Apptycoons

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CTO and CPO of Aura

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We are a streaming app that allows high profile athletes, teams and trainers stream behind the scene content and allow them to monetize that content 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Technology and Product Strategy
• Implementation of the iOS app and deployment to App Store
• Maintenance and live-site in production

SOLUTION

How did you find Apptycoons?

Online Search

Why did you select Apptycoons over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Apptycoons were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

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

Developed the following key functionality

•  User registration via email and SSO (Google, Apple, etc)
• Account creation and editing account details
• Ability to livestream and watch live streams of others
• Ability to chat in the livestream in real-time
• Abilty to chat in private chat rooms
• Ability to pay a monthly subscription to the platform to watch live streams
• Ability for streamers to earn revenue based on watch time of paid users
• Ability for streamers to manage bank account information to receive payouts 
• Ability for users to block other users
• Ability for users to report streams and chat messages
• Ability to search and follow other users
• Ability for user to delete their account

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Developed the app and web app super quickly
• Developer proactively made changes without bugs appearing in production
• Developer shows up to meetings on time and answered all questions
• Developer is active in our virtual chat room
• Developer constantly makes suggestions of how we can improve the platform
• Budget is perfect

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

Everything is delivered on time, and at most cases before the allotted time. Their developer was very responsive to our needs.

What was your primary form of communication with Apptycoons?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

The technical capabilities and knowledge of various tools and technologies. 

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

Not that I can think of