datarockets

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

 I am the Technology Manager of a mathematical research station.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

No

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

N/A

SOLUTION

How did you find datarockets?

Referral

Why did you select datarockets over others?

Referred to me

How many teammates from datarockets were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

We operate two complex web applications related to academic event planning and management. We identified a number of deficiencies in the applications and datarockets helped us implement fixes and improvements on both applications.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Both of the applications under development involve complex workflows for both event participants, organizers and staff at our organization. We had identified specific problems in those workflows and itemized each one. Datarockets worked with us to design solutions and then implemented them for us.

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

They were very responsive and able to provide realistic estimates of the time needed for each component. These estimates turned out to be accurate which was very helpful for setting the project scope and planning.

What was your primary form of communication with datarockets?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

The systems we asked them to develop are very domain specific and quite complicated. The engineers they assigned were able to get up to speed quickly, understanding the architecture of the system. This allowed us to proceed to making improvements efficiently.

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

Our team spanned a lot of timezones, so I'd like to explore alternative methods for coordinating testing and quick feedback loops in the future.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the COO of Stomex: the student home exchange platform

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Stomex is a platform that facilitates cheap short-term travel for students and new grads (within 3 years since graduation). We’re looking to create a platform that rivals things like airbnb, but for students. Current platforms and hotels are too expensive, and we also are discriminated against for being “partiers” and “messy”. How our platform will work is that students can host other students while they are away from their student home. 

In exchange for hosting, they will earn points that they can then spend traveling to others’ student homes. Students are already away from their student homes often and overpaying on rent (think reading week, holidays, winter break, summers, and random weekends). Stomex lets people be rewarded when they are away. With the points system, all exchanges are free and unlimited as long as you continue to host someone and earn points. 

We’re looking to create a community built on trust with students and new grads. Students can connect with others’ profiles, request to stay, and message each other. We’re looking to implement cool features that build trust in the platform. 

Some of these include a matchmaking compatibility feature to connect hosts and guests of similar interests, and a “friends of friends” feature that connects people who have common friends. Hosts will be able to easily approve and decline guests based on their preference so they feel comfortable.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Build and design our waitlist platform

SOLUTION

How did you find datarockets?

• Online Search
• Clutch Site

Why did you select datarockets over others?

• High ratings
• Close to my geographic location
• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from datarockets were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

When choosing our team of developers, my co-founders and I looked for a firm that prioritizes quality, speed, and cohesion. Working with Datarockets has been the best experience I could've asked for while going through the building process. They delivered on every aspect of design and development, and were able to adjust to any comments made by us founders. The team was nice and fast, they had a plan laid out and followed it well. 

I highly recommend working with this team if you are given the opportunity. They created a beautiful waitlist for our app in a very short amount of time. This waitlist has been crucial for the development of our business.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The finished construction of our waitlist. This website was a success and has attracted many students to our company as well as giving us the ability to test our thesis.

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

They delivered on all ends exceptionally. Timing was extremely fast and reliable, they were able to follow the schedule very well and were always available for calls and chats whenever questions arose.

What was your primary form of communication with datarockets?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

I found that the team was diverse in their skill set. Having multiple eyes and viewpoints led to the quality of the waitlist.

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

The only thing that was a little bit challenging for us was the different time zones that the communication was on. Although even with the difference in time zones, we were able to adjust and have a lot of time when the team was working.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Technical Director of ZOLES ApS

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Scan you feet in our Kiosk and order you custom made 3D printed ZOLES insoles

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Develop a web app, where the User can use a smartphone to take photos of her feet, which involve control of camera and sensors
• Integrate the app with a Server service for 3D model generation of feet
• Integrate it with a chat bot, to facilitate a B2C purchase of custom made insoles

SOLUTION

How did you find datarockets?

Online Search

Why did you select datarockets over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned
• Demonstrated they could do the job upfront

How many teammates from datarockets were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Work packages: 

1. Functional specification 
2. Technical specification 
3. Prototyping 
4. Web app programming
5. API integration to several online systems 
6. Database integration 
7. Internal test of web app functionality and mobile phone camera and sensor features 
8. Transfer of software and documentation to client environment 
9. Ongoing support of web-application

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

14 days sprints with release of app software for test and review Management report including weekly time spend on project

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

1. Excellent and very transparent project management by staff and their support systems 
2. Very responsive to our requirements and quick to implement change requests as we go along 
3. They delivered on time during the whole project

What was your primary form of communication with datarockets?

