Axon

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Founder of Licorice

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Enables consumers to connect with companies anonymously

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Build out front end and back end for consumer offering
• Provide feedback throughout regarding best ways to configure

SOLUTION

How did you find Axon?

Referral

Why did you select Axon over others?

• High ratings
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me

How many teammates from Axon were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

Working with our PRD, we needed the Axon team to:

• Consult on best codebase on which to build both the front end and back end for our consumer web app
• Build out both the front end and back end
• Consult on our design elements to ensure the web app was dynamic and worked across all types of web platforms (mobile, desktop; different OSs, etc.)
• Configure our entire cloud infrastructure (Google Cloud)
• Configure our Github integration
• Create an ongoing workflow for ongoing changes and new releases or PRDs

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Delivered the project within the timeframe and cost expectations with few mistakes that were easily and quickly corrected
• Were very process-oriented, with every part of project laid out and converted into steps in Jira
• Offered good ideas and feedback to improve the product

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

• Axon has always excelled on the project management side, both in terms of setting expectations and delivering on them. Their teams communicate well, are very responsive and professional. It's been a pleasure.

What was your primary form of communication with Axon?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Extreme levels of professionalism and organization. A real pleasure to work with.

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

Axon has delivered on all of our expectations. One one project where there were more items that needed to be fixed, they switched in a different team member and took care of it immediately. 

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of Fazile

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Fazile is a SAAS company that has built is an intelligent and flexible property management software that gives an overview of the company's real estate portfolio

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• We hired Axon to develop a property management system, building a cloud-first, cloud-native software product that enable us to be a marked leader.

SOLUTION

How did you find Axon?

Referral

Why did you select Axon over others?

• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Axon were assigned to this project?

10-15

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

We have enlisted Axon to develop a property management system, Fazile. The system helps automate daily operations in a real estate property business. It simplifies communication between property owners, property managers, and tenants. It includes three functionality levels - the first is for technical support specialists, the second is for company staff and the third is for tenants and landlords.   

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The product is already in the production stage and several customers in on the plattform. The team currently is working on developing new functionality and further product development. 

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

We are satisfied with Axon as our vendor. The development process is organized and well-structured so we’re always aware of any updates and know what to expect from the team. 

What was your primary form of communication with Axon?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Axon is a transparent, dedicated partner. They are predictable and ensure on-time deliveries of new product updates. The team is also more  industry-focused and provides us with solid expertise for our project.

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

We are satisfied with Axon as our partner in development and IT services. Their AWS product knowledge could have been better from a management view from the start, but that has improved very much during iour project.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Founder of Design Bees

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Design Bees is a platform that provides online design services for companies and individuals on a subscription basis. 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Axon to accomplish?
To create a web application to ensure a seamless and transparent workflow between designers and customers.

SOLUTION

How did you find Axon?

Referral

Why did you select Axon over others?

High ratings

How many teammates from Axon were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Axon team has created a web app that allows end users to order any design work via the Design Bees design portal, chat with designers, track the status of their requests and make decisions about its approval after the work completion. The core challenge was to integrate the application with the list of different solutions, such as Trello, Twillio, Filestage and others.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The app has been launched already and it works properly. 

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

Due to the absence of overlapping business hours, we invented a convenient way to communicate and give feedback for development results. They submitted changes immediately at the end of their working hours and had fresh feedback from us the next day morning. Whenever a new functionality package was accomplished, the project manager recorded the demo video and sent it to us for feedback. 

What was your primary form of communication with Axon?

Virtual Meeting

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

They were very professional, delivered above the requests asked with proactive ideas, and they were a wonderfully responsive team to work with.

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

No, I think this was a great set up, and I look forward to doing more work with the team in the future.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the IT Chef of Wizer A/S

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Wizer is a platform for the leading Danish Internet service provider to connect and manage Internet networks. Wizer allows users to create projects – areas where the internet needs to be connected. Users can create zones and installations to conveniently connect addresses in a project.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Create a portal that made a complex work order less complex.

SOLUTION

How did you find Axon?

We have previously worked with Axon and were satisfied with the outcomes.

How many teammates from Axon were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

Wizer has functionality for creating tasks for addresses or installations, such as inspection tasks, installation tasks, or support tasks. Tasks are assigned to technicians, so that they can complete their assignments. The Internet connection process is easier, more transparent and automated with the Wizer platform.

