Naked Development

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Founder of the company.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Employment App Company

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Naked Development to accomplish?

• We hired Naked Development to help in the development of an app
• We needed a structured development process to ensure a successful MVP launch.

SOLUTION

How did you find Naked Development?

• Online Search
• Referral
• Clutch Site
• Naked Development

Why did you select Naked Development over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Naked Development were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

The scope of work for Naked Development includes the full design and development of our mobile app, ensuring a seamless and engaging UX for both job seekers and employers. This involves initial research and discovery, UI/UX design, frontend and backend development, testing, and deployment. 
The project also includes creating key platform features such as user profiles and a scoring system for candidate evaluations.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Naked Development is crucial in bringing our app to life, transforming our vision into a seamless and engaging platform for job seekers and employers. Their expertise in design, development, and user experience has ensured a high-quality app with intuitive features that make job matching easier and more efficient. 
With a strong foundation in place, our app is will be well-positioned for growth, innovation, and long-term success.

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

Naked Development demonstrated strong project management by maintaining clear communication, setting milestones, and organizing the development process. They delivered key project phases on time, ensuring steady progress toward the MVP launch. 
Their team responded to our needs, quickly addressing feedback and making necessary adjustments to align the project with our vision.

What was your primary form of communication with Naked Development?

• In-Person Meeting
• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

What stood out most about Naked Development was their ability to combine creativity with technical expertise, delivering a well-designed and highly functional app. The team is EXTREMELY AMAZING!!! Their communication is top tier giving a white glove treatment to our team from day one. Their attention to detail in user experience and commitment to understanding our vision made the collaboration seamless.

Additionally, their responsiveness and ability to adapt to feedback ensured a smooth development process from start was also amazing. Naked Development knows their stuff and it's proven through their commitment to excellence and sharing knowledge. 

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

No, Naked Development exceeded our expectations, delivering a high-quality product with creativity and professionalism. Their team was responsive, adaptable, and committed to ensuring that our vision is executed flawlessly. The collaboration was smooth, and their dedication to excellence made the entire process seamless.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Employee of San Francisco

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Startup 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address?
A complete app design. Naked helped us solve an issue about the scope of work and confusion we had. I want this review to reflect the fact that they helped solve the issue and that we are on good terms.

SOLUTION

How did you find Naked Development?

• Online Search
• Clutch Site

Why did you select Naked Development over others?

• High ratings
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Naked Development were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

What was the scope of their involvement and team dynamic?

They helped us solve issues.  They designed an app for us.

What's the status of this engagement?

It is now over

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

How did your relationship with your partner evolve?

They did what they needed to do in order to satisfy me as a customer. They helped us solve all issues that came up and we ended the relationship on good terms. I am happy.

What was your primary form of communication with Naked Development?

Virtual Meeting

In what ways can they improve?

They are smart people with a lot of potential.

What advice do you have for clients with similar needs to yours?

 Do your research and make sure you trust your partners with clear expectations.

UPDATED REVIEW

Review published on 9/28/2024


Theo Knopf
Employee, StartupSoftware

San Francisco, California

1-10 Employees

Aug 2024 - Oct 2024

$10,000 to $49,999

Verified

Project summary
A startup hired Naked Development to design their app. The team promised a complete app design and highlighted the support that they would provide for the client. 

Feedback summary
Naked Development's work was underwhelming for the client, and the team failed to deliver the full app design. The team was well-prepared for meetings but didn't act on the client's concerns and feedback. The team was not collaborative and inconsistent with communication and work quality.
This review includes the vendor’s response.
BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am an employee of San Francisco

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Startup 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Naked Development to accomplish?

• A complete app design

SOLUTION

How did you find Naked Development?

• Online Search
• Clutch Site

Why did you select Naked Development over others?

• High ratings
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Naked Development were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

In the begining we agreed upon getting a full app design from naked dev and they highlighted the help that they would provide as we grew our startup as full time entrepenuers

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The main goal of our time with naked was to get a full app design from them that we could than go on and develop it with software engineers. They did not provide anything close to that and we were left without any resources to continue our project. 

Basically, they used agressive sales and marketing tactics to show that they were willing to meet our needs and expectations. Throughout the design process we noticed that we were not getting the progress we wanted and every milestone was underwhelming. Communicating with the team was very challanging and frusterating 

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

They were very good at coming to each meeting prepared and with an agenda. This was helpful but at the same time a set back. We were not able to work with them on the most collaborative level because of how they were tied down by the "process" or what "leadership can do". 

