House of Giants

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of a Knowledge Sharing Platform

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

knowledge sharing platform

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire House of Giants to accomplish?

• Build a custom platform
• Technical leadership

SOLUTION

How did you find House of Giants?

Referral

Why did you select House of Giants over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fits our budget
• Great culture fit
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from House of Giants were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Built a custom web application that's mobile responsive. Acted as the initial development team and stayed onboard due to great results for continual maintenance and feature development.We required a scalable product for thousands of users that well architected for long-term sustainability.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Successful deployment and launch.
• Fast bug fixes and responsiveness from the team. 
• Detailed solution fixes and learnings shared with our team

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

Everthing was delivered on time. They exceeded all of our expectations and continue to act as our technical leadership team. They provide detailed notes from meetings, requests never slip through the cracks, and new features are completed in 2 week sprints

What was your primary form of communication with House of Giants?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

They are enjoyable to work with and always have a solution-oriented mindset. They truly care about the product and when issues arise they solve them in record time.

Are there any areas for improvement or something House of Giants could have done differently?

No. They are the best team I've ever worked with regarding application development thus far.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Chief Creative and Vice President of SIGNAL Brand Innovation

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We create and activate brands people love that drive results for B2B, B2C, and nonprofit organizations and their leaders.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire House of Giants to accomplish?

• Build our newly rebranded website.
• Create a backend that was super user friendly.
• Guide us with best practice.

SOLUTION

How did you find House of Giants?

Referral

Why did you select House of Giants over others?

Great culture fit, Good value for cost, Referred to me, Company values aligned

What was the size of House of Giants’s team?

2-5 Employees

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

We hired House of Giants to translate our XD web design concepts into a flexible, easily editable WordPress website with a backend setup that allowed us to easily update and create new web content. As a branding firm, we wanted the ability to create on the fly while maintaining the design integrity of the site. They built out our home page, case study pages, and contact page with the every ounce of our desired flexibility. Along the way, they also came alongside us to provide best practice consulting and recommendations for consideration.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• At the end of the day, the result was a beautiful, functional, and highly flexible website that brought our design vision to life with beautiful responsiveness. Our owner was over the moon about the outcome, and she's a very particular person, so the degree of happiness we feel over the finished product speaks volumes.

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

Kelly did a great job of managing the project to meet our needs. While I prolonged the project with additional asks and adjustments, she kept swift pace and turnaround. Kelly and the House of Giants team brings focus and efficiency to meeting our objectives and it was really refreshing to have a true partner that moved quickly but intentionally championed our core objectives every step of the way. I knew that she would guide me on the journey, which was invaluable given that my specialty is print design rather than responsive web design. The thoughtful planning to the approach — especially given the initial turnaround time — was greatly appreciated.

What was your primary form of communication with House of Giants?

Virtual Meeting, Email or Messaging App

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

We met Kelly and the team when we were looking to redo our company website. As a branding firm with design capabilities ourselves, we knew that we needed a development partner that could bring our vision to life in the web experience with finesse and a level of attention to detail that matched our own. Kelly and House of Giants provided that and so much more. 

They exceeded our expectations in every way possible. They not only delivered a website that looked and functioned exactly as we’d imagined, but more importantly, they built a back end to the website that gave us beautiful flexibility and control with an easy user interface. We’ve worked with many web developers in the past and I have established a general frustration with web because I’ve always felt something gets lost in the translation from design to functional web. This experience changed my perspective on web. With House of Giants on my side, anything is possible. They’re professional, creative, innovative, and extremely dedicated to achieving your vision. 

They’re highly skilled in their craft and lead with best practice from the very beginning. They’re a true partner in coming alongside and guiding you to achieve your vision without compromising function and quality along the way. I loved working with them and will continue to do so any time I have the chance. In my experience with web, you get what you pay for, and House of Giants is absolutely worth every penny. I cannot recommend them highly enough.

Are there any areas for improvement or something House of Giants could have done differently?

We were beyond thrilled with House of Giants. The end product, experience, and relationship was everything we hoped for and we intend to be partners for some time.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the director of membership services for a nonprofit organization through education, networking, and advocacy.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with House of Giants?

