Peiko

Introduce your business and what you do there.

We are a media training consultancy company based in Singapore and I'm the business manager.

What challenge were you trying to address with Peiko?

We hired Peiko to help develop three websites for our company to diversify our avenues for income.

What was the scope of their involvement?

Peiko is taking on three projects for our company. They’re creating the following web apps to give our media training clients avenues to practice their skills or find potential employment:

• A web app that puts media-trained clients on an online contact book so that employers can find them. It addresses our clients’ problem of not having a good stream of media opportunities. 
• An extension of our platform where we facilitate virtual annual shareholder meetings. This web app enables companies to register their shareholders by filling out an identity verification form. 
• A third web app that can help small to medium-sized enterprises collect their payments faster. We wanted to offer this solution for small entities since they tend to be paid last by big companies. 

Apart from those web apps, Peiko is also rebuilding our poorly developed website from the ground up. We need to achieve three types of outreach on this site, so they designed it to allow several types of users:

• the contract manager, who will be dealing with corporate communications people that want to get their experts on camera or for interviews
• Journalists, who want to come in and ask questions
• subject media experts

What is the team composition?

We’ve only interacted with the project manager and business development manager, but I’m sure there have been a couple of developers working behind the scenes. 

How did you come to work with Peiko?

We found them on Upwork where we were looking for vendors. They, along with other applicants, reached out to us, but we ultimately chose them after the interviews.

How much have you invested with them?

We have spent over $100,000 on the project so far.

What is the status of this engagement?

We hired them in May 2020. The projects are pretty much done, but we are still engaged with them for our ongoing maintenance needs.

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

They’ve created very good designs and conducted impressive QA testing, but we’re encountering some problems since the quality has declined a bit. Their services are still pretty decent, and we find it admirable that they are still working with us in the middle of Russia’s invasion. 

How did Peiko perform from a project management standpoint?

Peiko’s communication is pretty good. They provide necessary follow-ups and chase us for clarification when they need it. We use WhatsApp, Zoom, and PowerPoint.

We’re currently negotiating on the price since some features have not been implemented. Understandably, it’s become hard to find a good developer in the current state of their country.

What did you find most impressive about them?

We are happy with Peiko’s services. Whenever we need a mockup, they’re able to get their designers to do it immediately. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

Some features were not implemented, and the quality of their work has gone down, though we understand that they are trying their best to correct that despite the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. 

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Be very specific and detailed when it comes to what you want. Also, be clear about the billing and whatever goes into that process.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I am the founder and COO of a fashion marketplace. 

What challenge were you trying to address with Peiko?

We brought on Peiko to provide us with website development services. 

What was the scope of their involvement?

Peiko designed and developed our company website. We provided them with an overview of our goals for the site and the wireframes we’d developed in-house. From there, Peiko’s team created a proposal for the first MVP and designed the UX/UI. Once we finalized the design, Peiko began back- and frontend development — the backend was built in PHP and Laravel, and the frontend was in Vue.js. 

What is the team composition?

We worked with Peiko’s co-founder, a UX/UI designer, a project manager, a QA teammate, and 3–5 engineers and their team lead. 

How did you come to work with Peiko?

We found Peiko on Upwork, although we initially cross-listed our job posting on several platforms. 

How much have you invested with them?

We invested around $60,000 with Peiko. 

What is the status of this engagement?

This project with Peiko was from August 2020–June 2021, but occasionally they supply an engineer to augment our in-house team. 

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

We measured Peiko’s success through development sprints because my co-founder and I used to work in tech and have a solid understanding of successful development practices. That’s why we started with a smaller scope of work, but once we saw how great Peiko’s work was, we extended it. Overall, Peiko was a great choice for a development partner — they delivered exactly what we wanted. 

How did Peiko perform from a project management standpoint?

Peiko’s engineering team worked in weekly sprints overseen by their project manager — they delivered the final site within budget and timeline. They used Jira internally, and we managed the project through Google Sheets and Trello. We communicated with different members of Peiko in different ways — we used Skype with the engineering team and had biweekly meetings with the project manager. The Peiko team was available at all times, making communication very easy. 