• In-Person Meeting
• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

1. They took on a challenge that most other software developers will say was impossible to do. 
2. They were very well organized and documented everything well.
3. Very dedicated developer that provided a 110% work effort

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

No, not that I can think of right now

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

 I am the Software Manager of a Parking Solutions Company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Parking solutions to optimize your parking real estate profits.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Update UI and dependencies
• Introduce Moneris Payment Wallet in mobile app
• Introduce Multi-pass user account type in mobile app

SOLUTION

How did you find datarockets?

Online Search

Why did you select datarockets over others?

• High ratings
• Company values aligned
• Professionalism and advanced knowledge

How many teammates from datarockets were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

HyperCharge Integration ParkCo has an already established app called ParkCo Go. Within this app we want to add a section that will allow all users to initiate EV charging sessions and pay within our app. This will focus on the integration of the HyperCharge platform with payment being handled through the Moneris platform. 
Account holders with visitor access will also have the ability to purchase parking for sites that do require visitors to pay for parking. Multi-Pass Users ParkCo is introducing new user account types: Primary and Secondary Users. 
Datarockets will need to ensure the app provides specific features and develop new UI for these new account types.Features include the following: 

• Primary User able to add, delete, edit Secondary Users under their account
• Primary User able to edit their own information - Ability to check real-time status on the availability of allowable vehicles at any given time per pass
• Secondary able to edit their own information

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Two releases were made:

• Multi-Pass Changes 
• Hypercharge Integration No major errors after release and many users are now using the app and little to no complaints from users.

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

Deliveries were not always on time but communication was made to inform of delays in deliverables. Always ensured timelines were reasonable but estimates were lower than the actual cost.

What was your primary form of communication with datarockets?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

The management, professionalism and initial meeting provided us more confidence in working with this company amongst others.

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

No. They are very responsive and helpful. Our weekly meetings were well organized and informative of what was being worked on for the week.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the director of product management at a software development company. 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with datarockets?

Our company was interested in conducting AI experiments and their use cases for our customers. For context, our customers and internal team had a lot of questions about our platform. Even the teammates who had worked a long time in our company still had questions about the features we had. We wanted to create an AI companion to answer those questions to help us decrease costs and move faster. We hired datarockets to do that work. 

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

I initially shared my ideas with datarockets, alongside the problems I wanted to solve. The team educated me on what was possible and recommended some solutions. For instance, I thought about creating a web page, but they suggested creating a Slack bot. 

From there, datarockets developed the solution from scratch. They built a dashboard where I could connect our company’s information with the AI. That meant I could connect internal documents to the solution so that users could understand our platform. From there, they created a Slack both that I could use to answer questions from the entire company. They used LLMs and Langchain to build the AI.

What is the team composition?

I worked with Pavel (CEO), Dmitry (CTO), Yulia (Marketing & Business Development Head), and Roman (Lead Developer). 

How did you come to work with datarockets?

I found datarockets through a referral. For context, I used to run a startup community and worked with a lot of entrepreneurs. We were always looking for developers, and someone referred me to the team. 

How much have you invested with them?

We spent around $10,000 for this project. 

What is the status of this engagement?

This project lasted from July–August 2023. The project is done, but we’re still discussing the next steps. 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? 

We had thousands of interactions with the AI solution and over 500 internal users. The MVP was released only to internal users, but we’d probably get more users if we released it to customers, too. Overall, datarockets delivered high-quality work. It exceeded my expectations. 

How did datarockets perform from a project management standpoint?

They met deadlines and stayed on budget. To communicate, they invited me to their private Slack channel. We also had video calls on Google Meet for more in-depth conversations. 

What did you find most impressive about them?

I appreciated the way they guided me on what made sense for our product. They went above and beyond with that. Pavel was the one who mainly coached and guided me. Meanwhile, Yulia was helpful and constantly communicated with me, providing me with updates every day. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, there weren’t any. They truly surpassed my expectations, the timeline was quick, and the project was well-received. 

