Cool Digital Solutions

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the co-founder of Entrapeer

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Cool Digital Solutions, and what were your goals?

We hired Cool Digital Solutions for the development of our web-based application and the CMS to manage the platform. We are building this project to address the success stories of startups with the enterprises who are looking for solutions in a specific field. With the very detailed reports for each use case where startups can explain the use cases they created and enterprises can find the exact solution for solving a pain point in their business; and discover even more solutions to the problems they did not even recognize before.

The platform creates opportunity for both sides so it has to be professional while reflecting the understanding of the modern world. This platform will change the way of doing business around the World, so there’s no place for mistakes.

SOLUTION

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

Our search shows that Cool Digital Solutions is the best software development company in Turkey. Plus, Ercan and I were ex-colleagues and I knew the way he works. Our project needed an accomplished team to make it real so we thought it would be a good idea to reach out. When we had the first meeting, the project team was open for new ideas and was as thrilled as we were about the value we are creating. It felt like we found the long-time partner we were looking for, and it seems I was not wrong.

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

The project consists of a web application and its custom Content Management System (CMS). Web-app is where enterprise members can search for specific problems and see how it’s solved by other enterprises by the help of innovative startups. Also, the other way around, startups can get inspired by what’s being solved by other startups all over the world and how it’s done. We developed an AI-based engine that interprets the data and calculates matching scores of the enterprise’s query and startup’s value offering.

We are aware that users’ need for details might differ. To solve this, we are communicating the solution from different perspectives such as themes, news, evidence and solutions. These contents contain all details about the use case that the startup has created; from problem and solution to the PoC requirements and environmental impact of it. All content is prepared by the copywriters of Entrapeer and logged into the system using the custom-built CMS. Solution-seekers can schedule a call with the Entrapeer team or directly with the startup at one click. Submitted solutions and evidence must be verified by the relevant people; so it’s sent to verification and they shall be published after all sections are verified.

Another value proposition Entrapeer offers is the Cross-Pollination Reports. The Entrapeer team analyzes each evidence and defines the problems they might solve for other companies. Then they take the solution offerings to the enterprises that might benefit from it, which leads to new partnerships and great value for both sides.

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

There were 5 people in the team: a project manager, project manager assistant, two frontend developers, and a backend developer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Beta version of the project went live very quickly and all elements were the same as we designed. We were able to add evidence and see our plans in action at each step. Thanks to that, we had a chance to work on the flow of the application and make it better for our first users.

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

We had periodical meetings with the technical team and the project management team, both together and separately. With burndown charts, we logged each task and made detailed time plans. This helped us to know what’s done and what’s coming, so we were able to make future plans easier.

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

They arranged calls whenever we had questions and feedback, and they took every comment seriously. We created a separate channel for writing down our requirements and they were all taken to the roadmap.

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

None.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the Co-founder & CEO of Norma. Norma is a digital banking and financial management platform for Freelancers, Soletraders and Micro-SME's.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Cool Digital Solutions, and what were your goals?

We work together in the development of our dashboard & web application. We are building an all-in-one financial services application for freelancers and small businesses. The platform also provides bookkeeping and financial management services for its users.

Users can keep track of their bank accounts and payments at one place. We needed a sharp, modern and flawlessly-working mobile application since a great user experience is critical in the financial services industry.

SOLUTION

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

When Cool Digital was referred to me by a friend, I searched the background of the company and realized they had already built a robo-advisory platform named Magnus AI. I was impressed and excited that they have good knowledge in building financial services I thought this would be a good fit to our business and requested an offer. I was impressed at the first meeting with their sectoral and technical know-how.

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

Norma is a financial management and banking service for small enterprises and freelancers. Users can integrate their bank accounts, credit / debit cards to create their wallets and make payments, buy & sell foreign currency or transfer money automatically or manually from a single platform. People who run their own business can use the platform for free. We gathered all financial services that a small business or entrepreneur will need at one place.

