2muchcoffee

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m the CTO of an online platform dedicated to teaching car design. Our service offers courses with video tutorials that explain different aspects and techniques of car design.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire 2muchcoffee?

As a startup with limited web development resources, we needed an additional partner to turn our prototype into a structured final product.

What were your goals for this project?

We wanted a user-friendly platform that protected our intellectual property from illegal access.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We found 2muchcoffee online. After reading positive reviews and having an online meeting, we decided to go with their company.

Can you go into detail about the services they provided and the scope of the project?

After providing expert feedback on our prototype, 2muchcoffee developed the frontend using AngularJS and created a customized REST API backend. Our team laid out the required functionality and graphic design, while their team focused on the rest.

What was the team composition?

We worked with a full-time developer and project manager. They added another developer on the team when the project required extra assistance.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We provide our service through this platform. It is a significant tool for this company.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

We mainly communicated through Slack and used version control through GitHub. We would hold online meetings if needed. 2muchcoffee’s team was accessible, and their professionalism and capabilities shined during code reviews.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

2muchcoffee is an unwavering company that provides an exceptional quality of work. Their team is also extremely flexible.

Are there any areas where they can improve?

No, nothing during this engagement. If any problems arose, their team dealt with them quickly and efficiently.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the CEO and CTO at Normative, which helps companies prepare sustainability reports.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with 2muchcoffee?

it was early in the development phase, our role was to provide the core features and optimizations for our client. We had to create a good website and a competitive web app using Angular within a tight schedule.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Initially, 2muchcoffee did code reviews and provided feedback. They did a lot of configuration of the entire frontend stack in Angular, which would allow us to upgrade to different versions later on. Another person did a bit of prototyping.

What is the team composition?

We work with two people from 2muchcoffee. We also had contact with their team leader, Dmitriy (Founder, 2muchcoffee).

How did you come to work with 2muchcoffee?

We looked for talented developers on Upwork and narrowed the choices down to 2–3 people. I was quite impressed with the extent of Dmitriy’s knowledge of front- and backend work.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent $170,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in October 2017, and the work is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

They have top developers. They’ve contributed a lot of consultancy work as well.

How did 2muchcoffee perform from a project management standpoint?

The communication is good. We get daily reports, which makes it easy to follow their progress. Even when the team expanded, they continued to collaborate well with each other.

What did you find most impressive about them?

2muchcoffee is highly responsive and reliable.

Are there any areas they could improve?

It’s not a big deal, but we both could probably improve our communication skills. Otherwise, I don’t have any big problems with them.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the head of design and UX at an international IT company specializing in B2B software automation solutions.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire 2muchcoffee?

As our company expanded from a small team to an international brand, our outdated website and content were costing us potential hires and customers. We needed additional resources to increase marketing efforts and quickly redesign and launch new websites.

What were your goals for this project?

The goal was to build and publish well-crafted websites that clearly communicated all necessary information to clients and interested applicants. We wanted to develop an online presence that not only represented our growth and the professional standards of our products, but would also establish us as an industry authority.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We researched a number of companies and conducted test assignments to evaluate competency, reliability, and communication skills. After starting with a different firm, we reconsidered and switched to 2muchcoffee after some bad experiences and a decline in quality. The initial work went well, so we continued with them with great results.

Can you go into detail about the services they provided and the scope of the project?

We agreed on the conversion goal, user flow design, and low-fidelity mockups, and 2muchcoffee created a structured website concept using their own methodology. They then cooperated closely with our in-house design team to develop the new websites, advising us on SEO best practices and server file setup. 

What was the team composition?

Two different developers worked on the project, but a project manager was our single point of contact. 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

All websites and pages were built as desired and launched according to schedule. They have received great feedback, and our designer has been pleased with the results.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

Project management was effective, relying primarily upon Trello and Slack to monitor progress. They demonstrated great flexibility in accommodating our schedules and quickly completed changes as necessary.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They demonstrated exceptional thoroughness in reviewing tasks, asking questions we may have overlooked or offering suggestions of improvements to consider. This proactive approach and critical thinking were invaluable and what set this experience apart from others.  