Often times we felt that they heard our concerns and chose not to act on them because it is easiest for them. They truly are not equipped to meet the needs of a start up and not the best choice for a passionate entrepnuer. Which completely surpised us as they highlighted their capability to meet our needs during the sale

What was your primary form of communication with Naked Development?

Virtual Meeting

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

The office is great and the discovery day was super helpful. We learned alot about how people desiging apps think and it was a good experience. we were very excited after that

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

After the awesome discovery day, everything seemed to change. The engagement from the team fell off and the collaboration between us and naked completely vanished. They have a process and they will not work with you to get you what you need.

If you dont read the fine print in their contract you will be dissapointed. They do not actually deliver a full app design and will do absolutely nothing to help you grow your business which is their main selling point.

The leadership was very disrespectful and unwilling to work with us or hear our concerns. The founders university is not helpful nor collaborative. There are no other founders in the circle that you will be introduced to.

The marketing about the help for founders and the network they provide is simply a lie. Unfortunately they are just a regular design and dev shop. They have very high prices and i recommend searching for another company - not because of the design they provide but the treatment and manipulation you will recieve from the ceo John and the rest of leadership

 Overall rating: 1.0  

I would not recomend you take the risk with this company. They have the ability to create something great, however will not do it for less than 200k

Quality:    2.5
The designers themselves are good. However, they are constrained by the guidlines leadership has put in place. leading to a uncollaborative process

Cost:    0.5
This is not a good company for entrepnuers or start ups

Schedule:    2.0
It is very challanging to get in touch with the people assigned to your team outside of the 30 minute weekly meeting

Willing to refer:    1.0
The designers are awesome and very smart. The leadership lied to us and let us down countless times.

Theo Knopf
Employee, StartupSoftware

San Francisco, California

1-10 Employees

Aug 2024 - Oct 2024

$10,000 to $49,999

Verified

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CFO of What’s The Move

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Our app is a convenient night life navigation tool that gives you real-time insights on the pulse of a club / bar. 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Naked Development to accomplish?

Help us bring our vision to life.

SOLUTION

How did you find Naked Development?

Online Search

Why did you select Naked Development over others?

• High ratings
• Close to my geographic location
• Pricing fit our budget

How many teammates from Naked Development were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

We have been working hard on designing our mobile app and trying to find every solution to any ongoing problems we find on the way. Development should take place shortly and our vision will be brought to light. 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

So far we have finished designing our app. very satisfied. 

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

Naked has been very professional and delivered their promises in time ! They're very reliable and is there any time we need them. 

What was your primary form of communication with Naked Development?

• In-Person Meeting
• Virtual Meeting

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

The most impressive thing I found was the people and team they put together for our success. 

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

Not at all. everything has been done exactly as planned . 

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am an Executive of Silver Boys LLC

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We are building an app that suggests streaming content and tracks streaming content for users over all the streaming platforms. 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Naked Development to accomplish?

• Help design the app
• Build the app
• Help launch and market the app

SOLUTION

How did you find Naked Development?

Online Search

Why did you select Naked Development over others?

• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Naked Development were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

Naked designed the app and the design phase has been completed. Naked is building the app and the app is currently under construction and will most likely be available in the next few weeks for beta testing. Naked is currently building our branding book which is close to completion and Naked has built our landing page and it should be completed in the next few weeks. 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

During the design phase Naked came up with several key additions to our exisiting ideas to really enhance the app for the end user. During the development phase Naked has help us design a visually beautiful app that is easy to use and developed an algorithm for suggesting content for the user. Naked has helped us develop our branding book and helped us design and develop a landing page for the app. Naked is currently helping us with our marketing plan.  

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

Naked has provided us with an amazing project management team from the start to finish. It started with the CEO and he is the reason we chose Naked as our development team. The design team has been amazing and have met our timelines and when there have been small set backs they have been very honest and have communicated openly about how we could fix the problems and keep the project moving forward. The marketing team has also been amazing and has met all our timelines and are a big part of getting this project to market.   

What was your primary form of communication with Naked Development?

• In-Person Meeting
• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

The people. From the CEO to everyone at Naked, it's been amazing to work with their team. 

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

Nothing comes to mind. If I were to start this project over again it would be with Naked. 

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.
I am the founder of a peer-to-peer golf club rental app.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address?
The direction of where to go once receiving the final designs of the app mock up. Sort of "well what now?" situation.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement and team dynamic?
They were VERY helpful in guiding me post app design in pointing me in the direction of what the next steps are. Through our conversations and meetings they laid out a roadmap that instilled the confidence to continue pushing forward with design, development, marketing and investment search without the feeling of being lost.

