Paralect Inc.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Co-Founder of Spot Technologies Group LTD

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We run a mobile app that aims to cover all of athletes' day-to-day needs.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Paralect Inc. to accomplish?

• Develop an iOS MVP for our mobile application.
• Fix bugs
• Develop and implement new features requested by users.

SOLUTION

How did you find Paralect Inc.?

• Online Search
• Referral

Why did you select Paralect Inc. over others?

• High ratings
• Great culture fit
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Paralect Inc. were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

Project Objective: 

• Develop iOS mobile app MVP and launch to App Store.

Key Deliverables:

• Social Feed
• Workout tracking capabilities
• Notes section
• Friends database
• "coming soon" widgets
• profile avatars

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Launch to App Store
• user downloads and other metrics from Firebase
• designs created and approved
• features implemented, tested and approved.

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

Project item delivery was on time and transparency was constantly on a high-level via Slack. Regular, in-depth progress updates were offered and feedback from us was requested when thinking about design and implementation. Paralect was always ready to discuss ideas with us and see how we could implement them as effectively as possible.

What was your primary form of communication with Paralect Inc.?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Their high level of communication and transparency is impressive. It makes you realise that that they really want to make sure that you are part of the process of bringing the app to life.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Paralect Inc. could have done differently?

This is something that is important regardless of who one works with: always aim for 100% clarity about deliverables and timelines before starting the project. Paralect did a good job with this but there are always risks and uncertainties along the way which may cause some parts of the project to take longer. Luckily, Paralect is very good at dealing with such situations.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO/Founder of veroskills.com

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

VeroSkills' is an online training platform with a unique emphasis on training tech workers from high-impact areas and providing companies exclusive access to tech talent unavailable on other recruitment platforms.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Paralect Inc. to accomplish?

• Launch learning platform for students

SOLUTION

How did you find Paralect Inc.?

Referral

Why did you select Paralect Inc. over others?

Referred to me

How many teammates from Paralect Inc. were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

When we came to Paralect, everything that could go wrong was going wrong with our platform. Within a short time, they fixed everything wrong with the platform and took absolute ownership of everything being released. 

I have never experienced this level of craftsmanship and ownership! I would not call Paralect a vendor anymore but a true partner with the customer's best interest in mind. If you get the chance to work with them, you'd be foolish not to. They are the real deal!

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Getting our platform 100% stable so we could launch it to students and customers.

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

Yes, they delivered releases on time and often included many additional items in a release that popped up.

What was your primary form of communication with Paralect Inc.?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

They understand how to build software for startups better than any development team I have ever worked with. They take time to understand the business to best guide the software journey with you. They are every startup founder's best friend!

Are there any areas for improvement or something Paralect Inc. could have done differently?

None.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of Nudge

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We help companies build their corporate alumni network and engage their community with our products.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Paralect Inc. to accomplish?

• Build our product (mobile app + SaaS) starting from MVP to final product

SOLUTION

How did you find Paralect Inc.?

Referral

Why did you select Paralect Inc. over others?

• Great culture fit
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned
• Accelerator program

How many teammates from Paralect Inc. were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Build a social network for alumni communities from scratch (white label) and an alumni DB in SaaS format

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Increasing number of downloads and engagement levels on our products 
• Increasing number of B2B sales of our products
• We ares still working togetehr after 2 years because they are the best for the job: very competent and trustworthy, + good people :)

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

• Always deliver on time 
• Always warn about potential issues ahead of time 
• Always manage issues quickly when there are some unexpected challenges

What was your primary form of communication with Paralect Inc.?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

They really want you to succeed; they're happy when you're happy.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Paralect Inc. could have done differently?

I wish there was no turnover at all in this company (even if they have low turnover compared to the industry thanks to their great company culture) because their people are so good!

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Co-founder of Pickler

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Pickler is the easy footprint calculation software for thepackaging resellers. Designed for non-experts - made toeliminate greenwashing. Calculate the footprint of yourpackaging products or portfolios within minutes. Improve.And win over customers with credible environmentalclaims

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Paralect Inc. to accomplish?

• Develop MVP
• Attract first customers
• Extend features

SOLUTION

How did you find Paralect Inc.?

• Online Search
• upwork

Why did you select Paralect Inc. over others?