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

Cool Digital Solutions assigned a Project manager, a UI/UX Designer & a full-stack developer to join our project team.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Our service is one of the first in Turkey and received investment from VC funds during the seed stage. Demonstrating the application and how it would work was crucial for us. Thanks to Cool Digital and their exceptional support, we were able to communicate our value offering at its best.

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

Cool Digital’s Project team joined our product meetings and adapted very quickly to our workflow. We used Clickup for Project management and also set up Daily stand-up meetings. All questions were answered and all tasks were delivered on time.

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

The quality of Cool Digital Solutions' work is impressive — we've received outcomes beyond our expectations. They looked at the application from different perspectives, so that the end users from different segments had a smooth experience. In the end we got an easy-to-use, professional app that delights us and our investors.

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

Everything worked out pretty well.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

IstCapital is a Venture Capital Firm based in Amsterdam & Istanbul. We are looking for Innovative Startups to invest. Managing Partner at IstCapital.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Cool Digital Solutions?

Cool Digital Solutions has built our new website with their modern and dynamic approach. They breathe new life into our website while representing our company’s identity at its best. All design and development process was held by Cool Digital.

SOLUTION

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

We wanted a corporate, modern-looking and interactive website which we can manage its content easily. We invest in new Technologies and startups, while also strengthening our presence in the investment ecosystem. We needed a website that will appeal to both sides of the coin.

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

Cool Digital Solutions is a project development house. They serve enterprises but also developed their own startups. We are investing in startups and invested in two of theirs. They’ve already verified the quality of their work so we knew the outcome would be stunning. We know the team and follow their growth closely.

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

The project was the renovation of the whole website. We wanted to see good quality pictures, good content and interactive sections. The website consists of introductory content about us, our portfolio, news and an application form. The website should be easy to manage and add content.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We had a benchmark website and asked for a similar one. The outcome did not surprise us. We had a chance to test each phase and see all elements we were asking for. The website is easy to use and very “cool”. We also got very good feedback from our friends and network.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

We provided some content and the rest was managed by Cool Digital. They took every feedback for serious and integrated the services we will need without even asking for it. All we did was to give feedback and provide necessary information.

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

They work on several branches and succeed in all. The team was impressively creative and talented.

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

I don’t think so, thanks.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am one of the co-founders of a social media product. I am working as the Product Manager. We are 3 co-founders in this project.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Cool Digital Solutions, and what were your goals?

We hired Cool Digital for the design and development processes of our project. We came up with an idea and they took care of the whole Project Management process, starting from the brief we provided. To be more specific, we worked together for corporate identity design and mobile app development.

SOLUTION

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

We made good research on the review platforms and were very selective. References were the next criteria for selecting our solution partner. Our final decision was highly effected by the first contact. First meeting with Cool Digital was very informative. We found answers to some of our questions before even asking them.

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

Our social media app is a social video platform allowing creators to launch paid members-only channels. Creators get to monetize their exclusive content and community via paid subscriptions. Our Platform is for 3 types of people.

1.  Creators who wish to increase their income but not willing to make paid promotion through content.
2. Fans who want to reach exclusive content created by their favorite influencers and are willing to pay for it.
3. Newbies who want to become influencers of the future. The app contains live streaming and media upload options for creators. Each creator sets their own subscription price. We crated the “Room” concept to increase the interaction between creators and fans. At a creator’s room, fans can start general or content-specific threads to create deeper connections with the creator him/herself or the fan community. There’s a leaderboard where most-interacted creator takes the first place. When fans want to subscribe to a creator, they go to his/her profile and makes in-app payment to immediately see the exclusive content.

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

Cool Digital assigned a team of 5; including a Project Manager, a Backend Developer, a Designer and 2 Mobile Developers.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

As we start talking about our idea, we also started developing it. From the first meeting until the end of the project, Cool Digital team was always supportive and enthusiastic. Together we created a smooth mobile application from scratch and seeing our idea become live is priceless. The team followed every step and were very accurate about time estimations.

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

We met weekly to share updates and make iterations on the designs followed by the app itself. They took all of our comments seriously and made the app just as we wanted. They guided us when we needed and delivered the project spotlessly in the end.

