Intobi

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the co-founder of a high-tech company focusing on eCommerce. We develop SaaS services and apps to enhance eCommerce stores.

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

We hired Intobi for a multi-channel marketing app we purchased. The goal was to prepare the app for release and continue growing it once it is released.

How did you select Intobi and what were the deciding factors?

The original owner of the app we purchased worked with them and highly recommended them. We wanted a team that was already familiar with the project and they communicated clearly and displayed familiarity with the project.

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

• Step 1- make basic adjustments for the release of the app
• Step 2- fix bugs and small inconsistencies with the product after release
• Step 3- continue development of major features once the MVP is stable

Step 3 is ongoing as long as the app is live.

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

4 currently, with plans of increasing that.

• Company owner- manages the project as it gets going, allocates developers as needed by us
• 2 developers- full-time Designer- on an hourly basis, as needed
• Client manager- available to our needs for direct communication

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

The app was released within weeks of starting the work, and the development team delivers new development according to schedule as they commit to. Within a month of releasing the app, we reached over 100 customers.

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

We communicate on Slack, with ClickUp as a project management tool. Communication is daily, with the developers keeping us updated on any new development completed or in progress.

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

Communication is number 1- they are very dedicated and have great communication skills, which makes development much more effective, and working with them is a pleasure. They are extremely professional and have an incredible speed of delivery.

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

The developer allocated to the project, in the beginning, did not have the necessary experience for this project. But once we realized the issue, Intobi was very quick and effective in finding the right people for the job.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the founder of a business services company aimed to simplify and increase services of selected companies.

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

Intobi was hired to meet our development goals, i.e. to build a web- and mobile application from the ground up.

How did you select Intobi and what were the deciding factors?

Intobi was discovered through the website, UpWork. Their qualities and experience was the deciding factor.

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

Seeing that our project is still ongoing I am not eligible to share that information.

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

Four people. Project manager, senior and junior developer along with a designer.

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

The project is still ongoing, so the outcomes will only be considered as the deliverables we have received. We are happy with the results.

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

Project management was good. We held meetings through Skype calls at least once or twice a week, sometimes even more often considering the goals for the given week. Skype chat was used on a daily basis usually. Jira was first used but later we switched to Trello, both were used for the purposes of having an overview of projects. Paint was sometimes used to simplify the overall picture of a given deliverable. Meetings were on time, attentive, adaptable and proactive.

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

Our communications were really good and that is a vital thing, especially since Intobi is resided in another country and we had little chances of meeting them in person. Especially since the Covid-19 outbreak became more and more hazardous.

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

I don´t think so.

Please describe your company and your position there.

Our online destinations are a series of the spiritual advice on marriage, relationships, and life.

For what projects/services did your company hire Intobi?

Almost everything to develop the user's interaction via paid chat.

What were your goals for this project?

The solution to fix bugs and make user friendly.

How did you select this vendor?

I searched for myself to find the best company for this job.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

The design, development, backend- management solution as well as the features and testing after every update.

What was the team composition?

The project team has 3 to 5 people which helps to finish the project ASAP.

Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business?

Andrew and Alex at intobi.com are outstanding. They have advanced my website more in 4 months and still doing then any other developer has done in one year these guys are pro in their work. I simply give them any work that I have.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

Project management is going really well — it saves me a lot of time.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The client can interact with the team if there is the confusion they do justify the idea and clear the confusion on time.

Are there any areas for improvement?

There is one little thing which I feel they can improve before taking the project they should make the list to do.because in my case they forget a few things which I felt they already know. But I have to tell them and they move to the next Phase which is 2 where I have to pay extra for this job.

Please describe your company and your position there.

We provide cloud infrastructure and security solutions, as well as white-glove technical support and a suite of web services. My role at the company is VP of Operations

For what projects/services did your company hire Intobi?

We needed to find a reliable team to outsource some of our in-house development projects to. We had tried several other firms in the past, as well as independent resources, all with mixed success. We needed to find a team that could adapt to meet our needs and could communicate as if they were part of the same team.

What were your goals for this project?