• Great culture fit
• Professional

How many teammates from Paralect Inc. were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

Initially, we agreed to build an MVP, including setting up the environment, sign in, sign up page, onboarding flow, product overview page, detail page, comparison page and a form to add products.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• The delivery of features and functionalities as planned

What was your primary form of communication with Paralect Inc.?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Paralect is very professional and structured. As founders, we had little experience in building a new Saas platfrom from the ground up. Paralect has been over delivering in every aspect, both in the way of working and communication towards us, and in developing the software. Delivery was always on time and we always knew exactly what the progress was. If there were blockers, we were updated on this in time, either via a bi-weekly call or via Slack.

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

The sweetspot in

Are there any areas for improvement or something Paralect Inc. could have done differently?

No. We had a great experience.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of Extelli

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Helps team leaders quickly create, organize, and share SOPs and process documentation

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Paralect Inc. to accomplish?

• Launch MVP
• Rapidly version MVP to Product 1.0
• Continuous development of the product

SOLUTION

How did you find Paralect Inc.?

Referral

Why did you select Paralect Inc. over others?

Referred to me

How many teammates from Paralect Inc. were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Launch MVP in 90 days. QA along the way. Rapidly version to V1.0 within 60 days. Continuous QA, support, feature development, and performance improvement. The core product is a Google Chrome extension that captures clicks as screenshots. The screenshots are added to a pre-formatted guide template that can be upgraded with titles, summaries, links, new images, etc. The guides live in a library for communal reference. They can be assembled into reference collections. They can be assembled into assignable learning modules. Post-launch features include: Red Flag feedback system for users; Embed videos into guide steps; Toggle workspaces; Change in subscription model from Team-based to Author-based.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• MVP was launched. We took a 1 week delay but that was due to an illness. We acquired paying customers within 3 weeks of launch. We developed a healthy product roadmap.

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

Yes, Nikita consistently delivers on time. They communicate very well, provide a clear strategic perspective, and are always proactive about problems.

What was your primary form of communication with Paralect Inc.?

Virtual Meeting

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

I was new to SaaS and managing developers when I started this project. Nikita and the team structure made it very easy to learn quickly while making good progress.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Paralect Inc. could have done differently?

No

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Founder of Collab Universe

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Collab Universe is a tech firm that manages digital contracts and payments for the entertainment industry.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Paralect Inc. to accomplish?

• Build iOS / Android application & UX/UI flows
• QA Test & Launch application
• Improve Pitch Deck & Port Momentum Design of collabuniverse.com

SOLUTION

How did you find Paralect Inc.?

LinkedIn

Why did you select Paralect Inc. over others?

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

How many teammates from Paralect Inc. were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

Paralect led the iOS / Android development and spearheaded with the build, test and launch phases. They helped with business development referrals and branding through the pitch deck and a modified landing page built with Momentum. We took scope and demo meetings weekly to stay organised with respect to management of the workload. They did an excellent job and we are happy to work with Paralect again in the future on this project.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• A completed iOS / Android application (in MVP stage) that can be downloaded and used to establish product market fit & revenue / traction. An improved pitch deck for improved conversions for VCs, investors, accelerators and incubators. An improved landing page to increase user conversions.

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

They delivered products on time and were communicative and available when we ran into unusual circumstances with the app & our business operations.

What was your primary form of communication with Paralect Inc.?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

A culture that aligned with our own in terms of ensuring that a quality product was created for a user base that needs additional supports (in entertainment & tech).

Are there any areas for improvement or something Paralect Inc. could have done differently?

As a scaling startup, it would be nice to see organisations like Paralect assist more with strategies to generate revenue. I would also appreciate re-shares on social media whenever possible to help increase our reach on the lead up to our application launch.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I'm the CEO and founder of a B2B SaaS company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Paralect Inc.?

We were looking for additional team members to help us launch a different solution in the healthcare industry.

SOLUTION

What is the scope of their involvement?

We initially had 10 pages of Google Docs describing what we wanted to build, for who, how it worked, and the problems it solved. Paralect Inc. used our document to understand our needs better and propose a solution. They created all the designs; we just provided them with a description and references of what we’d built before in terms of UI. Based on our feedback, they offered a complete design in Figma.

Paralect Inc. also helped us with website development during the last week of work. They built a regular SaaS website from scratch on Webflow. The main page had a description of the solution and a feature page where we showed in detail the other services we offered.

Additionally, they created a pricing page, a terms and conditions page, a privacy policy page, and a contact page where customers could leave a request. Then, we’d receive the form to talk to the customer.

The team also provided maintenance, but the hosting was based on Webflow.

What is the team composition?