What's the status of this engagement?: On going, scheduled calls and reviews

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

How did your relationship with your partner evolve?
A member from the company reached out and wanted to speak more about my experience. We had a great conversation that lead to a resolution where both parties agreed to move forward with each other. I put my faith back into their team and they have not disappointed as they've been extremely helpful, attentive and encouraging throughout our calls.

In what ways can they improve?
Just keep the conversation going, stay in touch and continue engaging with their clients who put their trust in them.
What advice do you have for clients with similar needs to yours?
Be thorough, know your end goal and be clear about it.

UPDATED REVIEW

This review was published on November 7, 2024.

Vincent Van Zile
Founder, Golf Club Rental CompanySports
Sussex, New Jersey
1-10
May 2024 - Jul 2024
$10,000 to $49,999
Verified

Project summary
Naked Development was hired by a golf club rental company to design a wireframe application. The team was tasked with providing five high-fidelity click-through design options and a Figma wireframe.

Feedback summary
Naked Development didn't adhere to deadlines due to multiple lead transitions and failed to deliver the development scope document. The team rebranded the client's company, but their work didn't align with the brand guidelines, showing a lack of attention to the client's project.
This review includes the vendor’s response.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Founder of a golf club rental company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Golf Club Rentals

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Naked Development to accomplish?

• Design wireframe application
• Provide (2) Figma wireframe prototypes
• Development Scope Documentation

SOLUTION

How did you find Naked Development?

• Online Search
• Clutch Site

Why did you select Naked Development over others?

• Great culture fit
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Naked Development were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

I chose to work with Naked to help me fine-tune and turn my app vision into a functioning click-through interface mockup.  They were to provide me 5 high fidelity click-through design options along with a 40+ page Figma wireframe. There was supposed to be an assigned lead designer, a project manager and progress meetings throughout the 6 week program. After the 6 week program, I was to be provided all deliverables, including their development scope documentation which broke down everything I needed to know about moving forward with taking my app from design to development seamlessly.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Attractive functioning design, elaborate wireframes, comprehensive development scope breakdown

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

Scattered and scrambling. At my first meeting, I was introduced to a group of employees who all seemed to be invested and ready to work on my project. By the next meeting, there was a significant drop-off, and by the third meeting, I was assigned a new design lead (who was completely unfamiliar with my product or the scope of the project), and half way through I was introduced to a different project manager. Items were not delivered on time, because most of the changes were lost in the design lead transition so week 4 turned into week 5 and so on. The development scope document was never delivered, the one deliverable that they deemed the holy grail of the entire project. It took me emailing them months later asking if it would ever be sent to me, which miraculously it was sent over the next day...so did they have it that whole time but never sent it, or did they scramble to put it together overnight? 

Before the design meetings, I provided my brand guidelines, colors, fonts etc etc, for their team to follow and keep in mind while setting up the screen mockup. To my surprise...they completely rebranded my company and gave me new designs and layouts that were so out of left field I was shocked. I reiterated my need for everything to be on brand and once again provided the brand elements to follow. Next design meeting - wouldn't you know...NEW design, not on brand, now we are in the right field. Where is the drop-off? The fact that they changed design leads. It was an absolute mess. It felt like no one was listening to what I was asking for. Finally, I was given some resemblance of the direction I wanted to go in. At this point it was too late, we were already 2 weeks behind on our scheduled meetings and I didn't have the fight in me to keep giving pushback because it was clear that no matter what I said, nothing was going to change. I voiced my concern that it felt like the graphics I was provided came straight from a low-budget fiverr artist, and I'm truly not convinced that they weren't. 

I really TRULY wanted to love working with this team. The project managers were so nice, and the introduction meeting was very welcoming. I cannot express enough the massive dropoff that happened once the initial meeting with Naked Development was over. As a side note, with about 2 weeks left of the design program, they tried selling me on their development program, which was an astronomical price for marketing and development. 

I felt this was very bold of them to do considering how poorly the design program had gone. When I expressed that I was not going to make any development decisions just yet, it was like I no longer existed. It felt like since I didn't commit to developing the app with them, my project held no significance to them.

What was your primary form of communication with Naked Development?

Virtual Meeting

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

Their ability to make themselves seem more capable than they are. Great marketing and sales tactics.

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

Hire better designers and communicate more. Don't throw your customers to the wolves after the initial smoke and mirrors in-person kickoff meeting.

