OTAKOYI

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

We offer a neuroscience-based language learning method that enables fast and easy learning through passive listening, contextual understanding, and active application.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with OTAKOYI?

We needed to take over the development of two applications: one for language learning and one for personal development.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

OTAKOYI has worked on every aspect of the application development, from backend to frontend. They have their own project manager and QA working on the project to ensure the development meets our expectations. OTAKOYI has implemented a new upload method for the content in the backend and is currently working on an AI chatbot.

What is the team composition?

We work with 4–5 teammates from OTAKOYI, depending on the project's phase.

How did you come to work with OTAKOYI?

We found OTAKOYI through an online search. We chose them because they seemed very professional.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with OTAKOYI in February 2025, and the engagement is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We have a high level of satisfaction with OTAKOYI's performance. The number of bugs in the live applications is decreasing every month, and we find 2–3 times less bugs than last year. The quality of the apps has visibly improved, and the overall user experience has increased significantly. The applications are running smoother than ever.

How did OTAKOYI perform from a project management standpoint?

OTAKOYI's project management is excellent. They deliver on time, and when something is delayed, there is always a valid reason. We communicate through Slack and have weekly meetings. When delays happen, they are communicated transparently and backed by valid reasons. Their project management keeps things on track.

What did you find most impressive about them?

OTAKOYI is highly involved in the project, making meaningful suggestions and improvements.

Are there any areas they could improve?

I can't think of anything for OTAKOYI to improve.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Head of Marketing of Kobe Motor Company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Exporting Cars from Japan.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• UI for Website

SOLUTION

How did you find OTAKOYI?

• Referral
• Other

Why did you select OTAKOYI over others?

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

How many teammates from OTAKOYI were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

We engaged OTAKOYI to create a fresh Desktop and Mobile Design for our website as part of a revamp project. The goal was to incorporate the latest design trends and enhance user-friendliness. OTAKOYI delivered high-quality UI designs for both desktop and mobile platforms promptly, and they met our expectations perfectly.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We anticipate increased website engagement, higher conversion rates, improved speed, and greater traffic and user retention.

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

All deliverables were completed on time, and we maintained consistent communication throughout the project, despite the challenges of differing time zones.

What was your primary form of communication with OTAKOYI?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Their Professionalism and ability to Update and maintain a good communication throughout the project and even after the project was done.

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

None

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Executive of Tabula

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We are a digital design agency based in Tokyo, Japan.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Website Implementation
• UI/UX design
• Web design

SOLUTION

How did you find OTAKOYI?

LinkedIn

Why did you select OTAKOYI over others?

Good value for cost

How many teammates from OTAKOYI were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

We had the Otakoyi designer join our design team and work with us on UI/UX design and website design.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We received lots of outstanding feedback and evaluations from our clients, and were able to build relationships with them.

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

Yes, everytime Otakoyi team had delivered items on time without delay.

What was your primary form of communication with OTAKOYI?

Email or Messaging App

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

Otakoyi has lots of very skilled designers and developers in their team. They were responsible and tried to meet our requests every time. Very professional.

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

Not at this moment.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Co-Founder 

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Web3's tech hiring platform

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Maintain the platform and add features
• Build our talent marketplace
• Build our education portal

SOLUTION

How did you find OTAKOYI?

Referral

Why did you select OTAKOYI over others?

• Good value for cost
• Referred to me

How many teammates from OTAKOYI were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

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

Build our website, build our talent marketplace, build web3-wallet login features, build a referral scheme for employers, build our educational portal and add new curriculums, maintain the platform, fix bugs and errors

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Built & maintained a platform that went from 0 to 20K users in a year
• Over 2k+ tutorials completed on the education portal
• Used to place over 20 engineers at our client employes

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

Delivered always on time, and always available and responsive

What was your primary form of communication with OTAKOYI?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

They were very professional. Built personal relationship with our assigned contrator. Good natured and very hard-working!

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

No

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the PM of a web development company.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Web development

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Decrease scope's ETA
• Accelerate team expansion

SOLUTION

How did you find OTAKOYI?

Online Search

Why did you select OTAKOYI over others?

Good value for cost

How many teammates from OTAKOYI were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

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

Front-end migration from Quasar to NUXT 3.0

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Migrated Pages and Features on production

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

Company delivered items on time and respond our needs more than expected.

What was your primary form of communication with OTAKOYI?

Virtual Meeting

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

I was impressed by their high level of implementation.

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

Didn't found any of such areas

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Executive of Manzzil.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

An online directory for home improvement services.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Development & design of website MVP

SOLUTION

How did you find OTAKOYI?

Referral
Why did you select OTAKOYI over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fit our budget
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me

How many teammates from OTAKOYI were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees
Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Design and development of the website MVP, including but not limited to: 

• co-creation
• UX/UI design
• consultation
• development

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Excellent performing website and features

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

They were always on time despite my endless requests. The team is very flexible to requests and changes.

