Code & Cakes

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of Miliardi Capital

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We create financial software and consult with Financial services companies.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Code & Cakes to accomplish?

• Our First Goal was to build a web and mobile based application
• Integrate the use of Large Language Models into our applications
• provide high level graphics and UX/UI for our application
• Engineer multiple AI and programming tasks with data to display continuous results on our application

SOLUTION

How did you find Code & Cakes?

Online Search

Why did you select Code & Cakes over others?

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

How many teammates from Code & Cakes were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

We did a 90 day sprint to take over an unfinished project and complete the project. The goals were to deliver a working web and mobile application in financial services industry. Main goals were to take api feeds from several independent providers, aggregate the data, parse the data and place the parsed data through Large Language models. 

The output would be displayed in web and mobile applications for general public use and paid subscribers. Therefore this project included UX/UI to create full working website and mobile apps.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Web application was launched live and is currently working 24/7/365. Site has been rigorously tested but users around the country and has not been taken down since launch. We have already put in production a second version and about to release a third version.

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

The team was continuously available on Slack, with every member logged in to the application. Project was split between engineers and UX/UI experts. Each worked on own tasks but helped each other when there were crossover issues. There was also a project manager for scheduling sprints, logging issues and meeting deliverables. Response times, work ethic, quality of work was all excellent.

What was your primary form of communication with Code & Cakes?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Code and Cakes really focussed on the clients needs in all ways. First, we scoped the project together to set budgeting, timing of deliverables and identifying core engineering challenges to be solved for our unique application. Then project timeline and resources were set and in all cases timelines were hit, and no extra resources or surprised costs were needed to achieve the objectives. 

Finally, Code & Cakes exhibits the highest level of engineering skills to solve fairly sophisticated AI and LLM tasks. Very proud of this group.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Code & Cakes could have done differently?

They should not be afraid to ask if more resources are requested by the client in order to finish a certain task more quickly. In our case, we were very happy with the timeline, but in a bigger project maybe the client would accept more resources in exchange for faster results if that discussion were had. But generally resources that are brought in are not as knowledgeable as the current team on the project and the team I had was at the highest level of knowledge. Thus, I preferred to work with just the assigned team.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of AiSDR

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

AiSDR creates and sends personalized sales emails to your prospects and once they engage - automatically corresponds with them with a goal to book a meeting for you.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Code & Cakes to accomplish?

• Launch an MVP of our product in 3 weeks
• Build native Gmail integration
• Integrate with lead data source API

SOLUTION

How did you find Code & Cakes?

Referral

Why did you select Code & Cakes over others?

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

How many teammates from Code & Cakes were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

We hired Code&Cakes to help us quickly build and launch a first MVP of AiSDR, which we narrowed down to 3 tasks: 

1. create emails via GPT-4 API, 
2. send and read emails via Gmail API, 
3. get leads from HubSpot via API. 

Overall timeline to launch was 3-4 weeks. Code&Cakes did a stellar job, shipping a working product in time, which allowed us to start selling to customers. We have later extended our engagement and started working with them to integrate with LinkedIn and other data sources via API, rebuild our product UI and UX and launch multiple high complexity features. Code&Cakes always delivered high quality product in time.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• MVP launched in 3 weeks, which enables us to close first 20 customers in 2 months and raise a $3M seed round; 
• Native Gmail integration launched in 2 weeks; 
• new UI implemented in 1 week, Code & Cakes offered recommendations on best design systems and solutions to use and worked with our designer to get a great UI done fast; 
• Lead source API implemented in 3 weeks; Code & Cakes led all technical discussions with 5 potential vendors and tested all of them to pick the right one for our use case. 

Generally - amazing team with extensive expertise that knows how to move at startup speed. Strongly recommend!

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

Code & Cakes always delivered product on time and had daily calls with us to update us on their progress, offer new ideas and troubleshoot blockers.

What was your primary form of communication with Code & Cakes?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

The team is super fast and delivers remarkably high-quality code. We did not have any bugs in production with them, despite very high speed of shipping.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Code & Cakes could have done differently?

Nothing. The team is awesome. I strongly recommend working with them.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am an Executive at Discover Beagle

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Discover Beagle develops AI technologies to revolutionize the legal industry

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Code & Cakes to accomplish?

• Design a robust system architecture for a user-friendly web app for our startup.
• Implement a fully functional MVP.
• Ensure diligent maintenance to keep the MVP robust and bug-free post-launch.