The end goal in pursuing Intobi was to find developers that could think and work like we worked and deliver the same level of quality, at the same rate, as we were delivering previously on the same projects. It's not an easy ask having a new development team resume work on an existing, well established project.

How did you select this vendor?

Ultimately, Intobi had to prove to us that they could meet the requirements. We had to work through some challenges in setting expectations in the beginning, but quickly thereafter Intobi was able to take over the necessary projects and tasks without a hitch. Nearly a year later, they have continued to be a reliable partner for us in this capacity.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

Back end and front end development for a proprietary suite of web-based application.

What was the team composition?

A project manager and two senior developers worked with us primarily throughout the first 3 months of the project. We have scaled down to one senior developer since that time, as they have been very efficient and honest with the work that we are asking them to perform.

Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business?

The impact to our business has been enormous now that Intobi is on board. It has freed us up to focus on other initiatives and allowed us to bring in new business without creating a backlog.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

Intobi's project manager and ours worked together to assemble tasks and get them delivered. We continue to work alongside them to prioritize tasks, discuss new features, review deliverables, etc.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The owner of Intobi, Andrew, is very passionate about his business and his clients. He will go the extra mile to ensure satisfaction and quality in what his team is delivering. He has worked hard to earn our partnership and it's been impressive.

Are there any areas for improvement?

There are ALWAYS areas for improvement. Speed, cost, innovation, communication, you name it, something can always be improved upon. I will say that Intobi is also displaying gradual improvement to us, showing the maturing of their team and their business as each week passes.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

FactorPrep is a strength and conditioning company. I’m the founder.

What challenge were you trying to address with Intobi?

We’ve been trying to create an elite level strength and conditioning software for about eight years. We’ve used quite a few IT developers and we’re trying to find a good one.

What was the scope of their involvement?

Previous developers had already created the software, but didn’t put the source code into the hub properly. That meant we had functioning software, but without the proper source code behind it. Intobi had to go in, decompile all of it, and generate the source code from the existing software, then get it all up and working and fix some bugs. It was a month to six weeks of work before we even got to a point where we could start making improvements on the software.

We’re looking at doing a full rebuild of the software. That will require them to create a mockup and then I’ll sit down with the project manager. I’ll run through every single detail and get a price on it first, then decide whether it’s worthwhile.

What is the team composition?

There was a project manager and a couple of people working on the decompile and the code. We’re at a stage now where there might be a project manager, a person working on the code, a junior person doing simple form mockups, and a graphic designer to redesign our landing page. It depends on what the requirements are at the time.

How did you come to work with Intobi?

They’re the fifth company I’ve worked with. I typically look on outsourcing websites such as Upwork. I have certain criteria and give companies a couple of jobs to try out. This time was even more strict and ruthless because I was tired of getting poor IT developers and it was costing me a fortune.

I had a few top-level applicants, but Intobi really communicated well and appeared to have a high level of expertise. They were willing to do the hard work and offered genuine information. They didn’t necessarily tell me what I wanted to hear, but what they thought was in the best interest for what I was trying to do.

How much have you invested with them?

$3,000–$4,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in December 2017 and the work is ongoing.

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

Other developers tell me that my software is huge—it has over a million lines of code. Intobi’s team decompiled it without any source code within about two weeks. The end result of that was pretty outstanding compared to what I would have expected to get. That impressed me. Since then, we’ve done a little bit of planning back and forth, talking about what we should do and how we should do it.

They fixed over 20 bugs in a two-week period, and fixed some bugs in the mobile applications too. They managed the mobile applications and got another server up and running for us to test. They got through quite a bit of work, very quickly. They are the best IT developers we’ve worked with, in terms of communication, the amount of work they get done in a certain amount of time, and the quality of that work.

How did Intobi perform from a project management standpoint?

They’re good; better than anybody that I’ve had before. IT companies will tell you that they’re going to project manage. When they’re bidding for your work they’ll tell you they have a project manager to put on the job for free, and you just pay for the developers and designers. Then, typically, the project manager doesn’t actually project manage. They’re sales people who hand it over to the developer. In the previous company, I told the project manager if they truly project managed, then they would have seen what was going wrong and we wouldn’t have to point it out to them. However, with Intobi, I have direct contact with the project manager. I get replies within a few hours, explaining exactly where things are at.

