DreamTeam Mobile

Introduce your business and what you do there.

Our company is in the critical communication business. We help companies manage critical events including something like September 11th, active shooting scenarios, a natural disaster, fire, flood, etc. If this happens, how do you reach your people? How do you reach your employees? How do you inform your customers? How do you assemble your response team? How do you make sure that people got the message? I’s all about communication in various scenarios.

The company was founded after 2011 with this idea of “What do we do if something like this happens?” The last three or four years we’ve really done well in terms of business, and we changed our profile. We became a SaaS product versus an on-premise product and that created a lot of demand for our software. We went public last year and we’re doing well so far. I’m senior director.

What challenge were you trying to address with DreamTeam Mobile?

We acquired a company and wanted to build a keyword chatting application for the medical areas. We thought this would be a good addition to our suite of products, but when we acquired them, we didn’t have any mobile expertise in-house. We came to DreamTeam through that acquisition and we decided to keep that arrangement, because they really know what they’re doing in the mobile area.

What was the scope of their involvement?

We worked with them in two arrangements. Originally, they were a part of a development team and they did about 50% of the coding. They were a part and parcel of the original development team for that application and we kept that arrangement. In addition, we had to develop two other applications not related to the original acquisition. One of them had to be done on Windows phone, which we have absolutely zero expertise for Windows on development. We hired them and we outsourced this project to them altogether, including QA, development, design, etc. That was a separate project that they did for us, and they continued to help us with the development of the original application.

How many resources were assigned to your project?

We worked with 2 of the founders, Alex and Alexey, and then we had another guy Sergei. There were 3 developers helping us with the medical application. On the other project, we interacted with maybe 3 or 4 developers, but I think they had more people working than that.

What features and functionality did they development in the app?

The chatting application is for the medical industry. It is very similar to any other chatting app, but it’s also HIPAA-compliant, meaning everything is secure. There is an audit trail of everything you have done, so that makes it a fit for the medical industry. It supports audio calling, video calling, file transfer, attachment, images, voice messages, as well as normal text messages. It also integrates with our main platform so you can chat with people in your organization. You can find them and you can limit the people you can interact with, for security reasons. There are different modes of operations. Some people will expose it to their patients and some organizations want people just within the hospital. DreamTeam was responsible for our voice integration. They were responsible for everything regarding audio and video calling. We used a 3rd party toolkit called OpenTok, and they were responsible for that part. We told them the features we needed, and they did research and developed them. They did the coding and testing only.

How did you come to work with DreamTeam Mobile?

We knew their team and liked them. We trusted their quality and they’re reasonably priced. They were local, in the U.S. A lot of outsource companies don’t have any U.S. presence and that didn’t work for me because it was important for me to be able to call somebody at any time. We trusted them to do the app and they proved to us that they could do it, so we decided to outsource the next project to them. We probably could have found cheaper, but we were looking for someone who we could trust and who we could talk to at any time of day.

How much have you invested with DreamTeam Mobile?

We’re a public company and I can’t share that information. It was a reasonable rate.

What is the status of this engagement?

I joined the company 2 ½ years ago in January 2015, and that’s when the acquisition took place. That’s when I got introduced to them for that original project. The 2nd project we gave to them was about a year later. That lasted a couple of months and then once they delivered the app, that project was completed. They did continue working with us until very recently, maybe a few months back. At that time, our company started to change and we had to shift priorities, and we didn’t have any need for them anymore for various reasons. We separated as friends. I would go back to them if needed, but right now we just don’t have a need for them anymore.

Could you share any evidence that would demonstrate the productivity, quality of work, or the impact of the engagement?

We’re sending 30,000 messages a week on this app. We have 20 paying clients that use it. We also have free users because there is a free mode where you can download it for your organization if you don’t want to use premium features. We’re marketing it progressively. We’ve got a couple of good deals this quarter in that area. We continue to develop it.

How did DreamTeam Mobile perform from a project management standpoint?

They’re pretty good. The 2 founders that I interacted with, Alex and Alexey, they are pretty on top of things. They are also hands-on so if there’s any technical issue we need to resolve, they will jump in and help out. Them being in the U.S. really helps. They also have a good project manager. For that other project that we did for Windows phone, they assigned a project manager in Belarus, and she was on top of things and worked directly with me. I’m a native Russian speaker so being able to talk to them in Russian also helped, but even without that, they all speak pretty good English so that’s not an issue. We’re very happy with them.

What did you find most impressive about DreamTeam Mobile?