What did you find most impressive about them?

Peiko communicated well and was flexible in their development capabilities — they didn’t have strict processes like larger agencies we’d worked with before. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

I don’t have anything for Peiko to improve — they set us up for success. 

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

I’d advise customers to set up clear communication channels with Peiko to ensure a steady work rhythm. 

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the CEO of My Finance, a finance startup from Germany. We’re developing a financial overview application.

What challenge were you trying to address with Peiko?

Our project was a bit complex, and we started it out with another development company. However, we quickly reached some roadblocks working with them. They couldn’t provide the services and the quality we expected, so we needed to find another vendor.

What was the scope of their involvement?

Peiko helped us design and develop the MVP version of a web app; it was basically an all-around package. It was a PHP site with some APIs for connecting banks and accounts and getting the relevant data that we needed for our users’ analyses.

They collaborated with us and did all of the design work for us in-house. Their designers did all the mock-ups and UI/UX designs on Figma.

What is the team composition?

We originally started working with one of Peiko’s leaders, but we mostly worked with a person in charge of customer relationships towards the end of the project.

How did you come to work with Peiko?

We found them on Upwork, and we started working together through that platform. However, we quickly set up a contract with them directly because it was more economical.

How much have you invested with them?

We invested about $50,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together somewhere in the middle of 2019, and our collaboration ended in August 2021.

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

Peiko delivered what we asked for — that was how we measured the project’s success.

How did Peiko perform from a project management standpoint?

Peiko’s project management was a little lackluster initially, but they improved drastically in this regard throughout our engagement. They told us that the issue was due to the lack of people in their team.

We noticed the drastic improvement when we could write them a message at any time of the day and get a response, even in the middle of the night. Their responsiveness was impressive. We used GitHub and Google Sheets for going over bugs and tracking tasks.

What did you find most impressive about them?

There wasn’t anything that Peiko couldn’t do. Our project was a bit financially and mathematically complex, and it required a lot of calculations. However, they still managed to pull it off. We expected a lot more problems than there were. Overall, they were very competent in web app development.

Are there any areas they could improve?

It would have been good if they had more available time slots. Startups like ours are very reliant on investor payments and deadlines; once we receive funds, we can start planning new milestones.

However, Peiko tended to be fully booked most of the time, so when we had the fund available again to work with them, they were usually already stuck in a lot of other projects, and we had to wait again for one or two months until they had time for us. It’s not something negative about them, but it was hard for us to get quick access to their services.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Be very precise with your instructions. It is best to give them an entire description of how you want your website to look and what you want it to do. Work closely with the designers, do several rounds of feedback with them, and constantly check on them so you can see what’s going on. Basically, just keep in touch regularly.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I'm the CEO of a cryptocurrency exchange company. At the moment, I'm the only member of the company.

What challenge were you trying to address with Peiko?

I'm working with them to build a cryptocurrency exchange platform. The final product will be a website that allows users to both exchange traditional currency for cryptocurrency and exchange cryptocurrency for other cryptocurrencies.

What was the scope of their involvement?

To start the engagement, we worked together to document all project requirements. We completed this documentation over the course of about 15 sessions, after which I received a full timeline for the project from them. Once we agreed on timeline, budget, and documentation standards, they allocated full-time developers to the project and began building the platform. It's a completely custom solution. For the design portion of the engagement, they used Figma to build pages that I then reviewed and approved. After they finished the site, they moved it from their servers to mine. Now, they're helping to fix some minor bugs before I launch the platform.

What is the team composition?

I've worked with a total of seven members of their team. These have been members of their development, billing, and server administration teams.

How did you come to work with Peiko?

I found their portfolio on a Russian-based freelancer database. The portfolio included some cryptocurrency sites, which caught my attention because there aren't many firms familiar with the cryptocurrency market. They responded to me quickly after I reached out, so I decided to move forward with them after discussing project details.

