Dreamers Inc.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am an executive at RisoftDev, Inc.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We provide the only known patented quantum resistent cryptomodule in commercial existence. 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Dreamers Inc. to accomplish?

• Security review of the codebase.

SOLUTION

How did you find Dreamers Inc.?

Referral

Why did you select Dreamers Inc. over others?

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

How many teammates from Dreamers Inc. were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

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

Dreamers was hired to review the codebase and provide an opinion on security prior to us selling licences on the open market.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

A final report detailing the review and any security concerns discovered during testing.

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

Dreamers actively managed the project from start to finish. Any holes in the SOW were discusssced and a path forward developed. I needed a 30 day turntime due to the operational situation. Dreamers came through on time and on budget.

What was your primary form of communication with Dreamers Inc.?

Email or Messaging App

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

The ability to turn my high level goals into a project plan I could understand and agree to. Dreamewrs was very good about helping me understand their process and what I would receive as a final product. Dreamers also assisted me post-project when the Board had additional questions about the testing I could not answer.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Dreamers Inc. could have done differently?

No. I am 100% satisfied with the work and product provided.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I'm the founder of LaneAxis.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Dreamers Inc.?

We needed help with software development and architectural design for a blockchain and automated trading system that we needed to build.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Dreamers Inc. has helped us build our blockchain and automated trading system from scratch. First, we scoped the project out together. Since then, the project has included discovery, design, development, and implementation. As for the technology stack, they've used Java, Python, and SQL. The team has also developed the iOS and Android mobile components.

What is the team composition?

Adam (Founder & R&D Specialist) is leading the project, and there are three developers on his end working on it as well.

How did you come to work with Dreamers Inc.?

We found them through a referral. They were located in Southern California, near us, so we met with them. Hiring them was a pretty easy decision.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in April 2022, and the engagement is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Sharing actual metrics about the results of this project is hard because we've basically built this product from scratch. We've scoped it out, designed it, and built it together. As for the quality of Dreamers Inc.'s work, I can say that we have an ongoing relationship with them. We wouldn't be doing business with them if they didn't meet all our requirements.

How did Dreamers Inc. perform from a project management standpoint?

We use Jira and Slack for internal development communications. We also use Trello, email, phone calls, and Google Meet.

Are there any employees from the service provider's team that you would like to give a shout-out to in this review?

Adam has done a great job. He's very professional and always on time for the scheduled calls. He's never late and is responsive with information. We've never waited on him on things that hold up our end of the team. He's also respectful of the time and meetings we have, as well as of the time commitments for the responses.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Dreamers Inc. has delivered work on budget, which is a key component to our success. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

There's nothing that Dreamers Inc. hasn't been capable of doing.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

I don't have any particular advice.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the owner of Montana Child Support LLC, a SaaS company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Dreamers Inc.?

We needed to have our existing application run on AWS GovCloud and implement certain modifications. To that end, we hired Dreamers Inc. to provide custom software development services.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

We initially provided Dreamers Inc. with our existing application, which was a standalone software. We also provided the entire documentation set and explained exactly what we needed them to do. From there, their team proceeded with the work, helping us implement all the necessary modifications to make our app run on AWS GovCloud and function as a SaaS. This included integrating various APIs into our app, such as Stripe. They used different technologies for development, including PHP and MySQL.

The app has already been completed, and Dreamers Inc. now provides maintenance support.

What is the team composition?

We mainly work with Adam (Founder & R&D Specialist), but three other people from their team are also working on this project.

How did you come to work with Dreamers Inc.?

We initially published a social media post indicating that we were looking for a programmer. Their team saw the post and reached out to me.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent about $100,000 on this project.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with Dreamers Inc. in April 2022, and our engagement is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Dreamers Inc. has built an exceptional software product from scratch — it’s fully functional, and all our clients are happy with it.

How did Dreamers Inc. perform from a project management standpoint?

They deliver on time and within budget, and their communication has been excellent. We communicate with them using email, phone calls, and Trello.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Adam is a phenomenal person and brilliant at what he does. He writes good code and couldn’t have done anything better.

Are there any areas they could improve?

I can’t think of anything Dreamers Inc. could improve on.

Do you have any advice for future clients of theirs?

Trust Adam, and you’ll be happy.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Principle Engineer of Exergi Predictive

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Exergi Predictive is an energy management company providing energy prediciton and route planning for off-road vehicles.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Dreamers Inc. to accomplish?

• Develop a UI for demonstrating our energy management technology

SOLUTION

How did you find Dreamers Inc.?

Referral

Why did you select Dreamers Inc. over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fit our budget
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Dreamers Inc. were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

The Dreamers provided software development and UI concept integration support to deliver a complete demonstraiton solution. The Dreamers also provided debugging support and feature develpment for additional add-ons requested throughout the project.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

At the beginiing of the project we only had concepts, and at the end of the project we had a workign UI in a matter of 1.5 years. This UI and application was critical to the success of the project.