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

The team was understanding and very helpful. We loved brainstorming together. Every member delivered their expertise collaboratively.

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

No, thank you.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am CRM and Business Development Specialist at FCA Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. Formerly I was a Marketing Intern and Tofas Turk Automobiles.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Cool Digital Solutions, and what were your goals?

We worked together to create a video engagement solution for our dealerships. As Tofas Turk we are doing our best to provide innovative solutions to our customers. We realized the need for digitalizing our sales processes long before the pandemic, with the increasing digital penetration. Our aim was to increase the use of online channels in sales processes.

SOLUTION

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

We met Cool Digital through their partner 11Sight. We discovered 11Sight and realized it’s a perfect fit to fulfill our need of digitalization in sales. Managing Partner Ercan Gumus came up with profitable ideas and provided his best expertise in the field of sales & marketing for our project. We started a PoC and decided to move on together after a month of trial.

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

The online showroom project started with only one Fiat dealership in Turkey. We created special links let our customers call the dealership with one-click from any device, without any downloads. Customers showed great interest to this new system.

We realized it’s a good and innovative use case for the automotive industry. So we gradually expanded the usage area and integrated the system into more and more dealerships. Today 11Sight is used to connect customers with brand representatives all over the country and expanding to other countries.

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

Ercan Gumus was involved in the project by himself, together with 2 more people from the customer success team of 11Sight.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We became pioneer of video communication in the automotive industry. Our success story encouraged other automotive brands to start using this system. From only 1 dealership to hundreds, we showed great effort and consequent improvement together with the team.

The system is now integrated into our CRM. We are now able to get qualified leads and close sales through this channel. Our employees using 11Sight as a daily customer interaction tool has surpassed 400.

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

We planned and realized this process all together. Cool Digital & 11Sight used their expertise and our words to create a flexible, tailor-made solution.

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

They took our words seriously and were there when we needed them. Our need was clear, and the result is beyond our expectations.

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

I don’t think so.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am a personal trainer/Coach over the last 20 years, through diligent work in the health and fitness industry, dedicated to designing a brand that develops a mood for new thinking within the heart and minds of our communities. My goal is to adhere to anyone interested in this concept of “Natural fitness”. I experienced different cultures in several countries.

I understand each individual’s motivation and empathize with them to create a fitness-lifestyle story and help them to achieve success. To achieve this goal, I will create a lifestyle application that comes up with innovative ways to serve and guide people, by focusing on the personality's development and creating changes in lifestyle pattern, through noticeable improvement and consistent self-discipline....

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Cool Digital Solutions?

We are working with Cool Digital Solutions for the design and development of the project I was wishing to launch. They provide service in UI/UX Design & Mobile App Development. Thanks to their experience, we also exchanged good ideas in terms of business development.

What were your goals for this project?

We want to create an intelligent fitness app including various workout routines and features that will keep users motivated and on track. There are so many people who complain about their weight but they do nothing to change this.

I believe that a healthy lifestyle can be made possible by adding a fitness to your lifestyle. Working out should not be “hard”, it should be a step-by-step process. I want to communicate this in the best way to the users of the application.

SOLUTION

How did you select Cool Digital Solutions?

I search Google “Best B2B Software Development Companies in Turkey” and found Cool Digital Solutions. I checked their references and thought they were the best fit for this project, considering their knowledge and talents.

Describe the project in detail.

We Stay Fit application is a Fitness lifestyle application. The main value proposition is tailor-made workout routines presented in 4 main focus areas. These focus areas come with different levels of intensity. You directly start with the workout. Our workouts are very simple yet effective.

You can track your workout routines, habits, get informed about a healthy lifestyle through our knowledge base. You can remind yourself to drink water, workout at a specific time, consume more protein, etc.

Keep track of your mood and sleep quality. The coming features will also include a community where you can work-out with your friends and family or ask each other questions. This app is designed to meet everyone's tastes and encouraging you to keep ongoing. It is going to be the user’s lifestyle coach in their pockets.