What was your primary form of communication with OTAKOYI?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

The way they understand your needs as a client.
Are there any areas for improvement or something OTAKOYI could have done differently?

They need to establish a local presence here in the Middle East.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CIO of Brigade Society

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We are a multi-national restaurant point of sale system.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Create a new website where restaurants can manage their business
• Create an internal website for account management

SOLUTION

How did you find OTAKOYI?

Online Search

Why did you select OTAKOYI over others?

• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Exceptional development skills

How many teammates from OTAKOYI were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

The Flutter websites need to run on desktop and mobile devices using iOS, Android, and Chrome. There are several complex custom control surfaces in addition to reusable widgets, dashboards, and reports.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The websites are a joy to use and a massive improvement over the legacy site. The speed, intuitive controls, and ease of code maintenance, in addition to the friendly, talented developers, will keep us engaged for the foreseeable future!

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

Responses are quick and helpful. They've run with objectives independently and brought fresh ideas to the table.

What was your primary form of communication with OTAKOYI?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

The developers are top notch and a pleasure to work with.

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

It would be great if they offered back-end development.

UPDATED REVIEW

Partner, Brigade Society

Software

1-10 Employees

Denver, Colorado, United States

$10,000 to $49,999

Jan 2022 - Ongoing

Project summary

OTAKOYI developed a website for a restaurant software company. The team built the frontend of the website using Flutter.

Feedback summary

OTAKOYI has been great to work with. They have been responsive and thorough with their communication. The quality of their development has also been excellent.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Partner of Brigade Society

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Software for Restaurants

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Web development in Flutter

SOLUTION

How did you find OTAKOYI?

Clutch Site

Why did you select OTAKOYI over others?

High ratings, Pricing first our budget, Company values aligned

What was the size of OTAKOYI’s team?

2-5 Employees

What was your primary form of communication with OTAKOYI?

Virtual Meeting, Email or Messaging App

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

Front end web development in Flutter

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Quality of work

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

OTAKOYI has been great to work with. Their team has been on time and accountable.

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

OTAKOYI is responsive and thorough in their communication. Quality of development has been excellent.

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

None

RATINGS

Overall rating: 5

Quality: 5

Cost: 5

Schedule: 5

Willing to refer: 5

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO & Founder of BLOCKCHANCE GmbH

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We organize Europes leadingweb3 and blockchain conference

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• relaunch webpage

SOLUTION

How did you find OTAKOYI?

Referral

Why did you select OTAKOYI over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me

How many teammates from OTAKOYI were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

blockchance.eu

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

blockchance.eu

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

Their project management was outstanding. They consistently delivered items on time and were incredibly responsive to our needs.

What was your primary form of communication with OTAKOYI?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

What I found most impressive and unique about this company was their unwavering commitment to innovation and their ability to consistently exceed expectations. Their dedication to pushing boundaries and delivering exceptional results truly set them apart.

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

While OTAKOYI's performance was generally outstanding, there's always room for improvement in any project. One area where they could enhance their services is by providing even more detailed progress updates and project metrics. This could help in gaining an even clearer understanding of the project's status. However, this is a minor suggestion in an otherwise exceptional collaboration.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CEO of the company

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire OTAKOYI?

We asked OTAKOYI to do the UX/UI design of a Vehicle Driver app

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We researched online and found OTAKOYI's website. We liked the website design and their experience dealing with Japanese clients.

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

OTAKOYI's PM conducted an interview and understood our requirements. We also shared some documents which stipulated requirements. We had some meetings to make sure we are all on the same page. We also communicated frequently on Slack.

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

• Sales
• PM
• Designer

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We are very pleased with the design. The designer was knowledgeable and had some great suggestions to improve the UX. His speed of work was fast and his communication on Slack and Figma were fast and easy to understand. The PM made sure the project was done in accordance with the timeline.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

We used Slack and Figma which worked very well to communicate at both the designer and PM level.

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

Fast and good communication. Great suggestions. Fast and good understanding of our requirements.

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

All good

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CEO of an economic development consulting firm that works with cities and counties across the US.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Our brand has grown stale and we don’t have consistency in our messaging and collateral. We hired OTAKOYI to develop a new logo and to create templates for RFP proposals, PowerPoint presentations, and letterhead.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

OTAKOYI was referred to us by Julia Voloshyna at Honeycomb Software.

Describe the scope of their work in detail, including any steps and the final deliverables.

Create new logo, RFP response template, PowerPoint template, and letterhead.

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

We have worked with someone in client services, a project manager and the designer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

They have delivered us really compelling collateral and the new logo is fantastic.

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

OTAKOYI is very thorough, very process-oriented and professional. The meet deadlines and always come in under budget.

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

The work is exceptional, but more importantly the people are fantastic. It is a genuine pleasure to work with them.

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

Normal bumps and bruises but they have been patient working with us - no concerns nor complaints.