What did you find most impressive about them?

The communication, the quality of work, and the amount of work they get done in a timeframe is very good. The advice they give is not necessarily what we want to hear, but it’s an effective opinion from their perspective. I’m happy to disagree with them at times and they do listen. They happily accept responsibility if they do something wrong.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, they’re good. I need to be mindful that I’m not engaging a full-time in-house developer. I can’t expect that type of back and forth communication. The responses I get aren’t instantaneous like I’d get from someone in-house, but they are within a couple of hours.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Their team is genuine and hard working. It’s your product and you know it best. If you have different ideas to what they have, propose them, and they’ll sit and listen.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m the co-founder and CEO of a beauty app startup called Tiro Beauty. We’re Africa’s first on-demand beauty app, that connects users with professional make-up artists.

For what projects/services did your company hire Intobi?

Although we already had an app for iOS and Android, we wanted to run our business via a web platform. As a result, we needed resources to develop our website as well as fix any of our mobile app’s bugs.

What were your goals for this project?

We wanted to establish vendor profiles on our new site and then stabilize our iOS and Android apps.

How did you select this vendor?

We found them on Freelancer.com. Though we’ve worked with numerous subcontractors, we liked Intobi’s range of services, so we decided to go with them for long-term collaboration.

Describe the project in detail.

Within a short time, they developed the site from scratch, which allowed us to conduct our business online. The site featured vendor profiles where beauty professionals could list their details and promote their services. The profiles could also link to social media channels. The team then helped us with our mobile app, fixing all bugs to stabilize it.

What was the team composition?

We worked with a project manager and two developers.

What outcomes or results can you share that demonstrate progress and/or success?

The site worked well, and we were able to easily create vendor profiles. As for the app, they’ve addressed the bugs, improving its stability.

How effective was the project management?

Rather than being just a development agency, they also had great project managers and QA engineers. Their talented team followed proper management methodologies, and they were always available online, replying promptly to our inquiries. Beyond executing tasks, they were always happy to work with us to think of the best options moving forward.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

I appreciated their team’s flexibility. They were always open for discussion, and they really cared about our business’s success.

What tips or recommendations do you have?

Nothing comes to mind. I’m satisfied with everything, and I can’t recommend any changes.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m the CEO of Reserve Limo Global, a luxury transportation company. We provide a variety of transportation services for corporate events and leisure outings and between airports, hotels, and resorts. We also escort clients to and from conventions and conferences in Los Angeles.

Our company develops and maintains long-term relationships with our clients, providing reliable, safe, and luxurious personal ground transportation. All of our professional chauffeurs are multilingual and dressed in black suits. Our vehicles are clean, well maintained, and fully licensed and insured as required by law. 

For what projects/services did your company hire Intobi?

Intobi assisted with the redesign and redevelopment of our website. They incorporated several e-commerce features and developed and connected a reservation widget through a third-party API.

What were your goals for this project?

We wanted to offer a modern-looking website with a streamlined reservation capability and abandoned cart functionality. 

How did you select this vendor?

After interviewing several web development companies, we decided to go with Intobi because of their experience and great reviews. They are honest, open, and communicative, which isn’t true of all web designers.

Describe the project in detail.

Intobi redesigned and redeveloped our website, incorporated several e-commerce features, and developed and connected a reservation widget through a third-party API. They also build a mobile application for our business.

What was the team composition?

I worked with a project manager, a developer, and a designer. 

What outcomes or results can you share that demonstrate progress and/or success?

From the beginning, I could tell we were working with a company that gets results. They achieved our objectives.

How effective was the project management?

Our project manager did an excellent job. We had daily Skype meetings to review all of the details. We went over actionable points together, and then they implemented the changes.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They’re experts in their field and offer outstanding results. They have strong technical experience, and all of the team members were pleasant and easy to work with. 

We are a small Austrian company that developed sewage plant specific software that manages 'Indirekteinleiter' (wastewater discharging companies), according to Austrian governmental regulations. The solution is a multi-tenant asp.net web application and is hosted in Azure.

