Galliot

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m a project manager at a company that performs medical imaging. The platform uses AI systems for medical imaging and is based on a cloud-based software.

What challenge were you trying to address with Galliot?

We were launching a new product that allows model developers to deploy models on our platform. Our development team was booked, so we needed new expertise to help the project go faster.

What was the scope of their involvement?

Galliot supplied a mid-level engineer to We needed a system to package their code using our software development kit (SDK). The system required a toolkit to integrated with our API and display the results in our interface. They built the system using Python.

What is the team composition?

We only had one developer. He worked with three members of our internal team.

How did you come to work with Galliot?

Our head of product had worked with them before, so he recommended we contact them. They won out over a few other contacts.

How much have you invested with them?

We spend around $7,500 per month.

What is the status of this engagement?

The project began in February 2020. We extended it another month and it's ongoing.

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

Galliot enabled us to move faster on the development of the platform. Since they were one-fourth of the resources we deployed on the project, they helped us move faster. Their initial task was the proof-of-concept and it was achieved.

How did Galliot perform from a project management standpoint?

The project management was done through Jira. They have access to our Jira so we can assign what we want them to work on. The communication has been good.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They were spot-on with the knowledge and expertise we asked for. The engineer was a good fit and he was up and running very quickly.

Are there any areas they could improve?

I don’t see anything.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the CEO of Clarus Designs. We work with tech startups to help improve their operations.

What challenge were you trying to address with Galliot?

Right now, we’re services-only business. We wanted them to develop an actual product.  

What was the scope of their involvement?

We utilized their engineering talent to develop our new product. They used AWS in the development process.

What is the team composition?

We worked with three team members from Galliot.

How did you come to work with Galliot?

The founder of Galliot worked with someone I once worked with.

How much have you invested with them?

We spent between $50,000–$200,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

The project began in December 2019 and is ongoing.

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

It’s high-quality service. I’m very happy with the service and I enjoy working with Galliot. I will refer them to anyone that needs engineering help.

How did Galliot perform from a project management standpoint?

They use Jira and Slack for their project management tools. I work and interact with an engineer and a project manager.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They were very flexible during the sales process with scoping out the project. I didn’t know what I wanted going in, but they helped with that.

Are there any areas they could improve?

The hiring process took a while because they were picky on the developers they chose. It would’ve been nice to hire people sooner.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the senior manager of an agriculture investment company. We acquire and manage agricultural properties in California.

What challenge were you trying to address with Galliot?

We had 16 separate entities under LLC and each one had their own financials and set of investors. We were managing everything through Excel and doing the accounting over QuickBooks. As we grew, we created this holding company and wanted to integrate everything into the same system and same management.

What was the scope of their involvement?

They helped us migrate our financial data from QuickBooks and Excel over to a new system. They cleaned everything up and brought it all under the same umbrella for an easier data management strategy. We’re trying to get on the Sage Intacct system as our financial ERP. The process isn’t complete yet.

What is the team composition?

I have one point of contact.

How did you come to work with Galliot?

We were struggling with our different Excel sheets and all the data everywhere. I asked friends for recommendations and they sent me to Galliot. They worked overseas and had good pricing.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent $25,000–$50,000 on this project so far.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together from June until October 2019.

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

I’m happy with how they helped us out.

How did Galliot perform from a project management standpoint?

Communication was always really comfortable with us. They were based out of San Francisco. We mainly spoke through emails but also had face-to-face meetings.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Galliot is responsive. They also listen and understand business needs well.

Are there any areas they could improve?

There’s nothing I’d have them improve.