mente is a tech partner empowering early-stage startups & their investors (accelerators, incubators, Business Angels, VCs, and CVCs).
We rapidly deliver secure, scalable, & flexible tech solutions tailored precisely to the unique demands of innovative ventures, providing founders & investors with complete peace of mind through trusted expertise and reliable execution.
Our seasoned team brings deep credibility & senior-level experience, ensuring your project benefits from strategic insights, timely execution, & a robust technological foundation for successful scaling.
For Startups:
• Rapid Prototyping, PoC & MVP Development: Fast time-to-market combined with strategic stability and scalability, go-to-market support & adaptable maintenance approach.
• Technological Audits & Rescue Projects: Expert assessments, turnaround strategies & projects for struggling prototypes or MVPs, including advanced fields like AI & Blockchain.
• MVP Scoping & Roadmapping Workshops: Clear product scope definition & technical roadmap planning to align technology with business goals.
• Strategic Product & Technology Consulting: Long-term product strategies, legal compliance (GDPR), IP protection, & infrastructure scalability for growth.
• Investor Readiness Support: Assistance with securing funding on the technical level via participation in investor meetings, advisory, & committed co-ownership involvement.
• Flexible Cooperation Models: Tailored collaboration through standard or hybrid (partially equity-based) partnership agreements.
For Accelerators, Incubators, and Investors:
• Technical Due Diligence: Comprehensive audits of startup tech teams & their technological solutions.
• Rescue and Optimisation Projects: Hands-on interventions to stabilise & optimise existing software projects.
Mente offers competitive pricing and good value for cost, catering to various project sizes. Clients noted projects were completed on budget without overruns. The provider is praised for their flexibility and responsiveness, ensuring timely delivery and high-quality outcomes across diverse technical solutions.
Mente's project management is highlighted for its effectiveness, particularly in agile environments. They are adept at managing schedules, adapting to changes, and maintaining smooth workflows, which ensures project success.
Valuable Workshops and Knowledge Sharing
Mente's workshops have provided clients with valuable insights and practical knowledge, enhancing their understanding of technology and improving internal processes. This has been a key benefit for clients seeking expertise.
Positive Team Dynamics and Collaboration
Mente fosters a positive team environment, promoting collaboration and teamwork. This approach enhances project outcomes and client satisfaction, as noted in several reviews.
Room for Improvement in Assertiveness
While mente's work is highly praised, one review noted that they could benefit from being more assertive in project discussions, especially regarding deadlines, to avoid potential difficulties.
Strong Communication and Client Relationships
Mente is noted for excellent communication, using virtual meetings and messaging apps effectively. Clients appreciate their proactive communication style and the establishment of a friendly, collaborative atmosphere.
Consistent Delivery on Time and Budget
Clients consistently praise mente for delivering projects on time and within budget. The company is known for completing all project phases as promised, maintaining cost efficiency, and avoiding budget overruns, which highlights their strong project management skills.
Custom Software DevelopmentOther IT Consulting and SIUX/UI Design
Confidential
Nov. 2021 - Oct. 2022
5.0
Quality
5.0
Schedule
5.0
Cost
5.0
Willing to Refer
5.0
"They know how to use their awareness of numerous factors to successfully deliver the project."
Oct 21, 2022
CEO, Panopticum
Radoslaw Nagay
Other industries
Szczecin, Poland
11-50 Employees
Online Review
Mente assessed a VR company's security risks, improved their systems, and involved machine-learning solutions for the client's product to learn.
Mente was an innovative group of problem-solvers who worked quickly to solve issues and deliver expected results. All their efforts produced strong results and met the client's needs. They were also thoughtful and proactive in communicating and designing the system.
The client submitted this review online.
BACKGROUND
Please describe your company and your position there.
Panopticum - a company dedicated to advancing the virtual, augmented and mixed reality industries. Our members are HighTech and established Media specialists, Research Institutes and Universities, Start-Ups, Freelancers and plain VR enthusiasts. We are working actively on different areas, from sales & marketing, events & communication to knowledge transfer and R&D. I ensure high levels of customer satisfaction as well as up-sell and cross-sell potential within existing customers to maximize share of wallet.
OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE
For what projects/services did your company hire Mente?
We were looking for a partnership to help us understand what our next steps should be taken for a project we had been running to go forward, as it came to a halt at one point. The project concerned a complex legal system that relied on very sensitive data provided by state authorities. The investor involved required from us a timely delivery and particularly careful budget management.
SOLUTION
How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?
We discovered Mente through an IT Cluster and they seemed to be a solid and reliable partner already upon the first meeting.
Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.
We received a highly professional support while completing the project. At all stages, Mente searched for the simplest and most cost-effective solutions that would both work long-term and allow for scaling the system. After receiving information about the project situation, Mente impressed us with their quick response time. In the first two weeks, Mente solved critical problems (such as adjusting the system to a modified external API) and delivered key new features for us to meet a project deadline, all despite facing some outdated technologies and incomplete system documentation. They mitigated some security risks and raised our awareness in this respect. At the same time, they also planned the workload and next stages of development. Here Mente, thanks to their experience, solved further complex issues related to API integrations, improved the UX of the existing system and delivered a new, critical module, involving machine-learning solutions for the system to learn. They have allowed us to reach the investor's aims.
How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?
We worked closely with the two Mente founders, as architects and lead problem-solvers and developers, and with one full-stack developer.
RESULTS & FEEDBACK
Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?
We have been able to meet all the project deadlines and deliver the missing parts of the system, as well as ensure its better security and usability. The project investor is happy with the achieved results.
How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?
We were in contact through video calls and emails as well as meeting on site. Robert and Slawomir always responded quickly to our queries.
What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?
These guys definitely go above and beyond, by being thoughtful and proactive in both communicating and designing the system architecture for long-term and wide development. They know how to use their awareness of numerous factors to successfully deliver the project.
Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?
None. Their team has high-end architects on board who have offered us unconventional solutions to perfectly adapt to the our client's needs. Also, they are problem-solvers who pinpoint the root causes of different challenges and address them in a fast, effective way. As developers they deliver solutions that realize all the expected functions and can be built on in the future. All their efforts produce impressive results.
RATINGS
5.0
Quality
5.0
Service & Deliverables
"Amazing, especially considering the variety of project needs to be realized simultaneously. Great communication."
Schedule
5.0
On time / deadlines
"Overall cooperation, including scheduling, with Mente was straightforward and every step brought us forward. They involved us only when necessary."
Cost
5.0
Value / within estimates
"The efficiency of Mente's work has been amazing. The solutions they proposed and delivered were right on target, which saved us a lot of time."
Willing to Refer
5.0
NPS
"Most likely. They are definitely the team you go to when you face multi-faceted obstacles in your projects.
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