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

When you start with an idea, you oftentimes have to make a lot of decisions that can impact your deadline, budget, and success. The added benefit of working with datarockets is they have the expertise to guide you. As a result, it’s up to you to decide how involved you want to be. The team is patient and open, so the more involved you are, the more you’ll get from the engagement. 

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m a senior product manager at an alternative data company. We create research reports on public companies by taking large amounts of structured and unstructured data and processing them.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with datarockets?

We’re working with datarockets to build a new product line that involves creating a B2B SaaS platform. 

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

datarockets has helped us with everything from design to development. We’ve used Figma in the design phase. For the development, we’ve used Ruby on Rails, React, and Next.js. 

In terms of features and functionality, the product is a B2B SaaS platform that is heavy on integrations. It can do things such as uploading and downloading documents and files. It can also be integrated with software solutions while displaying and interacting with data. The datarockets team has performed a lot of API development for it. Moreover, they’ve done a fair amount of infrastructure configuration. 

What is the team composition?

The team has grown from two teammates originally to 6–7 teammates now. These include engineers, frontend developers, a project manager, and a designer. 

How did you come to work with datarockets?

We were looking for an outsourced development team, so I reached out to my professional network and asked if they knew a development agency. I found around five companies from that, including datarockets. We went through 3–4 calls as part of our vetting process and eventually settled on them. 

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent around $300,000. 

What is the status of this engagement?

The engagement started in November 2022, and it’s ongoing. 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? 

We’ve launched the platform and have more than 25 customers. 

How did datarockets perform from a project management standpoint?

datarockets’ work and communication skills are high-quality. They prioritize and organize development tasks, so their processes are strong. I’m a fan of the way they communicate and how transparent they are. We use emails, Zoom, and Slack to communicate and Jira and Asana to manage the project. They deliver on time and within budget, and their work rarely has bugs. Overall, their team is probably the best I’ve seen in outsourcing agencies. 

What did you find most impressive about them?

Their communication and organizational skills are great. They’re great at communicating their plans and what they’re doing every day. They have a highly organized approach. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, there aren’t any. 

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Have a dedicated person on your team to work with datarockets on a daily basis. Every resource expects to have a direct line with the project owner, so have an open Slack channel where anybody can reach out to anyone. 

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I was the CEO Of Eve Tab, a mobile payments and booking platform for night clubs and music festivals.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We hired them to take over the development of the existing iOS app to completely rewrite it and make it cross platform to support the android platform as well as integration of stripe and Lucova pos api. They have also helped us redesign our database and build we based administration utilities

SOLUTION

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

Pavel and Dima were introduced to us by a trusted and respected colleague and the duo were by far the deciding factor based on their intelligence, candor and professionalism. We had great confidence in the team they have built

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

They designed and developed:

• IOS app
• android App
• Api layer
• Database module
• Admin interface
• User KYC module

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

• 1 Product Manager
• 3 developers

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Datarockets developed a cross platform mobile application as an MVP which was successfully launched with only a week delay. They have assigned a number of developer and a product manager who continued to develop new features to gradually transition to a fully finished product.

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

Their PM style was very efficient and as a result have improved our internal product management processes. We learned a lot from their approach and adopted several tools and methodologies. They have a great ability to write specifications and use agile methodologies to develop features within the necessary timeline with relatively small and infrequent deviation from the roadmap.

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

We were impressed with their consistency and almost 24/7 availability to address bugs and other time sensitive issues. Their level of organization and meticulous planning as well as inline comments Inside the code made it very easy to extend and maintain the software.

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

They should have been more aggressive to convince us to reduce the scope of certain features which in retrospect we should have scrapped or built differently.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Our company is  helping teams reduce anxiety, heighten empathy, increase focus and productivity and develop authentic leadership skills. Our program of micropractices and team exercises rooted in neuroscience are delivered through our unique platform which leverages Slack to build positive mental health habits.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Development if a Slack application

SOLUTION

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

We worked with them previously, they were recommended to us.

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

Slack application.