What was the team composition?

The team includes a Designer, one Backend Developer, three Mobile Developers and a Project Manager.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The team was experienced enough to guide me about the features to be added in the first version. By doing so, we will be able to launch the application faster and perform higher. Everything is going on track.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

They always listen carefully and understand my expectations very well. We are having periodical meetings and I am informed about every action. They make revisions according to my comments and I am very pleased.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The team is easy to work with. The quality of their work and their knowledge is excellent. I am assured that they can make my dream project real.

Are there any areas for improvement?

No, I’m very much pleased.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the Co-Founder and CEO at 11Sight.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Cool Digital Solutions?

We hired Cool Digital Solutions for the redesigning of our logo and corporate identity, followed by the website.

What were your goals for this project?

Our past brand image was outdated and since we are a global startup, we wanted to renovate our identity. Of course, a new brand identity required a new website. So we were aiming to find an agency who can provide both in a professional way as soon as possible.

SOLUTION

How did you select Cool Digital Solutions?

One of our colleagues gave strong reference to Cool Digital so we decided to check their past projects and take an offer. Their portfolio was stunning and the offer was reasonable. So we decided to work together.

Describe the project in detail.

11Sight is a global Scale-up business. We have over 5000 customers and 15+ employees. Our logo was recognizable but we needed new presentations, new visual identity and a more user-friendly, responsive website.

The website includes landing pages for several verticals and a blog. Included in the corporate identity, we expected new colors, modern fonts and new presentation templates with a professional look.

What was the team composition?

There was a content editor, a UI/UX designer, an SEO consultant and a project manager at the team Cool Digital Solutions assigned.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

If you go to our webpage, you will see how professional and modern it looks. This is all thanks to Cool Digital’s dedicated team members. They worked hard to put together our needs, our customer’s needs and detailed contents all together.

With the new design and SEO actions, we made great progress in the search engines and with new customers. We saw significant increase in conversion rates and session durations.

While at it, you should subscribe to our service. We help you bring your showroom/office to your customers online with live video interaction. Call us with any questions: vcall.link/11sales

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The designer and content editor understood what we wanted in the first place. After that, they made a wireframe to show how the website will look like so that we got the chance to discuss with our team.

We gave our feedback and the process advanced. They considered every feedback and came up with good solutions. We worked all together and it was a good experience as a customer.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

In the beginning we had some ideas and some sample designs. Cool Digital provided an outcome beyond our expectations.

They created a manageable and modern website for us. The outcomes were really satisfying and gave a new feeling to our product.

Are there any areas for improvement?

They can work faster

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m an Associate Professor of Neuroscience. Me and my neuroscientist, pedagog, child psychologist friends came together and created Todi. I’m the owner of Todi platform.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Cool Digital Solutions?

We worked together for brand identity and website design. Brand identity design included a comprehensive research for customer profiles (personas), customer journeys and competitors. Than we moved forward to logo & other brand materials, followed by the website design.

What were your goals for this project?

We created a very helpful and effective platform for children and we want to keep the business going to provide this service to more people. However, we need to sell more licenses to move forward. Our major goal was to generate more sales, and we knew it was only possible with a modern look. We needed to give a new impulse to our business so we started with the brand identity and website designs.

SOLUTION

How did you select Cool Digital Solutions?

How did you select Cool Digital Solutions?* We met Cool Digital’s team at a meetup. When we spoke about our projects, we discovered so much in mutual. Our understanding and perception of business were very close. It was a good coincidence that we were in the need of a new identity and website, which they can provide. When we looked into their references as a final step, we decided to trust in Cool Digital to renovate our brand.

Describe the project in detail.

Learning disorders and attention deficit are not sicknesses. However, they can be a huge obstacle on the ways of our children’s learning paths. Todi is an educational application that helps children to be exposed to the right stimulus thus helping them learn easier and be more attentive. We prepared learning various “games” with our experts, categorized under the talents that should be improved. Every child can use it individually or with a supervisor when needed. It’s a unique product in the market with its effective games and proven results.