Are there any areas where they can improve?

There were none concerning this particular project. The few minor mistakes stemmed from our requirements and were resolved without issue.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the director of Meta Millions Empire, a web3 crypto company in the tech sector. The business that we operate under the company is called Dimension. 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with 2muchcoffee?

We hired 2muchcoffee for their web development and design services. 

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

2muchcoffee developed my website using Angular. I personally did most of the UI/UX designs, and their team developed those designs on Figma after I pre-designed them. I finalized their design outputs and left all the coding and actual web development to them.

At present, I work with them on website maintenance. Every now and then, I ask them to change or remove things on the platform.

What is the team composition?

I’ve worked with two people from their team, including their director. 

How did you come to work with 2muchcoffee?

I could work on the site myself, but I didn’t have the time, so I looked around for teams to help me. I was in contact with a few people overseas and worked with a few companies. Some of them recommended using 2muchcoffee for web development. I looked up what they’d done before, and everything looked quite good. I contacted them and they connected me to one of their people from Upwork. From there, we agreed to hire that person.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve invested around $10,000. 

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in February 2022. The development of the site is complete, and our ongoing engagement focuses more on maintenance and tweaks. 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? 

The site has been live for about a week now, and I’ve seen good responses from people that have looked through it. A few people from the community like its design, which is great. I don’t have solid metrics yet, however.  

Overall, 2muchcoffee has been accommodating and adaptive to situations every time we ask them to do something here and there. They’ve met my expectations and have been truly helpful with the little things I ask them to fix.

How did 2muchcoffee perform from a project management standpoint?

2muchcoffee’s project management has been great. We’ve been a bit over budget, but I’ve already known that’s going to happen because I’ve ensured that things look exactly the way I wanted. I’ve asked for plenty of revisions and changes after the site has been developed. 

To communicate, we mainly discuss things through Upwork. We can also organize calls when we want, but we don’t have much need for that because most of the information we work on has been well laid out. 

What did you find most impressive about them?

They’re highly responsive and adaptable to situations.  On top of that, they’re well-spoken. They’re nice and don’t get harsh when I ask for any additional changes.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, there aren’t any. The team is smooth and transparent. 

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Be as clear as you can with what you want. We’re quite aware of our needs, and this has helped us a lot during the engagement. With that in mind, all your documents should be ready. If you do that, you should be good to go because the 2muchcofee team is quite good at what they do. 

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the founder of the company

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire 2muchcoffee, and what were your goals?

To discover the opportunity of new venture which is NFT trading platform.

SOLUTION

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

They were having great reputation and reviews

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

From market reseach to development of all the functions required to build the service

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

3 to 4, varied time to time

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

Got the great development plan and design outline

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

They were perfect in every aspect

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

We appreciate their cooperation and punctuality.

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

nope

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Owner (CEO) of a start-up (online market place) in Germany.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire 2muchcoffee?

Review code of an existing Ionic/Angular project in order to identify steps needed (incl. refactoring) in order to upgrade later versions of the frameworks.

What were your goals for this project?

Identify steps needed in order to upgrade to later versions of frameworks used in an existing online portal.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

I have searched through several online forums/portals in order to identify companies with extensive knowledge in mobile app development frameworks such as Ionic, Angular, etc. I came across 2muchcoffee, that made a serious and solid impression.

Describe the project in detail.

2muchcoffee looked at the code of an existing and complex online portal and made recommendations for areas that will need refactoring in order to upgrade to later versions of the frameworks utilised in the project.

What was the team composition?

The development team was already involved in the initial call.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Feedback and results was provided on time.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Efficient and well coordinated.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They have extensive expertise in their fields. - I also had the impression they have the additional skills that might be relevant updates in the future.

Are there any areas for improvement?

None that I have identified.