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

Yes, they delivered items on time and exceeded our expectations. Also, the team went above and beyond to provide support during the critical demonstraitons periods ensuring the demonstraiton went off without a hitch.

What was your primary form of communication with Dreamers Inc.?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

This is a small buisness that punches above their weight. They are dynamic and flexible, and will do what it takes to get the job done. Also, we were able to get to the 80% implentation phase within a month which really helped accelerate the concept develpment and allowed for additional feature implementation thoughout the project.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Dreamers Inc. could have done differently?

None

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CTO & Founder of Genie, LLC

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We apply clustering algorithms to make sense of the human genome, and apply it to general wellness on a large scale.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Dreamers Inc. to accomplish?

• Created a big data pipeline capable of processing a massive amount of data in a computationally performant way.
• Devised of brilliant and novel clustering techniques that turned our data into information with insights about the human genome.
• Designed and created an interface that allowed very complex things to be communicated in extremely simple ways.

SOLUTION

How did you find Dreamers Inc.?

Referral

Why did you select Dreamers Inc. over others?

• Great culture fit
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned
• Our solution is quite complex, and teams with these chops are rare.

How many teammates from Dreamers Inc. were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

We partner with laboratory providers, running large scale studies on genetic data. We approached Dreamers Inc. years ago, as our problem space was vast and complex, requiring expertise in multiple disciplines including mathematics, bioinformatics, genetics, machine learning, security, and software development. My team approached dozens of companies before we found them. 

We also worked with multiple offshore teams that were not able to produce results at this level. After two months of working with them, it was clear we had a long term relationship in the works. They have been our exclusive technology partner for years since. 

Key deliverables included an end to end pipeline capable of parsing and processing petabytes quickly and retiring old data, a machine learning system capable of learning from new data and providing accurate results, an inference system capable of scaling, and a secure data management system capable of withstanding penetration tests.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

1. The model performed with high accuracy, capable of correlating phenotype data to genotype data and visa versa 
2. The interface was adopted by our clients with minimal friction 
3. The pipeline performed within minutes, whereas it took 28 hours before we hired them.

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

They usually deliver in advance of the timeline we give them, and provide personal service in which it is clear they are invested in shared success. They are accessible and sensitive to our company's goals and requirements.

What was your primary form of communication with Dreamers Inc.?

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

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

The sheer level of expertise across so many diverse sciences is extremely unique. Additionally, they maintain professional demeanor while being good humored and easygoing. The engineers are humble despite being incredibly experienced and knowledgeable.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Dreamers Inc. could have done differently?

Other companies we have worked with were cheaper, but none of them were able to complete our project's requirements. In this world you get what you pay for. They are a great team, there are no major complaints.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Wuxn3D Marketplace designs, manufactures and sells 3D printers (FDM) and associated accessories and consumables (filament). My role is R&D Director.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Dreamers Inc., and what were your goals?

We were looking to customize an open source Slicer, reskin to conform to our colors and to simplify a few of the selection options within this open source Slicer software.

SOLUTION

How did you select Dreamers Inc., and what were the deciding factors?

We tried a number of Web base Business Search tools to find a software development company. Lots of hits, but very difficult to engage unless the requirements were nailed. We were not that good at software, let alone documenting at the level most of these guys needed. So we decided to "hire someone" for 3 months so we could "coach" them thru what we actually wanted, not we we wrote down on paper... :). To that end, we posted a number of "help wanted" adds in local schools, Craigslist, etc. Ariana from Dreamers saw my add and reached out... Thankfully

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

Reskin the appearance of the software to match our color schemes. Rename the various screens to reflect our Brand. Modify the "build environment" within the Slicer to reflect our Printer and finally add our customized material selections to the list of existing materials and filaments

How many people from the Dreamers Inc. team worked with you, and what were their positions?

Three total, a developer, our project manager, and a tester

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We hired Dreamers twice, initially to customize the Slicer as noted (about 3 weeks), then to add/modify the material list (2 days). Both jobs were performed "on time" (actually about a week late due to our errors) and exceed expectations related to performance, real time "software coaching" and lack of issues.

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

Dreamers read our poorly written requirements, helped us refine it, helped us understand: test, installers, certifications for Windows and Apple. Ariana provided an email update on Fridays related progress and issues. The project was not complicated enough to create a specific Project schedule or equivalent... We received candidate drops to evaluate and test, we provided feedback and on the 3rd or 4th drop, we called it good and moved forward. It got a little stressful at one point because one of our engineers was providing the wrong image format for a particular screen. Dreamers coached us related to what was probably wrong and we eventually discovered our error.

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

Great attitude, upbeat, good people. Precise in their communication. Very responsive. This particular Slicer software was new to Dreamers and has a steep learning curve (I've been told). Dreamers came up to speed very quickly and sent back a few Alpha versions for evaluation within the first week. We expected much longer...