SOLUTION

How did you find Code & Cakes?

upwork

Why did you select Code & Cakes over others?

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

How many teammates from Code & Cakes were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

The team was handed our designs from Figma and tasked with turning those visuals into a working system. They had to handle the front-end, part of the backend, and essentially bring our designs to life. The big goal was getting a solid MVP up and running. This wasn't just a basic MVP; it was packed with tons of tricky and reactive components. 

They also set up CI/CD processes, making sure we could roll out updates and fixes smoothly, very handy. To sum it up, here’s what they delivered:

• MVP: They took our Figma designs and built a working MVP with all those complex components. They implemented it exactly how we envisioned, resulting in a stable, bug-free app.
• CI/CD Setup: They got CI/CD going; updates and patches are way smoother now.
• Follow-ups and Fixes: They didn’t just ghost after the MVP was done. They’ve been on call, sorting out issues and keeping things running smooth.

In short, they did a killer job. They took our designs, made them work, and kept things tight with updates and fixes. Super happy with how it all turned out and looking forward to working with them again!

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• MVP code-and-cake built was stable with minimal bugs
• fast at communication, fast on our requests to change priorities.
• for some complex components code-and-cake had multiple rounds of improvements noticibly driving performance metrics like load times, response times
• overall very reliable, they present plan with timeline that they stick to in a transparent manner (or openly communicating about any blockers / issues as soon as possible)
• cost / quality was attractive to us.

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

Overall, they were very reliable, transparent, and excelled in timing and project management. Code-and-cake planned and tracked progress transparently. They mostly stuck to their timelines, and it was straightforward to track progress—even when there were occasional delays. What's cool is their flexibility in quickly adjusting engineering resources as needed. They used Jira for tracking and provided daily updates on Slack.

What was your primary form of communication with Code & Cakes?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

The most impressive is how integrated they felt with our team. Working with them didn’t feel like we outsourced a task to an external agency. Instead, it felt as if they were an extension of our own engineering division.

What sets them apart is their proactive approach. They don't just blindly execute tasks. They actively engage, question our proposals, and even disagree when they see a better solution. This kind of dialogue is invaluable, and it's precisely the kind of interaction I expect from our own engineers. 

A particular instance that really stands out to me is when they recognized that a section of the code could be optimized further. Even though we hadn't raised any concerns, they proposed a refactor, realizing that their previous design could be improved. They went above and beyond, focusing on delivering the best possible product. It wasn't just about ticking boxes for them; they genuinely cared about the quality of the work, just like our own team would.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Code & Cakes could have done differently?

N/A

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Founder of a software development company

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Code & Cakes, and what were your goals?

We needed to build a backend server for a mobile app that required working with a lot of 3rd party services, and data parsing. The goal was to have a backend with detailed documentation, reliable uptime, and clean code.

SOLUTION

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

We spoke to many different vendors, and Code & Cakes proposed the best plan for the project at hand, and was able to discuss potential issues and details at a level higher than the others that we were considering. They use the latest tech, and seem very much in the startup game so understand what it means to make lean MVP products, and not get bogged down with old enterprise technologies!

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

• Backend Server with NodeJS
• API Documentation
• Backend Analytics Integration
• Integration of proxies and other 3rd party libraries

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

We worked with one lead developer, however there was always the option to bring on an additional resource if required (design, backend, web etc).

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We launched the first version of the backend within weeks, and added multiple new features and improvements on a weekly basis.

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

They were able to create a working prototype for each scope of work within days, sometimes within 24 hours. We worked on fast iterations which helped us keep things lean and add functionality quickly when we needed it. Used Slack, Trello, Loom and others to keep in touch.

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

They feel like part of your startup, and know how to make a lean solution very quickly. They will challenge your initial vision to make sure that you build only what you need to validate your idea, and will make each feature work within days.

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

No, its perfect.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm a Managing Partner in a software development company building tech platforms for enterprise and funded start-up clients

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Code & Cakes, and what were your goals?

We hired Code & Cakes engineers to assist with the frontend development of a complex enterprise platform. Our goals were to integrate their frontend team with our backend team and deliver the project on time and within budget

SOLUTION

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

We had previously worked on other projects with their engineers and were very satisfied with their skills, responsiveness, and quality of their work

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

We provided workflows and design mockups including wireframes and Jira analysis for all tasks as well as API docs. The frontend was built in React in a scrum management framework, usually consisting of two week sprints

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

We worked with two senior engineers from their team

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We are on target to complete the project within the estimated timeline and will be continuing to work with them to maintain and build upon the solution

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

The project management was smooth, they were alway responsive and willing to go the extra mile to get work done. They regularly met deadlines and we never had any issues with their team. We communicated through Slack, Jira and GitHub

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

We had direct access to their engineers in daily standups, which made it easy to communicate expectations and resolve any blocks quickly. They're competent in their workflow, experienced, and totally professional

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

None that I can think of

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m CEO, our company aims the starting relation partnerships with IT teams and individual developers high level for staffing our clients projects.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Code & Cakes, and what were your goals?

