles that align with our plans for our future users.

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

I can't think of anything, they ran a structured yet flexible process.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of a Baby Products Distributor

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

International distributor for baby products 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• We wanted to automate repetitive operational tasks, improve customer support responsiveness, and enhance the shopping experience for our customers without significantly increasing our head count. We want wanted technology solutions and we got that through Thirstysprout.

SOLUTION

How did you find ThirstySprout?

Referral

Why did you select ThirstySprout over others?

• 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.

They helped us source highly skilled AI engineers who worked closely with our team to design and implement several key initiatives. Their responsibilities included developing an AI powered customer service chatbot, building a personalized product recommendation system, integrating these solutions into our existing workflows, and ensuring the tools could scale alongside our business needs.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The AI chatbot significantly reduced the time our team spent answering routine customer inquiries, allowing us to focus on higher value activities. Response times improved, customer interactions became more consistent, and support coverage effectively extended beyond normal business hours. The product recommendation system also enhanced the customer experience by presenting more relevant products, helping customers discover items that matched their interests and needs.

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

The AI engineers they provided were highly organized, communicated clearly, and maintained a structured workflow from planning to deployment.

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?

They didn't simply build features, they took time to understand our industry, our customers, and our operational challenges before proposing solutions.

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

We had a very positive experience overall. The team they provided was always willing to provide clarification and support whenever needed.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Chief Executive Officer

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We believe that everyone can sleep better. As the leading sleep specialist, we provide you with high quality sleep you deserve. Better Bed means being active at a sucessful, growing company with high quality product.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• We partnered with them to hire highly skilled iOS developer, Android developer, and React Native/Flutter developer.
• Our primary goal was to improve convenience and modernize our post purchase experience through mobile technology.

SOLUTION

How did you find ThirstySprout?

• Online Search
• Recommendation

Why did you select ThirstySprout over others?

• Good value for cost
• 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 developers provided by Thirstysprout worked closely with our internal teams to:

• Build and optimize our customer support mobile app
• Develop delivery tracling functionality with real time updates
• Create warranty mangement features
• Improve mobile responsiveness and app performance
• Integrate backend systems and APIs securely

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Since launching the applications, we have seen;

• Improved customer engagement and satisfaction
• Faster support response workflows
• Better delivery transparency for customers
• Reduced pressure on customer support operations
• Increased adoption of mobile self service features
• A smoother and more modern digital customer journey

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

Their developers were technically strong, proactive, and highly collaborative throughout the entire project lifecycle.

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?

Acess to highly skilled mobile developers and their fast onboarding process

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

There was very little to dislike, if anything, we would appreciate if there were more proactive strategic recommendations during the early planning stages.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of an e-commerce company.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We take pride in being one of the pioneers of ecommerce in the Philipines. We have challenged the status quo and redefined gadget shopping through the help of social media.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• We wanted experienced cybersecurity specialists who could help us secure customer data, improve payment security, identify and fix system vulnerabilities, protect our mobile applications, and strengthen our defenses against hacking attempts and online threats.

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.

They provided Cybersecurity specialists who worked closely with our internal technical team to assess vulnerabilities, improve system security, and implement advanced protection measures across our  ecommerce platform.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

After working with Cybersecurity specialists we got from Thirstysprout, we strenghtened our payment security systems, reduced potential security vulnerabilities and improved the overall protection of customer accounts and sensitive financial data.

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

Their team maintained clear communication, provided regular progress updates, and ensured process to the implementation of security improvements, everything was handled in a highly organized and professional manner.

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?

They were very responsive to our needs and quickly adapted to the evolving security requirements of our e-commerce platform. Whenever we had concerns regarding payment protection, mobile application security, or vulnerability mangement, ThirstySprout's team responded promptly with effective solutions and proactive recommendations.

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

It was a smooth process and stress free for us because of their transparency and commitment to delivering results.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Chief Executive Officer

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

A leading experience innovator in the country, specializing in cross border digital logistics and e-commerce payment processing

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• They help us scale our engineering and analytics capabilities by sourcing highly qualified logistics software engineers, backend developers, and data analysts for our growing e-commerce and digital logistics performance.

SOLUTION

How did you find ThirstySprout?

• Online Search
• Referral

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.

Their scope of work included sourcing, screening and helping onboard highly skilled logistics software engineers, backend developers, and data analyst who could integrate quickly into our existing team and workflows.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Through the talent they helped us hire, we are able to accelerate development timelines for key logistics and e-commerce initiatives while improving the scalebility and the stability of our backend systems. The engineers contributed to supply chain automation efforts that streamlined operational workflows and improved internal efficiency.

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

Their team maintained clear communication, provided regular  updates on candidate pipelines, moved quickly in response to our evolving hiring needs. 

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 recruitment process was organized and efficient, with well structured screening and coordination that reduced that amount of time with our internal teams needed to spend on sourcing and early stage evaluations.

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

They were proactive, reliable and easy to work with, making the collaboration smooth from onboarding through team integration so we have no need for improvement.