We needed someone to help us transition our database into Neon. and implement a solution to get our website to interact with the database.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

We started the project by reviewing the database and identifying solutions for migrating from CiviCRM into Neon. After developing and customizing the software solution, House of Giants is now providing us with ongoing support to maintain the product.

What is the team composition?

My main point of contact is Kelly (Developer & Co-Owner).

How did you come to work with House of Giants?

We’ve invested about $85,000.

How much have you invested with them?

We came across House of Giants through a recommendation.

What is the status of this engagement?

Our ongoing partnership started in November 2021.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

There aren’t any measurable metrics because we’re still in the transition phase of the project.

How did House of Giants perform from a project management standpoint?

They’re excellent from a project management perspective, as the team is consistently communicative, very helpful, and quick to respond.

What did you find most impressive about them?

We’re impressed with their timeliness and responsiveness.

Are there any areas they could improve?

We're highly satisfied with their customer service, so I’d be hard-pressed to say there’s anything they need to improve on.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

I’d advise you to completely understand the end product you want.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the Media Manager for a home improvement manufacturing company. Our company provides high-performance sealants and stains for building and remodeling residential homes.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire House of Giants, and what were your goals?

Our website was two different WordPress themes merged onto one domain. It didn't reflect our house of brands and felt very disjointed. The backend was heavily customized and we didn't have development skills in-house to manage.

We were looking for a solution that met our brand positioning of high-performance, and something that could easily be managed by our Marketing Team.

SOLUTION

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

We connected with House of Giants through Groundwrk. Our goal was to find an agency that was creative and willing to have fun with us and breathe some personality into our website.

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

We had a discovery call to discuss the scope of work and goals, then invited the team in for kick-off with the larger Sashco team.

During this initial kick-off, we discussed where we've been as a company, and where we want to go. We also reviewed designs to determine what our team was drawn to, and what we didn't like.

Following that, we had a functional requirement meeting to discuss what functionality we needed the website to have.

Then we did design mockups and once those were approved we moved into development of the WordPress website.

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

A project manager was our main point of contact, then we worked directly with one of the developers on the development portion of the project as needed, with a second developer on calls that needed more discussion.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Our team loves the updated design, and the backend is so much easier for our team to manage in-house. We just launched the site so we don't have metrics to share at this point in time, but the overall user experience is much better, and we've been getting compliments from customers.

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

We had weekly status update emails that went out every Friday to keep track of deliverables and timelines. After designs were approved and we neared our launch, we had weekly stand-ups along with the status emails to ensure things were running smoothly.

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

They gave us a unique-looking and easy-to-update website that reflected our brand personality.

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

As always with website launches, we had some bugs but they have been quick to help us fix and adjust as needed!

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Frontline Wildfire Defense manufactures and installs an exterior wildfire sprinkler system to protect homes and businesses during a wildfire. I am the Head of Marketing.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire House of Giants, and what were your goals?

We hired House of Giants to execute the build of a new website. We needed a solid CMS foundation that will allow us to grow over time and manage content creation internally. As a start-up, time to market and costs were important and House of Giants was able to strike the perfect balance.

SOLUTION

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

We received proposals from three vendors and compared them on speed, capabilities, and price. House of Giants performed well on all three.

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

House of Giants took our Figma design files and brought them to life in WordPress. They move quickly and hit all of the deliverable dates. Critical to the project was the execution of our SEO strategy, integration into Typeform, implementation of Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics, and building a clean and easy-to-use content experience in Wordpress.

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

I only interacted with the lead developer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We are only days past the launch date, so it is a little hard to quantify the results from the new site. However, everything was delivered on time and one spec. The team was a delight to work with and look forward to continuing to use House of Giants for future projects.

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

Clear and prompt communication. Everything was well organized using Asana. The team even integrated into our company slack channel so we could communicate quickly and directly.

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

They moved really quickly to build a high-quality site.

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

Not really.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I'm the executive director of Adaptive Sports Association, and we’re a nonprofit organization that provides high-impact recreational opportunities for people with physical and cognitive disabilities.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with House of Giants?