We worked with four people from their team and were in contact with the head of project management, the designer, and a marketing expert.

How did you come to work with Paralect Inc.?

I saw their LinkedIn ad saying they helped companies build software. They had good track records, so we called them, and everything went well. Paralect Inc. prepared a demo and presented a budget. We negotiated the price on the next call but ultimately signed the agreement.

How much have you invested with them?

We spent below $10,000 on this particular project.

What is the status of the engagement?

We began our partnership in November 2022 and finished the project in December 2022.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

It’s hard to measure success because it’s design work. We’re currently preparing for the product launch, but we have different expectations. Overall, we liked Paralect Inc.’s speed. They promised to deliver designs and a website within four weeks, and they did.

How did Paralect Inc. perform from a project management standpoint?

The budget was fixed for the project, and they worked well within it. They also achieved all the timelines we set for them, working pretty fast on our feedback on improvements. We used Slack for communication, Figma for design, and Google Docs for documentation.

What did you find most impressive about them?

The speed and overall UI/UX experience were great. They knew how to make beautiful interfaces that were easy to use and navigate.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, they did a pretty good job.

Any advice for potential customers?

You need to understand precisely what you want to work with before you start. Define it strictly so you know what to expect. Then, share with the agency the timeline, the budget, and what you want to achieve. Additionally, provide examples in a written format for easy reference.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Founder of a financial services company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We make M&A easier for e-commerce companies.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Paralect Inc. to accomplish?

• Develop product MVP

SOLUTION

How did you find Paralect Inc.?

I knew them

Why did you select Paralect Inc. over others?

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

How many teammates from Paralect Inc. were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

We engaged with Paralect as we needed to frame our tech needs. We stayed with them as their approach is ideal for our fast evolving company. They have helped us develop our first version of software and have been an incredible partner through the journey, professional,rational, fun and skilled at their craft

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Our platform is amazing

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

Always in time. We're impressed with their great communication and professional delivery.

What was your primary form of communication with Paralect Inc.?

Virtual Meeting

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

The team is amazing, great culture and professionalism. They are as much part of our company as us the cofounders

Are there any areas for improvement or something Paralect Inc. could have done differently?

Not really

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the DAO Coordinator of 0L Network

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Community driven, decentralized blockchain

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Paralect Inc. to accomplish?

• Core protocol development
• Dapp development

SOLUTION

How did you find Paralect Inc.?

Referral

Why did you select Paralect Inc. over others?

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

How many teammates from Paralect Inc. were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

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

Ongoing work related to major protocol upgrade, porting to new version, updating related Dapps. This was largely high level work on key libraries and was essential to the project success

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Ability of the protocol to get from early stage dev to test net. This was successful, and while some additional development is ongoing, it is incremental in nature

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

Paralect provided us with a great deal of flexibility, which was essential given that Paralect worked as part of a larger distributed team. Deadlines were met and progress was predictable and reliable

What was your primary form of communication with Paralect Inc.?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

We found the flexibility essential to success and something other vendors have struggled with

Are there any areas for improvement or something Paralect Inc. could have done differently?

More people with the skills we required would be good

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Co-Founder of ReefnBid

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

At Pieces of the Ocean, we are obsessed with quality. POTO believes that happy, healthy corals lead to even happier customers. But for us, quality doesn't stop with our corals and fish. We strive for a quality shopping experience from start to finish. 

That means accurate photos that represent coloration and condition honestly, and customer service that is eager to please if any issue may arise, at any stage of your purchase.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Paralect Inc. to accomplish?

• Smooth experience for sellers to manage product catalogue
• Ensure transaction accuracy and system stability
• Delight e-commerce customer buying corals online

SOLUTION

How did you find Paralect Inc.?

• Referral

Why did you select Paralect Inc. over others?

• Great Experience from Previous Project

How many teammates from Paralect Inc. 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 is a web application (Vendor, Customer, Admin) with source code, documents, products, and materials developed by Paralect in any form, including without limitation computer programs, data, reports, and specifications (including drafts).

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We have daily updates and weekly demos.

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

The Project Manager is always on top of the project progress, connecting the team with us. With a very demanding project requirement, the team has demonstrated their great capability and willingness to make great efforts to make the project successful within a very tight deadline.

What was your primary form of communication with Paralect Inc.?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Paralect has its own open source comprehensive stack https://ship.paralect.com. It demonstrated their continuous efforts to have the best and latest in technology development best practice.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Paralect Inc. could have done differently?

We are pleased with the results.