Bleakers

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Founder of Next Mod App

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

NextMod is a social app that allows auto enthusiasts to create a virtual garage of all their toys which then allows you to add all their modifications they have done to share them with the world.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Launch mobile application

SOLUTION

How did you find Bleakers?

Online Search

Why did you select Bleakers over others?

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

How many teammates from Bleakers were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

I am a UI/UX designer and I designed a mobile app that I wanted to get developed. I reached out the Bleaker team to turn my designs into a functioning app in the Apple and Google play store. I gave them my designs in Sketch and the Invision Prototype and they went to work. The recommended using the Flutterflow framework instead of Bubble and I went with their recommendation. 

Overall, the experience has been incredible. Matthew and his team are very attentive to deatil, they constantly keep me updated with progress, they know the industry, what works and what doesn't, how scalability works and most importantly they show up every day and keep pushing my project along. I have tried multiple teams and finding people you can trust in this industry is always a battle. Going forward, any project I have that needs serious development work, this is my team!

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We set out with the goal to get the app launched on testflight and to continually do releases on that platform. Every week or so I got a new update. I would make my notes and suggestions on how the app should function and they would go back and make changes. This feedback loop was essential to get the best UX possible. They were very quick to make changes and always kept the ball rolling.

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

Matthew is the founder of Bleakers and one of the main reasons I decided to go with this team. He felt like my friend after our first call. He understood that this was a start up, a dream of an idea and his goal was to use his team and resources to turn my dream into reality. Not only that, he was dedicated to the project and now they are acting as the CTO for my company. 

As we scale and grow, Matthew and his team will be there every step of the way. I was super excited to find my tech resource for this project and knew I made the right choice going with Bleakers and his company.

What was your primary form of communication with Bleakers?

Virtual Meeting

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

They are always impressing me with their ability to know how technology works. Their doesn't seem to be a problem that they can't solve. If something isn't working right, they know why. If they need the app to scale, they know how. Building and coding is second nature to them. They do it fluently and smoothly. If you want a team that understands this space, look no further.

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

Improvement, no. They continually release updates on Testflight that work better than the previous version. They are constantly making things better and I appreciate all the effort.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Founder of Adsee.ai

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Adsee platform help recruiters launch ad campaigns on social media platforms and reach candidates without marketing skills and marketers

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Design for Site
• Site on webflow
• UX/UI design for MVP
• Developing MVP
• Set up infrastructure for MVP

SOLUTION

How did you find Bleakers?

Referral

Why did you select Bleakers over others?

• Close to my geographic location
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost

How many teammates from Bleakers were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Development of a marketing automation product for launching advertising campaigns on social platforms in order to attract candidates. The development is divided into items that are necessary for the full functioning of the product and are agreed between the customer and the contractor before signing the agreement. Product development items: 

● UX/UI design of product. The design includes: visual creation of the user's path for creating advertising campaigns, an analytics page, a pricing page, a billing page, a profile settings page and additional, application page, registration page and elements necessary for the product to function, discussed orally 

● Font-end development based on UX/UI design 

● Meta API integration 

● Vista Create API Integration 

● Stripe Payment Integration 

● Stripe Invoicing Integration 

● OpenAI API Iintegration 

● Login/Sign functionality 

● Back-end development based on the above integrations and front-end for the full functioning of the product, including testing the performance of each individual module or integration element 

● Bug fixing

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Revenue & New Users

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

We used a product approach and moved iteratively so that all tasks were completed in the proper quality. This approach turned out to be longer than planned, but fewer bugs and edits are needed. was to be entered at the end

What was your primary form of communication with Bleakers?

Virtual Meeting

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

I admired their cultural fit and great tech skills.

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

Need to grow up product mindset

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of the company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Beauty/health oriented company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Create a responsive chatbot to interact with users
• Design a notification mechanic to remind users to apply SPF using special formula
• Connect that Bot with external APIs

SOLUTION

How did you find Bleakers?

Referral

Why did you select Bleakers over others?

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

How many teammates from Bleakers were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

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

I've asked Bleakers to create a chatbot that would allow users to remind them to reapply SPF protection based on a special formula. They've delivered:

• a Telegram Bot that is under my control
• Connected APIs to the bot to acquire more information
• Admin panel where I can see external API usage
• Payed subscription feature
• User support

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• I've been able to run a test with 50 people.
• 90% have been positive
• We're creating a marketing strategy together with Bleakers to attract a 1000 users in the next month
• We're able to hold up to 1000 users simultaneously(15000 total) for less than $30/month
• I'm expecting to break-even in 3 months time

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

Bleakers delivered everything a couple days earlier at high quality and we were able to have extra time to smooth out the process. They've responded very quickly to any questions I had in great detail and in a way that was clear to me as a non-technical person. Everything felt controlled and I didn't have to manage the team, as they've shown great understanding of my business.

What was your primary form of communication with Bleakers?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Their working etiquette is great. Even though my messages were outside of their working hours they've been quick to respond and very helpful. Overall, the speed at which they worked showed their process was refined; they could take care of any problem I had.

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

There was only one small thing, the fact that they weren't able to begin work straight away because they were finishing up other projects. They said that the issue is now resolved as their team expanded.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Founder/Owner of Square One Holdings, Inc.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Mobile trivia game app designed for the Nigerian market.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Develop a mobile trivia game app designed for the Nigerian market.

SOLUTION

How did you find Bleakers?