Axon is having a great "hands on" approach and wants to understand why we ask for new things to better provide input and challenge the ask we have, so everyone is on the same page with validated features that makes sense and generate values for the business and customers.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Features we mapped with requirements was delivered on time with minimal bugs.

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

They deliver things on-time or ahead of time and they are quick to respond to swift in needs or prio.

What was your primary form of communication with Axon?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

No, We think they deliver top work very fast.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of Muse Frame

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Muse Frame is dedicated digital art frame with software which allows the connection of digital wallets to showcase NFT's and digital art.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• We hired Axon to develop mobile applications for Android and iOS devices.

SOLUTION

How did you find Axon?

Referral

Why did you select Axon over others?

High ratings, Great culture fit, Good value for cost, Referred to me

What was the size of Axon’s team?

6-10 Employees

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

Before we started our work with Axon, we had an MVP of the product. The team helped us to improve it by creating a software architecture solution and rewriting the application with the Flutter framework for Android and iOS devices. They have also connected popular NFT wallets to our mobile apps. We were also working on the features allowing the casting of NFT objects on physical frames.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Our clients love using the software, and our sales have improved drastically.

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

A truly fantastic team who are very responsive and extremely helpful whenever we needed to pivot or alter development requirements. They went above and beyond for all of our development needs and all members of the team were amazing to work with.

What was your primary form of communication with Axon?

Virtual Meeting, Email or Messaging App

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

They're extremely organised and thorough with all of their work. They make sure their standard is very high at all times, and working with them on a personal level was very enjoyable. Their development work is world class.

Are there any areas for improvement or something {provider_name} could have done differently?

No, we're very satisfied.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

In Norway alone, there are thousands of events and venues of different sizes and categories. The majority of these events and venues are dependent on a bunch of digital systems to properly function. Fabnite is going to build a complete digital ecosystem for handling events and venues of all sizes and categories.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We hired Axon for custom software development services.

SOLUTION

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

The deciding factors were their portfolio and development experience with similar solutions.

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

Our large-scale project outlines the creation of a digital platform that will serve the organization and conduct events. The preliminary duration of the project is 3-4 years, and the project’s performance is further broken down into several stages. The first stage includes the development of a custom ticket service that will allow the sale of tickets for our events as well as for events organized by our partners. It includes also the development of functionality allowing to the publication of promo materials on the platform.

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

Axon has built for us a development team of 15 members: 2 Business Analysts, 2 UX/UI Designers, 2 Frontend and 2 Backend Developers, 2 Android, and 1 iOS Developers, Project Manager, DevOps engineer, Software Architecture, QA Engineer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Currently, the development team at Axon is conducting a business analysis phase, collecting the requirements for UX/UI design and programming simultaneously.

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

As the management of the team is performing on Axon’s side, there is no problem with the organization of the workflow between our teams. We maintain daily communication with Axon, their Project Manager provides us with all updates and project news. We have also access to the task management tool and chats with developers.

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

Even though our project is large-scale, the Axon team demonstrates a detailed approach to the development process. The team pays attention to all business requirements and how they will meet the needs of our end users.

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

Nothing comes to mind.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Guidde helps remote and hybrid teams put knowledge into action by capturing and organizing video content for any software or process.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We hired Axon for web development services. The primary goal of this project was to create a software solution for the enterprise video content library.

SOLUTION

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

We communicated with Axon’s Business Development Representative and received positive feedback from their clients

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

We provide machine-learning-based software designed to solve the challenges of modern employees around enterprise applications, introducing to the market a new category called “Application Skills Development’’. Our service delivers a fundamentally new way of help and training in the enterprise space, through a video-based searchable library capturing the organization’s tribal knowledge.

We enlisted Axon to develop a search engine for an enterprise video content library. The search can be done via the web application, Google Chrome, and Microsoft Edge extensions. The solution is also empowered with JavaScript SDK and integration with Google Drive and Zoom.

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

Our team at Axon includes 3 React developers, and 1 Fullstack React/Node.js developer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Axon delivered quality software as we expected while pushing through aggressive deadlines which, eventually, resulted in a mature product within a relatively short timeframe.