How much have you invested with them?

I've spent $32,000 with them.

What is the status of this engagement?

We've worked together since March 2021. We had planned for the engagement to run for six months, but I think we'll finish by August. At this point, they're only handling minor fixes free of charge. Once we fully finish, I'll be handling site maintenance myself and working with another company for server administration.

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

Unlike other companies I've worked with before, their team works quite quickly to meet project milestones. I haven't had any issues connecting with them regardless of the time of day. Once, I even was able to get them to implement a fix at 1 AM.

How did Peiko perform from a project management standpoint?

They've done very well. They're always prepared for our weekly meetings, coming with detailed reports on their progress that answered any questions I came into the meetings with. As a whole, their documentation is quite precise and detailed. They've always provided me with options, making them very easy to work with. We've used Google Drive for documentation purposes.

What did you find most impressive about them?

The speed at which they implement fixes and respond to questions makes them stand out. With other companies, I've had to wait up to a week for a response. I would definitely recommend them for a crypto-focused project.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, I can't think of anything. At first, I thought their price was a bit high, but I've come to learn that their cost is quite reasonable.

Any advice for potential customers?

Use them for any cryptocurrency projects. They have years of experience and understand the specificities of the crypto marketplace. When I started this project, I didn't know as much as them.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the CEO of MVP Team, an educational project for poker players.

What challenge were you trying to address with Peiko?

We needed custom software development.

What was the scope of their involvement?

Peiko built a custom software using PHP Yii. They were responsible for design and front and backend development. The software allows local poker players to make transfers and acknowledge their gains and results. It also automates some tasks for them.

What is the team composition?

A lot of people work in the background, but we have contact with only two of them.

How did you come to work with Peiko?

We found them on Google.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent between $60,000–$70,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We began working together in May 2020, and it’s ongoing.

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

They’ve done a great job. Our players don’t have to figure things out anymore since everything is automatically done for them, which makes it much easier.

How did Peiko perform from a project management standpoint?

We communicate via text and Telegram. They’re extremely available and responsive, even on weekends.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They’ve completed every task quickly and efficiently. They know what they’re doing and how to make it work.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Peiko is the right choice if you’re looking for a modern company.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m a COO at Qream Design Agency.

What challenge were you trying to address with Peiko?

We needed development on UI/UX design for a mobile application. We knew other people were working on this type of app, so there was high competition. We were limited on time because of that, and we wanted someone to develop it as soon as possible.

What was the scope of their involvement?

Peiko helped us develop a fintech application that allows users to track their expenses, check their budgets, and set and achieve financial goals. We provided them with a clickable high-fidelity UI/UX prototype, and they coded it employing the React Native environment. They connected it to CRM because we wanted to track user activity and get infographics about the app. 

The app was built for iOS and Android and is currently available in the App Store and Google Play Store. We got the app ready last month, we Alpha-tested it, and did a focus group of users — everything went well. Currently, we collaborate on the maintenance contract, and they help us polish some minor aspects of the app.

What is the team composition?

I’ve worked directly with Peiko’s project manager — he’s my main point of contact. 

How did you come to work with Peiko?

We found Peiko on Upwork, and we consulted with our city’s IT community about them. We also got a recommendation from a friend that worked with them before.

How much have you invested with them?

They offered us a development package for iOS and Android apps. We’ve invested around $77,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with Peiko in January 2021, and it’s an ongoing project. 

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

Our success metrics are based on the feedback from our focus groups, whether they liked the features, and how well the application was built. We also got a third-party company to review and justify Peiko’s coding work. That verification went very well and made us feel sure of the quality of their services. In addition to that, the React Native technology that they employed was very efficient on this app.

How did Peiko perform from a project management standpoint?

The engagement with the project manager has gone quite well — he’s really professional, performs well, and makes sure that Peiko’s team performs as well. We use Jira and Slack to communicate, and he gives us regular updates on the status of development, timing material, and budget. We have weekly calls and email follow-ups to stay updated. We’re pretty satisfied with his performance. We also used GitHub and Figma software. 