What was the team composition?

The team included a project manager, 2 researchers, a UI/UX designer and an illustration artist.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We realized that our customers were not able to reach us through our website. Cool Digital’s team rearranged the customer journey while modernizing our brand identity. We are ready to generate sales and get more children to learn effectively.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Our meeting with the team was always something that we looked forward to. It was great generating new ideas and talking about further steps together. We met once in every 10 days. We took one step at a time and the project proceeded steadily

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The way they approached to our project gave us the feeling of trust. We knew they would give great end results even before we started.

Are there any areas for improvement?

I don’t think so.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am an innovative serial entrepreneur and very enthusiastic about novelty.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Cool Digital Solutions?

We had a chance to work together for the development of a new mobile application.

What were your goals for this project?

I saw this type of project in another market and wanted to bring it to Turkish users. I wanted the application to be a high-end and simple one. Our main goal in this project is to introduce people according to their fields of interest. It has to appeal to all genders and segments, with a sincere approach.

SOLUTION

How did you select Cool Digital Solutions?

I knew Ercan Gumus for a long time. With this idea in my mind, I met him and he was as thrilled as I was. In our first meeting, we both jot down some ideas and generated our first plan for launching the project. I knew their references too, so I was convinced they were the agency I should work with.

Describe the project in detail.

The project is a simple yet entertaining mobile dating application. People create their profiles, enter their areas of interest and their horoscopes. They find matching profiles around their location and start evaluating available people who are also searching for a soulmate.

When they swipe profiles to the right it means “You’re Cool” and if both find each other “Cool”, they match and begin chatting. They can also discover people around according to their choices of films, music, travel, career etc. So that they can find a good chat topic to start with.

What was the team composition?

There were 3 developers, 1 designer and 1 project manager dedicated to this project.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

At first, I thought we were going to replicate the application that was available at the other markets. But when we had our brainstorming session, Cool Digital’s team came up with good ideas and it became a unique, high-end product.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The team understood my needs and analyzed the sample app very carefully and came up with ideas. They provided every detail so that I was aware of every step they take.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The company does not only develop what you need. They adopt the idea, enhance it by working with you and deliver a great product. The end result is very satisfying.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Everything was great.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the Technology and Mobility Leader at an IT services company

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Cool Digital Solutions?

We worked together for development of our new FMCG mobile commerce application

What were your goals for this project?

Our primary goal was to automatize and digitalize the sales of FMCG products for B2B customers with a modern and easy mobile application.

SOLUTION

How did you select Cool Digital Solutions?

We selected Cool Digital Solutions because of their reference. My colleague from another department knew the founder, Ercan Gumus, and introduced us when our need occurred.

Describe the project in detail.

We developed an extensive mobile application for managing the sales our FMCG products from one place. B2B customers can become members with their Tax Identity Numbers and official addresses. The app enables retailers to give orders from the application and automatize the orders according to date and products.

They choose the time of delivery and make payments within the application. It’s integrated with our CRM (SAP) so the stock status is automatically updated. They can identify customers, track their orders, analyze monthly/yearly order overview and comment for products too.

This application is the e-commerce product for our corporate customers. It’s the first and huge step of digitalizing our supply chain.

What was the team composition?

The team included 5 people: 3 developers (Full Stack Developer, iOS Developer, Android Develoepr ), a UI/UX designer and a project manager.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

At the time we developed this application, it was one of its kind. It was a huge step, and I think we can say, a pioneer in this sector. SAP Integration made our lives easier and our field sales costs dropped incrementally. It has become the beginning of a new era for our company.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Our team is consisting of professionals, so we were looking for professionals to work with. Cool Digital did not disappoint us and provided their best service. First they listened to us, understood our needs and came up with new ideas.

We had brainstorming sessions to go further. Then they prepared detailed wireframes and after we all agree, designing and development process started. During the development process, we were informed periodically. The application was launched on time.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Cool Digital’s employees are all young and enthusiastic, and it reflects to the end-result. When working with this team, you can feel that your project is secured.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Everything was as it should be.