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

We work in Agile/Scrum methodologies using standard ceremonies (daily, kickoff, retro etc.) Relying heavily on slack, zoom , jira etc.

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

Their dedication and responsible attitude to work have proven that our choice was right. We would definitely recommend Axon as a vendor for software development projects.

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

No

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the co-founder and CTO of a software startup, we develop numerous web systems that simplify and optimize international shipping.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We hired Axon to assist us with our web development and testing needs.

SOLUTION

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

We were looking for a well-established vendor with a proven background in web development. For a while evaluated several vendors and did some pilot, small projects. In the end, we went with Axon as we found it to fit our needs best.

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

At Ladingo, we provide a web-based system suite that caters to all the activities related to international shipping. Among those are customer-facing systems, partners-facing systems, and several integrations to eCommerce platforms. Some of those are more online in nature and others are offline & back-office systems.

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

Axon built a 3 member team for us which included: Angular.js and Node.js developers, and a QA Engineer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Our partnership allowed us to meet our business goals and outcomes as planned.

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

As Axon developers augment our core development team, the entire project is managed on our side. The fact that part of our team from Axon is working remotely doesn’t affect our productivity and results of the work, they are responsible and reliable.

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

The team has impressed us the most as they provided a solid foundation of expertise in our business domain as a result we get a high-quality product.

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

No

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am a Founder of TaskPod We arean Australian-based company that is providing a disperate solution to the moder way of working. We offer the places and space for people to work on the go when ever and where ever.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We needed to build a robust and expansive technology platform to run our tech enabled booths and also provied an excelent user experiance to our customers. We hired Axon to develope this solution

SOLUTION

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

We were recomended Axon by another founder who we are close to.

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

TaskPod is a platform which links oour customer (the workpalce of the future) to technology enabled private spaces in public areas (e.g. Airports, shopping centres, etc.) Their development team has developed the following functionality for TaskPod: sophisticated booking system eliminating the possibility of booking overlapping, configured system for generation of pin codes providing access to the room regardless of network availability, integration with the smart keys solution, integration with Stripe, the system for automatic payments depending on the duration of the room usage is also implemented. Developmeent is ongoing as we move to native apps, discount codes, enterprise custoemrs, subscriprion custoemrs, recomendation engins etc.

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

10 team members were working on the Axon side: project manager, 3 frontend developers, 2 backend developers, quality assurance specialist, business analyst, UI/UX designer, DevOps engineer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The development team at Axon has provided us with a ready-to-use web application that is already in the production stage. We have successfully built out the MVP and are continuously enhancing our product. The business is already revenue generating

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

Axon has organized a transparent development process for us. We were notified about all updates that happened on the project via the messenger, task management tool, and project documentation. The Project Manager on the Axon side kept in touch with our team on a daily basis.

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

Axon has proved to be a professional and reliable vendor. During their work on the project, they were flexible depending on our requirements. I would also highlight that they took searching for corner cases thoroughly, as well as their solutions.

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

No. Axon has been a fantastic partner so far an we will continue to use them on our development journey.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Shinez.io is a storytelling platform that distributes entertaining and engaging stories across social media and the open web to 45-50M readers that consume 500M page views a month.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Axon?

We hired Axon for team augmentation services.

SOLUTION

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

We were looking for software engineers to augment our team. Axon was chosen based on recommendations from the company that already works with them.

Describe the project in detail and walk through their service package.

Our platform helps content creators thrive, by providing a robust set of monetization and content distribution technology. We help content creators understand who is engaging with their content and find similar readers across the web. We have engaged software developers from Axon’s side to produce a list of technical improvements for the platform.

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

Axon augments our team with two React developers and 1 Node.js developer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We continue our cooperation with Axon as was previously planned. Currently, we are migrating the old app to the new architecture, hence we implemented many changes: Migrated from AWS redshift to Clickhouse database, improved database query performance a lot. Migrated old microservices into new monorepo architecture that is written with Nest JS and react and uses Kubernetes for deployment. At this moment we are satisfied with the intermediate results of our work.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

As we cooperate with Axon in a team augmentation form, we organize the entire workflow on our side. The development process runs smoothly and we communicate with people from Axon without any problems, they are getting things done in a timely manner.

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

At Axon, we have met professional software developers who have done their work responsibly and competently.

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

I don’t think so.