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

2 Leto people, Yulia was a fantastic project manager and Nina was a great developer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We were able to get our key deliverables finished and a couple of bonus items while quoting for the next round of enhancements.

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

This one of the most impressive parts of the project, we were able to communicate by Slack and WhatsApp and email in an effective way and there were daily updates on items that had been completed.

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

Datarockets was a high quality development team to work with. Yulia was a fantastic help, always thinking from our perspective about what would work best for the end user with the time and resources available. Her communication about the evolution of development and milestones reached was thoughtful and valuable. The key developer on the project Nina was wonderful and flexible to meet for updates on our time zone which was much appreciated. In the end, we got the most important features updated within a very quick time period. Thank you Datarockets!

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

Not at the moment.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the CEO of a company that designs connected hardware devices and integrated software.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with datarockets?

We reached out to them to build a software application for a product we were developing in 2019.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

datarockets has been our primary software development team. They’ve built on top of our existing platform but also done work from scratch. The team uses everything from JavaScript to React, Electron, and PostgreSQL.

What is the team composition?

We currently work with about three people from their team, including two developers.

How did you come to work with datarockets?

We found them through a referral. I made a post on Facebook, and a friend suggested connecting with them.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent over $200,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in April 2020, and our relationship is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

We shipped the product, and it came in on time — that was the most important thing. 

How did datarockets perform from a project management standpoint?

They’re excellent. We have weekly Zoom calls to communicate and use Shortcut for project management.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Management is great. They have many internal processes that help manage their developers, which is quite rare. They’re team leaders, and the owners are sophisticated, smart people. We’ve enjoyed working with them over the years. They’re a talented, technical team.

Are there any areas they could improve?

We’ve been trying to add people to our team for a while, but it’s been difficult. However, the issue is everywhere, so it’s understandable.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Interview the engineers before you hire them.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m a manager at Bunz, a trading service. We have our own medium for exchanging values.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with datarockets?

I was looking for a technical team to help us with our system.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

datarockets acts as a whole technical team. They’re making a change in our system and working on the development of our application from scratch. They’re responsible for building the whole technical part of it.

What is the team composition?

The leader of datarockets’ team is Pavel D. (CEO), and he has very talented developers working with him, including Pavel V. (Mobile Engineer) and Dmitry (CTO). They’re very capable at what they do, and they have very reliable resources, so I leave to them the most precious parts of the work.

How did you come to work with datarockets?

I found datarockets at Clutch. I was looking for the best possible software development company and read their reviews.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent a five-digits figure on this project.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together around late March 2020, and the engagement is ongoing. We signed a one-year contract first, and recently, we’ve signed a contract for another year. Based on what they’re doing right now, and if we don’t extend, we will end up having a two-year engagement.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? 

I’m pretty happy with datarockets’ work. I don’t have the knowledge to judge if they could be better or faster, but what they deliver is sufficient. When doing a project like this, clients do not always deal with something easy. However, if I needed to go back and find a company to work with on software development, I would choose them again without any hesitation.

How did datarockets perform from a project management standpoint?

Communication is one of the best parts of working with datarockets. We have weekly strategic meetings, and they’re accessible at any time.

Because of COVID-19, unfortunately, we’ve had some limitations. If I could, I would visit them in person at least once a week. However, collaborating online couldn’t get any better, and running everything this way has gone pretty well — our communication is pretty successful.

What did you find most impressive about them?

datarockets’ biggest strength is their transparency.

Are there any areas they could improve?

Developing a medium- or large-sized project like ours is not always a fairytale, but at the end of the day, I’m extremely happy with our engagement.

I’m sure that we’ve had our problems, especially because it’s not an easy project, and we have a lot of people involved in it. However, I don’t think we’ve had any serious problems worth mentioning. datarockets has done an exceptionally great job, considering the environment we’re currently living in.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

If you’re looking for a development company, you should consider working with datarockets. They’ll give you peace of mind because they’re very transparent — it’s in their genetic code.

I know that there might be faster and better software development companies out there, but when datarockets says that they’re going to deliver something, they mean it — you’ll feel comfortable working with them. Additionally, their cost is very reasonable and fair.