Online Search

Why did you select Bleakers over others?

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

How many teammates from Bleakers were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

I tasked Bleakers with developing a mobile trivia game app designed specifically for the Nigerian market. The key deliverable was a mobile app that could be used for proof of concept testing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The delivery of the requested project: a mobile trivia game app designed for the Nigerian market.

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

Bleakers assigned a very capable, responsive and proactive team that communicated frequently and clearly and delivered all requested items on time. I was extremely happy with their level of responsiveness to my needs and queries. Very professional.

What was your primary form of communication with Bleakers?

Email or Messaging App

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

Very responsive and did a great job of thinking through my business requirements and identifying potential obstacles and questions that I did not. I feel like most such companies would have just delivered on my business requirements and nothing more but Bleakers really took it upon themselves to go further and make sure I got the best quality product possible.

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

Not in my experience. I'm very happy with all aspects of our working relationship.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO & Co-Founder of an environmental services company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We are a an environmental services company

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• MVP

SOLUTION

How did you find Bleakers?

Online Search

Why did you select Bleakers over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Good value for cost

How many teammates from Bleakers were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

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

Bleakers created a full operational App for large enterprise clients with both a mobile app and dashboard with over 10 integrations

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

A working mobile app with certain features that weren't easy to finish in the short time frame that we had to complete the project

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

They delivered the project on time and went above all our expectations, they were super helpful and available 24/7 to any bug or fix we needed to make

What was your primary form of communication with Bleakers?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Their willingness to find a solution to any challenge that we had was impressive.

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

We put an emphasis to work as fast as possible to make the deliverables on time and the design aspects of the app were a little bit put aside to make the app function first, but after we finished the functionality they quickly fixed the design to match our design specs.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Founder of IceBreaker Networking

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Connects people with others in their communities.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Build an MVP of the app

SOLUTION

How did you find Bleakers?

Online Search

Why did you select Bleakers over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fit our budget
• Good value for cost

How many teammates from Bleakers were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Build an MVP version of our app.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The app was built effectively in a timely manner.

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

Items were always delivered on time, and were very helpful in supporting throughout the project by providing valuable suggestions and input. Also we very happy and quick to make changes that I had suggested.

What was your primary form of communication with Bleakers?

Virtual Meeting

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

The willingness to go over what was expected to deliver the project in a timely manner. They were very responsive when I had questions, and the developer gave daily updates of their progress which was very useful.

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

Nothing I can think of - they exceeded my expectations of what I thought was possible in the timeframe.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the BD of an information technology company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

AI chatbots

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Create AI-based character chatbot

SOLUTION

How did you find Bleakers?

Referral

Why did you select Bleakers over others?

Referred to me

How many teammates from Bleakers were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Create a character ai-chatbot via whatsapp

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

produced chatbot

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

yes, they were very fast and efficient

What was your primary form of communication with Bleakers?

Virtual Meeting

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

speed of work and responsiveness

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

no

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Cofounder of Hampton

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Private founder community

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Porting entire Webflow website to Hubspot

SOLUTION

How did you find Bleakers?

Hubspot marketplace

Why did you select Bleakers over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Good value for cost

What was the size of Bleakers’s team?

1 Employee

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

Porting our entire site from Webflow to Hubspot.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• successful porting of our site

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

yes everything was on time and super responsive.

What was your primary form of communication with Bleakers?

Email or Messaging App

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

They were very responsive and efficient, and their work was error-free.

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

Nope, all was good.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I'm an executive at c5ventures

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We're venture capitalists who work with technology-centric entrepreneurs. We also develop solutions to modern business challenges.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Prove that technology could be employed to certify laboratory results
• Prototype a blockchain modeled solution accomplishing same

SOLUTION

How did you find Bleakers?

Online Search

Why did you select Bleakers over others?

• Pricing first our budget
• Good value for cost

What was the size of Bleakers’s team?

2-5 Employees

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

Create a prototype that examines a lab report for acceptance/ingestion into the system, accept/reject based on set criteria, store and assure integrity via hashing, validate as hoc, present after validated.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Prototype reflecting requirements submitted at outset
• Prototype proves/validates user case

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

Active during iterative call check ins

What was your primary form of communication with Bleakers?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email
• Messaging App

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

I was impressed with their desire to get to the solution and responsiveness

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

Front end requirements review meeting and associated confirmation that full requirements were understood

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m a founder of startup

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Bleakers?

As a full-time employee, I created side projects to earn an additional income. My time and funds were limited, and I'm not a tech expert

SOLUTION

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

I posted my application on the bubble forum, later about 20 agencies wrote to me. Of which I could single out a few of the most creative, however, breakers took their price.

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

Initially, we discussed no-code alternatives, but quickly realized they weren't the way to go. To make both the web and mobile versions of our applications look good, we decided to use Flutter

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

We work directly with Success specialist, Tech lead, designer, front-end and back-end developers. This team did all the job and manage to deliver me full-fledged project

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

During development, we added some extra features which increased the budget and timeline, but communication was excellent. To meet the deadline, the team shared daily reports and engaged an extra developer

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Our project management tool was Jira, and we used Google Spaces for fast communication. Overall, the project was completed on time and within budget.

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

They provided a personalized approach, business advice, and well-done development. Over the course of my career, I have worked with several agencies and appreciate it when they go the extra mile to help me beyond the technical side.

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

There were a few issues with English with the development team, but the presence of the Success manager fixed all of them and later on everything went smoothly.