We have more than 15 years of experience in the development of customer solutions based on MS Access. Last year, we decided to move one of our solutions to a web-based application to utilize the reduction of service efforts for updating client computers.

With moving to web-based solutions we had to learn new technologies (asp.net, MVC, Azure SQL DB). Thus, we were looking for a partner who could help us to get started. Our partner should have excellent skills in asp.net programming (MVC, C#, html, Kendo UI) and in MS SQL database handling techniques.

The goal of the project was to deliver web pages as defined by us.

Over a time period of 6 months a series of 6 sprints of web-page programming were defined by us to move the functionality of our access solution to the web.

The stories to be worked out were defined by us on a weekly basis and communicated via skype by text and/or voice calls. Work was to be delivered by the provider into Visual Studio Team Services and then tested by us on our PCs with the hosted solution in Azure.

IntoBi exhibited high professionalism in processing the work to be delivered. They demonstrated high skills and capacities in writing asp.net web pages including a wide range of related programming languages and tools.

Work was delivered on time and complete in excellent quality and value for money ratio. Bugs were corrected promptly. Communication proceeded smoothly in English.

IntoBi also kindly assisted us in setting up our Azure account for hosting and publishing the solution. The developer was of invaluable help to us learning new programming languages/techniques and he showed great courteousness in explaining his work to us.

We can absolutely recommend IntoBi to anyone who has similar work to be realized.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the Owner of Xeniaprojects. Xeniaprojects - IT solutions is a Swiss company that successfully works on the digital technology market and professionally develops software products and efficient applications.

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

The task was to develop different products for software and mobile applications in the surrounding of building solutions for the swiss healthcare market.

How did you select Intobi and what were the deciding factors?

Intobi was a recommendation of developers we where working before. The team of Intobi took over very fast and without any complications a just ongoing develop process.

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

They developed in accordance to an ongoing process of different requests.

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

We used 4 to 5 developers, two of them for mobile application iOs and Android. The team was leaded from Switzerland and co operated successfully with developers here in Switzerland.

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

We are able to launch all the requested tasks in time. What is just great.

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

The management of the projects where perfect. We communicate through Skype, Jira, Git-Hub and sometimes Whatsapp.

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

Very uncomplicated communication. What stood out the most was how they offered impressive solutions to the company.

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

The communication was perfect. We missed only some documentation about their work.

Please describe your company and your position there.

My company Alltomsundbyberg is a web portal for citizens in Sundbyberg. We engage the community to participate in the development of the city, wether it's building plans, events or culture. I'm the founder and project manager of the company

For what projects/services did your company hire Intobi?

I hired Intobi to help us out with developing a new and fresh website. We also developed a new SEO strategy.

What were your goals for this project?

Our goals is to deliver great content in a smooth and responsive way. We want to grow and boost our visitor rate.

How did you select this vendor?

Intobi got in touch with me at the right time of planning for this project. We have had contact with other development companies but Intobi showed the most impressive work ethic and professionalism

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

We created some tables, lists and content for the website. A few Skype meetings later, this information was analyzed and act upon by Intobi. We got several design ideas by a very productive team. After a few weeks we decided on the style and layout to match our logotype and target group. Intobi helped us with all the development and served us continues updates on the process. Feedback and communication everyday till we landed the final product.

What was the team composition?

The team was made by a Project manager, designer, backend -and frontend developers and SEO technicians.

Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business?

The results was better than emagined, we hoped to create a website that would look modern. We got a full scaled website with a super fast loading time. I really appreciated the great communication regarding any matter of bugs or design ideas. Very productive and professional

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

The team is organized and the process felt very well structured. All parts fit into their respective phase of the project. All my needs we're taken care of.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The work ethic was most impressive. If I didn't like a specific design idea or an alignment of objects in the layout, Intobi is quick to think of other solutions and proposals. They are productive and makes the process more fun.

Are there any areas for improvement?

A checklist of fundamental information regarding current solution and the scope of things to take care of would me great to clear up from scratch,.