We needed someone to develop and design our website.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

House of Giants helped develop our WordPress website to showcase our capabilities and accomplishments as an organization. They streamlined the platform's backend and implemented features that will enable users to contact us directly.

Moreover, they applied contact forms, embedded a scheduling and calendar function, and made the flow of information more seamless for visitors.

As of now, they’re currently providing us with ongoing maintenance and support.

What is the team composition?

Our main point of contact is Kelly (Developer & Co-Owner).

How did you come to work with House of Giants?

House of Giants is a local business in Durango, and Kelly heard about our struggles and offered to help.

How much have you invested with them?

So far, we’ve spent just under $5,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

Our ongoing engagement started in July 2020.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The outcome has been fantastic, as we’re successfully generating new people who want to get involved in our program. Moreover, the feedback from our clients has been overwhelmingly positive, citing the platform’s ease of navigation, visual aesthetic, and user-friendliness.

How did House of Giants perform from a project management standpoint?

Their ability to stick to the budget and adhere to timelines have exceeded our expectations. We typically communicate through email, phone calls, and text.

What did you find most impressive about them?

One of their strongest points is their ability to listen to our needs and implement them into the structure of the website.

Are there any areas they could improve?

We’re really pleased with our partnership so there’s nothing they could improve on.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

My advice is to have an understanding of what your expectations are and communicate them clearly with House of Giants.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the marketing director for Untapped Learning, an education startup in Colorado. We work with middle school, high school, and college students with executive function challenges, such as ADHD, dyslexia, anxiety, and depression. We help them build the skills they need to succeed academically and beyond.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with House of Giants?

We needed a new website. We had a Wix or Weebly site and were in line with our competitors, so we wanted to step ahead a little bit.

Additionally, we wanted the site to look legitimate and on-brand so parents would be interested in our services. Nonetheless, we wanted to avoid much of the academic and medical feel that many of our competitors have.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

House of Giants built our website from scratch using WordPress. It was a collaborative effort; we had a few vendors working together. House of Giants did all the development and worked with others to create the design and flow we were shooting for.

What is the team composition?

Our main contact is Kelly (Developer & Co-Owner); she oversees most aspects of the project. We’ve also worked with Dominic (Co-Owner & Developer), and Daniel (UX Designer & Co-Owner) works occasionally on graphic design. He’s been a new addition for our latest projects.

How did you come to work with House of Giants?

We found them through the other people we were contracting. The whole network has been phenomenal.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent between $15,000–$20,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with them in December 2019, and our relationship is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

It’s been tough for them because we recently went through a rebranding process, so comparisons are kind of had because our name changed. However, our website traffic has increased in general. Also, families have told us in general conversations that they found our site when they were searching for executive function coaching, and that it stood out among others.

How did House of Giants perform from a project management standpoint?

It’s been great. Our communication is streamlined with Kelly, which is uncommon.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They do a great job at getting to know the brand and investing in our collaboration. Also, their communication is great, and they make sure that their direction is aligned with ours. If something isn’t matching, they don’t hesitate to pause and reevaluate at any point.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Be clear with what you want and ask for it — they’re there to help you, and they do a wonderful job. Also, be open to hearing them if they have suggestions. House of Giants knows what they’re doing, and their ideas may be better than what you thought you wanted.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the Sr. Manager of Content Strategy at Macrostax. Macrostax is a nutrition software service that helps people lead and live healthier lives.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire House of Giants?

We were in the process of launching a brand new native mobile app that would feature new designs from our previous web-based app. So we wanted our new marketing website not only to have a refresh, but also match our new app designs.

SOLUTION

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

Daniel, our web designer, was actually a Macrostax user so he had heard of our company. We sent out an email blast noting that we were looking for a web designer and Daniel replied. We were impressed by his clean designs and the fact that he already understood our product.

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

Daniel was super easy to work with and flexible in communication. We had a kick off call with all of our team members for the project. I sent a document outlining an estimated timeline, breaking the project out into different sections. Each week, we would revise Daniel's latest designs and communicate revisions and feedback via Google docs and Slack.

