Dwarves Design

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the head of product at an early-stage marketplace startup.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We hired Dwarves as an external team to help us ideate ideas and build out the foundation for our MVP. Our goals were to get to market as fast as possible.

SOLUTION

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

We were connected by a mutual connection. Some of our deciding factors were we wanted a team that could be more than just a dev house but a partner to help us with the ideation process and prototyping. Dwarves fit the bill and provided us with resources that exceeded our expectations.

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

We had a lofty goal of building a double-sided marketplace. We had early drafts and an alpha in place, Dwarves was able to take our designs and ideations and implemented our vision. We used numerous different technologies in the process, from no-code tools like bubble, to a full app using react native, node.js, and more.

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

We worked with a team of 5 people. Ranging from designers and developers. Whenever we needed extra hands, Dwarves could activate new team members within a week's notice.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We were able to get to market faster and iterate 10x faster than prior to having the team. What took us months before, we were able to get down to weeks. This allowed us to test products in the market faster and use the feedback from customers to maximize our efforts.

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

The project management was wonderful. We had daily check-ins and weekly sprints. Dwarves does a wonderful job of managing expectations, while also taking feedback. They were very helpful with tracking the end of the day and end of the week to give us insights on all things completed.

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

They were great with communication and flexibility. They were also world-class in learning new technologies. For example, we were chatting in regards to new blockchain technology and they had mentioned that they were already learning and building projects on the technology, this shows their innovative approach to technology.

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

I can't think of any. They've gotten better and better with every project.