Newsoft

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of Bazo

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Bazo is a SaaS solution that enables direct-to-consumer brands in selling stagnant inventory profitably.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Newsoft to accomplish?

• Build MVP
• Build 2nd Iteration of the product

SOLUTION

How did you find Newsoft?

Referral

Why did you select Newsoft 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 Newsoft were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

SCOPE

The scope of work encompasses the development of a Shopify application with the gamification feature. This includes

• designing and implementing the gamification logic
• integrating it with Shopify using the Shopify API
• creating a visually appealing and user-friendly application
• developing a payment link system
• enhancing customer engagement elements
• meeting strict project deadlines
• integrating customer and merchant email notifications
• implementing gamification logic
• conducting comprehensive testing
• continuously improving design element
• adhering to Shopify API restrictions
• addressing security challenges
• assisting in reducing excess inventory through the gamification feature

DELIVERABLES

• Create gamification Logic from scratch.
• Integrate Shopify deferred payments for gamification logic.
• Enhance usability and boost conversion through customer insights.
• Develop a user-friendly, stable app.
• Implement merchant usage-based billing.
• Elevate customer engagement features.
• Redesign transactional emails.
• Ensure Shopify API compliance.
• Build a reliable, secure system.
• Perform thorough testing.
• Make design enhancements.
• Adhere to tight deadlines.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• User Engagement
• Conversion Rate
• Merchant Satisfaction 
• Security Metrics
• Inventory Reduction

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

Yes - they're pretty amazing. I've worked with a lot of contractors in my 12 years building software and they are by far the most reliable. I will be using them for any startup I launch going forward. Domain expertise, client service, quality talent and operating model is top notch. They will work with us on anything.

What was your primary form of communication with Newsoft?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

They are all in office and act as full time employees. Other consultancies just act as staff aug, these guys are straight up our employees and they're amazing. They work overtime too just because they have the same ownership mindset that we have. Pretty stellar!

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

NA

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am an executive of a business services company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We are a tech-enabled recruiting agency with a certified network of recruiters that will source high quality candidates for your job openings on a custom bounty basis.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Newsoft to accomplish?

• MVP development for our website and backend

SOLUTION

How did you find Newsoft?

Referral

Why did you select Newsoft over others?

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

What was the size of Newsoft’s team?

2-5 Employees

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

Deliverable was a bounty and application system that can be used by our affiliate recruiting company. Newsoft created a database, backend and admin portal to add users, new company & recruiter accounts, and bounties (i.e. job listings). They also developed a frontend site for candidate applications & employer review process, as well as MVP frontend user experiences for Recruiters and Company users. 

Additionally, they developed a Slack bot that integrates with Company Slack teams to notify them of new applications and send timed update requests to keep candidate statuses fresh.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Weekly team meetings to discuss progress and review what has been built. MVP build was feature complete before the deadline. After that we simply did QA and polish.

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

Everything was delivered on time and within budget. They were very flexible with our budget needs and MVP goals. They were also flexible allowing us to extend a week beyond the original contract to add in a few new things.

What was your primary form of communication with Newsoft?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

They have a great team culture with very strong developers. They got an impressive amount done with little input from me.

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

More documentation for final hand-off of the project

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the CEO of Lootr, Lootr is a shopping browser that locates the best deals and coupons in real time when.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Newsoft?

Newsoft has developed and maintained the the products from scratch.

What were your goals for this project?

To develop fully functioning iOS and Android applications

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

I interviewed several companies and was impressed with with Volodymir

Describe the project in detail.

The project started with defining both ios and android apps, we moved to development after a month of back and forth about the complexity of the project and what are the ways to resolve them Within 3 months of development we have launched

What was the team composition?

We had ios developer, android developer and backend developer

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The team was very dedicated, and the communications were fast, the team was able to meet deadlines. Both ios and android app are live in the app stores and have users

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The workflow was great, we used asana as task and bug manager

What did you find most impressive about this company?

I would say their communication and the ability to meet deadlines are impressive.

Are there any areas for improvement?

We had some bugs but mainly it was out fault due to lack or correct product definitions, in any case the team was fats to respond and fix them