We hired a new professional development team Code & Cakes for eSign, collaborative editing project for a new project our client. Code & Cakes team have good expertise in LegalTech software development.

SOLUTION

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

My colleague from my business network mentioned that they were doing great work with document drafting, eSign, collaborative editing projects, so I decided to try them.

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

Their actual work on project turned out great. Also, the Code & Cakes team is very responsive, any time we need to change things or just get to know on which stage we are now, they are always there to answer.

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

We hired small team include 2 developers and PM with deep experience in Legal tech.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

They completed the new software feature successfully. They definitely met our requirements from a quality standpoint. The team also helped us meet our tight deadline. Their attitude and ability to share knowledge with our team was excellent. They’re very easy to work with.

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

They’re professionally set up. Also, they’re flexible in how we can work with them. We use Jira, and GitHub as tools and Slack and email for communication. We also have video calls on Google Meet.

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

There was a feeling that for these guys making money was not the goal itself. The pleasure from work and result - that's what they always strive for. There have deep experience in technologies document drafting, eSign, collaborative editing.

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

No. They tried their best during our engagement.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

SaaS platform, CEO

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Code & Cakes, and what were your goals?

We wanted to build a tailored SaaS for contract negotiations which needed a fast, stable and fully functional online editor at its core.

SOLUTION

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

We interviewed many SW development providers but none were able to give us a clear answer as to how the architect could look like to accomplish our goal. They all wanted to start with a 'clickable surface's, without being able to ensure they could complete the actual required functions.

When we came across Code & Cakes, Vadim and Nazarii immediately understood what we wanted and were able to convince us that they knew exactly how they could implement our product.

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

Code & Cakes provided full stack development of a SaaS platform.

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

5

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Our MVP version surpassed our expectations in regards to speed. We are currently complying our Beta for roll out in September 2022.

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

Code & Cakes is very process-oriented and structured. They will also tell you when change requests are distracting their ability to deliver agreed scope and work with you to plan your product evolution.

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

Code & Cakes is led by two very knowledgeable, hardworking, and vested young men who are maintaining very open and straight forward communication and are holding themselves to very high standards.

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

We had a few occasions where our requirements weren't clearly defined and Code & Cakes made some assumptions and developed some functions slightly different than we wanted. We realized that we needed to improve our communication.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Founder/CTO of AvTech Technologies

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Development of a platform for security systems

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Code & Cakes to accomplish?

• For the development of a mobile application in the field of P.S.I.M
• Consulting in the field of mobile development and high technologies

SOLUTION

How did you find Code & Cakes?

on recommendations

Why did you select Code & Cakes over others?

OtherHigh professionalism

How many teammates from Code & Cakes were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

They worked in a tight schedule with a professional team of this company. They are very satisfied with the result and also received high-level consultations that contributed to the improvement of our product.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

developments and consultations of this company have influenced the increase in our sales and the product has improved significantly

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

the work was completed within the stated time

What was your primary form of communication with Code & Cakes?

Virtual Meeting

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

High professionalism, communication, extensive knowledge and rich experience

Are there any areas for improvement or something Code & Cakes could have done differently?

everything was done at the highest level, I don’t see any weaknesses in the management of the business of this company

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am an executive at (a/an) Education

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

University: Research and applied research and consultancy

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Code & Cakes to accomplish?

• Develop an online TCO tool for electric vehicles

SOLUTION

How did you find Code & Cakes?

• Other

Why did you select Code & Cakes over others?

• High ratings
• Other

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

Design of the tool - overall menu and screens Creation of visuals Development of the functionalities in multiple sprints

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Timely delivery
• Quality delivered
• Efficient and fast communication and response

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

They fully met and even exceeded our requirements.

What was your primary form of communication with Code & Cakes?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email
• Messaging App

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

Efficient, result oriented, and very nice to work with! Not much more to add, just as every working relationship should be!

Are there any areas for improvement or something Code & Cakes could have done differently?

N/A