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

We primarily worked with just Daniel since we were only looking for design.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Daniel's designs were very thorough and self-explanatory. Once we handed off design to our web developer, we did not really have any questions regarding how it should be built or the files required. The new site looks beautiful and very on-brand.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Daniel was incredibly easy to work with. He was very thorough in incorporating all our feedback and very quick with his turnarounds. We didn't have any problems whatsoever with communication.

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

I was surprised to learn about the suite of services they offered. I would have loved to use the web development team to complete the entire project for us, but we had already had someone lined up before we hired Daniel for the design.

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

Nope!

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I used to work for Air Methods, which is a medical emergency company that provides helicopter and emergency flight transport all over the country.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with House of Giants?

We hired House of Giants to help us with web development and design.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Prior to hiring House of Giants, our website was a mess. We had moved back and forth between different platforms, so we needed to start over completely. Their team came in and helped us set up a new WordPress website from scratch. 

We wanted a fresh, clean, and simple look that had unique, eye-catching graphics, and House of Giants delivered on that. They redid our homepage and incorporated a picture of a helicopter mid-flight. They also made sure that whatever imagery we had on the website didn’t overpower all of the other important information. 

House of Giants also developed the site in a way that made it easy for us to edit and navigate the content. Their team created a dropdown menu and different pages for each of our 35 programs and methods. Each program is kind of unique and has its own history, so we asked them to include that information as well through an interactive timeline.

House of Giants is now providing ongoing maintenance services along with the continuous addition of more features and information to the site. They are also currently creating an on-site calculator that could compute how much an in-flight nurse or paramedic would make on the job since we are facing challenges with hiring people along those lines. 

What is the team composition?

I worked with two people: Kelly (Developer & Co-Owner) and Dominic (Front-End Developer).

How much have you invested with them?

We spent around $100,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

The project began in April 2020 and the website went live in November 2020.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The general feedback around the website has been positive. The original site that we had was kind of sad and messy, and House of Giants has given us a fresh start through a super clean, easy-to-use website. If I were to put a score on their impact and what they delivered, it would be close to 100% for sure.

How did House of Giants perform from a project management standpoint?

House of Giants was on time for pretty much everything. The only delays we experienced were with the creation of the web pages of the air transport methods since that required a bit of digging deeper. We communicated via email and Zoom.

What did you find most impressive about them?

House of Giants was really forward-thinking in their design, but they made sure that everything on the website was easy to use.

Are there any areas they could improve?

There’s nothing I can think of. I really enjoyed working with them. 

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Provide Hosue of Giants with as much information as you can, especially around what you’re looking to achieve. They will definitely use their talents to deliver that for you as they did with us. 

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

This is my personal website for my work as a content creator for the film/TV industry.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire House of Giants, and what were your goals?

I was in need of an updated website that showed the world who I am and want to be as an artist in the motion picture medium. I needed a partner who could help me define and translate my aesthetic into a website so that anyone looking at my body of work and its presentation would know what I'm about as a storyteller.

SOLUTION

How did you select House of Giants and what were the deciding factors?

I was referred by a colleague and rom our very first call I immediately dug the House of Giants team. They got excited by the challenge and brought so many cool ideas and energy to the process, I knew I was making a great choice.

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

We had a kick-off meeting to discuss goals and objectives. They brought to our next meeting a host of ideas and inspirations based on our conversation. Also they took the time to watch my films to really understand who I am as an artist. This was incorporated into design process.

I'm not a techie, but I know they got to experiment with lots of cool programs to figure out the best way to add motion to the site to give the feel of film. Then we tested and launched on time.

How many people from the House of Giants team worked with you, and what were their positions?

I worked closely with the principals and graphic designer throughout the process.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

I was thrilled with the design! It's cool, artistic, and a wonderful showcase for my work. I've gotten lots of great feedback and interest in my work.

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

They were totally on top of this project. The project manager / principal laid out the timeline, made sure each step of the process was clearly communicated, and that deadlines were met.

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

I was most impressed with how seriously they took my ideas and incorporated them into their awesome design ability. They wanted to push the envelope and they did, all in the service of what I needed. This personal investment in our collaborative work is so rare and beautiful, it's inspiring.

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

Honestly no. They were a dream to work with.