I don’t have experience working that closely with other mobile app providers. What I did like about DreamTeam is they’re trying to stay on top of new trends and technologies. They will tell me about conferences they go to and give suggestions about new things they learn about. They keep us apprised on what’s going on and they recommend which technical direction we should take. That was helpful. They’re not just doing what we tell them to do. Sometimes we listen to their advice and sometimes we don’t, but it’s good to use them as a partner and not just jump to doing your initial plan.

Are there any areas DreamTeam Mobile could improve?

The arrangement we had with them was pretty good. Even though I didn’t use mobile outsource before, I had a pretty good experience using outsource in general.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I am the president of AgriSync. We’re a cloud-based Software-as-a-Service [SaaS] provider in the agriculture vertical. 

What challenge were you trying to address with DreamTeam Mobile?

We needed assistance with our video-collaboration API. 

What was the scope of their involvement?

DreamTeam Mobile was engaged from a consulting perspective. They served as our core development architect for a key piece of our iOS, Android, and web application. We are working on Xamarin forms for the mobile platforms and .NET components for the web.

The product is a Zendesk-like customer service platform for the agriculture segment. DreamTeam primarily focused on our video collaboration API and provided mobile and web development, as well as architecture.

How did you come to work with DreamTeam Mobile?

They had produced some blog posts on topics we were interested in, which led me to their company.

How much have you invested with DreamTeam Mobile?

The cost of their work has averaged $2,500 per month since the start of the engagement, or $25,000–$30,000 in total. We have used DreamTeam for contract work and not as full-time providers.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with DreamTeam in April 2016.  

Could you share any evidence that would demonstrate the productivity, quality of work, or impact of the engagement?

The feedback has been very positive. I think that we’ve received good service, although I cannot go into customer reviews. We’ve been happy with the work performed by DreamTeam Mobile.

How did DreamTeam Mobile perform from a project management standpoint?

I have no concerns in this area. We have worked with Alex [Founder, DreamTeam Mobile] and a team leader.

What did you find most impressive about DreamTeam Mobile?

They genuinely cared about the success of our business. DreamTeam is a good partner. They’re highly responsive, available, and collaborative.

Are there any areas DreamTeam Mobile could improve?

They did well overall, and I have no big concerns.

What tips or recommendations could you share that might increase the likelihood of success with DreamTeam Mobile?

Engage them directly and bring them into the project team. DreamTeam worked best when they were deeply engaged in our business with clear expectations and accountabilities in place. I highly recommend them overall. They’re a solid extension of our team.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the Founder of a live streaming platform

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

we engaged Dream team to scope and build a unique live streaming platform

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

We had been recommended to use the services of the Dream team

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

The brief was to build a multi cast live streaming and on demand platform. This project was extremely challenging, but DreamTeam was able to deliver.

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

There had been 3 primary people who had direct access to our team

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

We had been able to deploy an MVP product that has had great reviews from industry heavy weights all over the world

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

The Team at Dream Team are extremely friendly and made certain they covered off the brief in order to meet and exceed our expectations

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

Their ability to never say "no this can not be achieved".

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

No, i would use them again and i would definitely recommend them to anyone looking for a development company

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the owner of the Willimsburg Therapy Group. We are a group of doctoral level psychologists and psychiatrists in Brooklyn NY.

For what projects/services did your company hire DreamTeam Mobile?

Created a teletherapy app for our practice.

What were your goals for this project?

Teletherapy, HIPPA

How did you select DreamTeam Mobile?

Dream Team created an apple/android app for Us.

Describe the project in detail.

We required a proprietary software solution for our clients to access their teletherapy sessions from anywhere.

What was the team composition?

Amazing team

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

A plus experience.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Smooth and precise work flow and deadlines.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

I was impressed with their excellent communication, honesty, precision, and attention to detail.

Are there any areas for improvement?

No

Please describe your company and your position there.

CTO at Antargyan Cloudworks LLP

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

We would like to build Xamarin SDK on the top of AntMedia Native Android and iOS SDKs and create product rioconf for our customers

How did you select DreamTeam Mobile and what were the deciding factors?

We have approached DreamTeam Mobile for the development work along with few other vendors but DreamTeam Mobile has provided timely delivery and excellent development work.

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

Xamarin Android SDK and Xamarin iOS SDK along with Sample Project has been received as part of deliverables and sample is open source on github. anyone interested can use the sample and take advantage of antmedia xamarin sdk

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

We worked with Alexy and Sergey for requirement gathering and development perspective

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

We have had great time working with DreamTeam Mobile Team

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

We have got clarity of work and quick resolution of our problem/challenges we have faced during integration

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

They are serious about their work and provide excellent output

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

they should be keep supporting their SDK along with latest release of AntMedia