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

Nothing about their behavior, but we learned a lot about the software development process thru their coaching.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the CEO of a software company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Dreamers Inc.?

We knew nothing about technology and needed someone to manage that for us.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Dreamers Inc. has set up our website and the backend software that allows the technology to work. They’ve engaged a designer to handle all HTML work and figure out what the product would look like. We initially had an idea; they brought it to life, building the website from scratch.

In the beginning, we worked with the designer to come up with mood boards. Once we decided which designs would work best, they implemented them. Our requirements for the website were that it was easily accessible, professional-looking, and conservative.

Additionally, they’ve worked on more than the website. For our marketing and strategy, they helped set up a marketing program that automatically reaches out to other people and finds potential leads. They’ve also worked on the technology that we bring onto our website.

The next deliverable will be to create a desktop application for the technology that we currently host on the website. They’ll set up marketing systems similar to Salesforce and do more sourcing.

What is the team composition?

We work directly with the CEO, and they talk to multiple people.

How did you come to work with Dreamers Inc.?

I had a preexisting relationship with the CEO, so I knew they could do the job.

What is the status of this engagement?

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

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

They’re very collaborative. Also, they have a lot of great insights into what would be the best path forward. Dreamers Inc. thinks of things that we haven’t thought about in terms of the technology that would be helpful to the end user. 

Overall, their service goes beyond what we ask for. We’re extremely happy with their work; they’re a very thoughtful provider.

How did Dreamers Inc. perform from a project management standpoint?

They meet all of their deadlines. We communicate directly with the CEO via phone and email and don’t use any project management tools.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They’re out-of-the-box thinkers. They always try to think of the most efficient way to do something, and we weren’t expecting that. Since I don’t have a technology background, I trust them.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, there’s nothing I’d have them improve.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Be receptive; they have a lot of good ideas. If you’re firm about what you think, you might close some doors. They told us something at the beginning of the process, but we didn’t listen. It burned us in the end, so we encourage you to value their judgment.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the owner and founder of an e-commerce platform called AroundTown.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Dreamers Inc.?

Networking and technical development can be time-consuming, so we needed someone to supplement us with custom software solutions.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

We’re utilizing Dreamers Inc. as our externalized development team and we’re currently in the process of operating a prototype for a product and migrating to a blockchain platform.

We’re looking for something that can be compatible with JavaScript, so we’re leaning towards Solana, which they have experience with.

What is the team composition?

We’re working with an account manager and two engineers.

How did you come to work with Dreamers Inc.?

I was fielding interests with a job ad on Upwork and came across Dreamers Inc. because of their genuine interest in the project. 

How much have you invested with them?

So far, we’ve spent around $100,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

Our ongoing partnership started in December 2020.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Dreamers Inc. is the best professional blockchain solutions resource I’ve ever encountered. They’re very adept at translating complex business and economic concepts to code and are continually contributing to it.

How did Dreamers Inc. perform from a project management standpoint?

They’re great from a project management standpoint. They were able to discuss budgeting, scheduling, and tools to implement and finalized everything at the onset.

We managed the project through JIRA, and typically communicated through Slack, phone, and email.

What did you find most impressive about them?

We like how they don’t just give gunshot solutions. They’re good consultants who proactively listen to our problems.

Are there any areas they could improve?

I don’t have insight into their team management, but it would be great if their team can get bigger.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

I advise you to take advantage of what they can offer because they’re very thoughtful when it comes to providing solutions to your problems.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the President -  we provide procurement compliance solutions to federal contractors subject to CPSRs (contractor purchasing system reviews).

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Dreamers Inc., and what were your goals?

We hired Dreamers Inc. to provide software development services. Rather than build-to-print, we rely on Dreamers to ensure that all of the aspects of the system are effectively and efficiently integrated. In addition, we rely on Dreamers to maintain our application security.

SOLUTION

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

We held a competition based on past experience, technical knowledge, and price. At the end of the day, we moved forward with Dreamers based on their problem-solving skills and attention to detail, which we ascertained in a "pilot" project at the start of the relationship.

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

I'd prefer not to discuss technology specifics, but we have worked with Dreamers to build a robust development and release process. Our software includes automated logic, workflow assignments, 3rd party software integrations, and a significant amount of back-end compliance logic.

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

We work with four members of the Dreamers team:

• the President
• developers
• QA focals

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Our business continues to grow year-over-year, 5x since we started working with Dreamers. Without the work they've done, we could not have handled that type of growth. The efficiencies they've put in place have allowed us to grow quickly and with confidence.

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

Communicating with Dreamers is typically done through Trello, with some phone and email support. They adhere to the due dates they sign up to, without fail.

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

Their timeliness, communication, and depth of expertise are unmatched.

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

I wish I'd found them sooner!