STAR RATINGS
Overall rating: 1.5
Disappointing. Really hoped for a great relationship

Quality: 1
Underwhelming overpromised deliverables

Cost: 0.5
Deliverables were not worth the money spent

Schedule: 2

Willing to refer: 1

Company Responses

The vendor responded on January 14, 2025.

Thank you for sharing your experience. We’re truly sorry to hear we didn’t meet your expectations and want to assure you that your concerns are important to us. Our goal is to deliver high-quality designs, provide thoughtful guidance for your startup, and maintain clear communication at every step. It’s clear we fell short here, and we’d appreciate the opportunity to connect and make things right—we’ve already reached out to you directly in a separate thread.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Founder of INEEDA

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We're an app for freelancers in the beauty and creative space

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Naked Development to accomplish?

• App Development
• Marketing
• Mentorship

SOLUTION

How did you find Naked Development?

Online Search

Why did you select Naked Development over others?

• High ratings
• Great culture fit
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Naked Development were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

Code takeover of our exisiting code and to rework and bring our app to market. We also recieved new UX/UI design and reskinning.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We have had continued contact throughout the entire project to ensure deliverables are being met and our vision is aligning. We have recieved access to all assets as well throughout the project.

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

Items are delivered on time and communication was open throughout the duration of the project. Any questions we had or meetings we needed were answered and scheduled to work through in a timely and respectful manor.

What was your primary form of communication with Naked Development?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Coming from another development company, the personal connection we have with our team is black and white. They feel like more than just a company we're working with. It feels like they are just as excited to see us succeed as we are.

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

As of now, no!

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am a Managing Member of a software company 

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Shareable product catalog

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Naked Development to accomplish?

• Build a mobile app

SOLUTION

How did you find Naked Development?

• Online Search
• Clutch Site

Why did you select Naked Development over others?

• High ratings
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Naked Development were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

Design and develop mobile app to help users create shareable product catalogs

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Stunning design

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

Timely deliverables and great communication with any changes to timing 

What was your primary form of communication with Naked Development?

Virtual Meeting

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

I was impressed by how they focused on entrepreneurial companies

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

N/A

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Co-Founder of Ineeda Pro

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Provide platform for on demand services.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Naked Development to accomplish?

• Build App

SOLUTION

How did you find Naked Development?

Online Search

Why did you select Naked Development over others?

High ratings

How many teammates from Naked Development were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Hired Naked to build our app that provides a platform for on demand services.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Milestones for each phase of development process.

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

Yes, Naked delivered our product on time and exceeded our expectations.

What was your primary form of communication with Naked Development?

Virtual Meeting

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

Naked went above and beyond for us.  They not only developed our app but they really became a mentor as well and gave us invaluable insights into go to market strategy as well as investor strategies. 

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

No. I had a positive experience beginning to end.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Founder /CEO of Find Friends For LLC

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Find Friends For is a platform to create small group activities or join small group activities in order to meet new people and make friendships.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Naked Development to accomplish?

• Design app
• Develop app
• Market app

SOLUTION

How did you find Naked Development?

Online Search

Why did you select Naked Development over others?

• High ratings
• Close to my geographic location
• Company values aligned

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

Design all app views and web site for marketing. Built app to meet design criteria. Set up Click funnel campaign.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Mobile app has been designed, built, tested internally and is now in beta testing. Launch is planned for late 2024.

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

They used a variaty of means for project managment. Almost all communication for deliverables was done via email and followed by virtual or in person meetings. They have been very responsive to anyhting I have asked of the team.

What was your primary form of communication with Naked Development?

• In-Person Meeting
• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

They were one of the few that could deliver on what I needed. App development, design, and marketing. I chose them as they ofered to not just develop my app but to also help me witht he business side of things. 

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

No

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Owner of ChartSync

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Phone app for patient's to organize and control their medical records accross multiple health systems and providers.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Naked Development to accomplish?

• Design my app
• Help with business start up
• Develop my app

SOLUTION

How did you find Naked Development?

Online Search

Why did you select Naked Development over others?

Company values aligned

How many teammates from Naked Development were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Naked Development took my idea and turned it into reality.  The designed my app, guided me through the buisness aspects and made worthy suggestions for success.  Final deliverables include a clickable prototype, design mockup prototype, and figma board.  We have just started the development process.  

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Profitable app in the apple/goodle app stores

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

My project manager kept in touch and updated me when needed.  Deadlines were always met o time.  

What was your primary form of communication with Naked Development?

Email or Messaging App

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

I'm impressed by Naked Development's organization and commitment to our success. 

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

Not that I can think of.