What did you find most impressive about them?

The speed and quality of Peiko’s code are impressive. They know the market really well and advised us on a couple of solutions for syntax. Also, they’ve advised us about potential investments. We originally planned to finish the project by the end of summer, but most likely we will be done much sooner. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

They could add someone that works on app promotion because it’s quite different from website promotion — that might help them boost their client’s success.

Any advice for potential customers?

I don’t have any advice. They keep everything really professional and can find the key to work with any client — they have a good customer-oriented approach. 

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m one of the co-founders of a fintech startup.

What challenge were you trying to address with Peiko?

We needed their development services for a financial web platform.

What was the scope of their involvement?

The team at Peiko designed and developed our website. The platform enables people to invest bank deposits outside their own country. They also developed the user interface, designing across many modules.

What is the team composition?

Four people are working with us: Max (Co-Founder), a client manager, a designer, and someone handling implementation.

How did you come to work with Peiko?

We saw their ad on a freelance website. We were drawn to the outline of their UX/UI design experience and took a chance to work with them.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve invested $30,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

Our engagement with Peiko started in April 2020.

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

We haven’t launched yet, but they pulled our ideas into a very intuitive, simpler design than we had envisioned. We had been concerned that the design would have to be very complex to match the complexity of a financial product but were pleasantly surprised at the simplicity they produced. They added value beyond our expectations, and we like the output they produce.

How did Peiko perform from a project management standpoint?

They meet deadlines and communicate very well.

What did you find most impressive about them?

The UX/UI design is stylistically perfect, showcasing their experience. The team follows an impressive design philosophy that simplifies complex things to make them visually beautiful.

Are there any areas they could improve?

They’re slightly less flexible regarding receiving feedback than we would like. They tend to wrap up a sprint and want immediate feedback, whereas we sometimes take a week while we sort things out before giving it.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

There may be a bit more paperwork and admin involved, as well as individually designed roles among their resources than you’re accustomed to.

However, this doesn’t hinder their efficiency. Don’t get too specific; allow them space to add their own vision and trust them to produce a good output.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I'm Bogdan Ivaniuk, CTO of CryptoArt. Our company advises clients on investing in cryptocurrency assets.

What challenge were you trying to address with Peiko?

We needed developers to fix some architectural and technical issues. 

What was the scope of their involvement?

They fixed our issues and connected the model to all the other parts of our platform. Their team also fixed the architectural and technical issues made by previous developers, implementing more advanced technologies so that we would be in a better place moving forward. There are a lot of different formulas and calculations, as well as economics involved.

What is the team composition?

Bogdan (Project Manager) is the main point of contact. There is also an account manager, designer, frontend developer, two backend developers, and a QA person who also helps with our DevOps sometimes.

How did you come to work with Peiko?

Our HR specialist had run a search and acquired a list of potential agencies. We spoke to them and were pleased with their knowledge and experience in crypto technology, so we decided to move forward from there. 

How much have you invested with them?

The total project cost was $50,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together around March 2020, and the partnership is ongoing.

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

We are still in the development stage. They have solved a lot of issues with mathematical equations and crypto technology. It’s working great for us, and their team is very dependable.

How did Peiko perform from a project management standpoint?

Bogdan is smart, polite, and technologically advanced, making discussions of tasks easy. We prepare the tasks, which are delegated to the chief developers. Once they notify us of task completion, we check from our side and make any necessary corrections. They fix issues quickly, and always deliver on time. 

What did you find most impressive about them?

They are technologically advanced and very knowledgeable about crypto technology. Their developers are good and were able to implement all of our requested changes with no problem. They are better than other vendors we’ve experienced, so it's been a pleasant collaboration all around.

Are there any areas they could improve?

For some tasks we have questions about estimations. Sometimes it was not clear. As a result, the Peiko's manager explained everything after our request.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

There is a good combination of price, experience, and collaboration with them.  

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the CEO of Frently, a marketplace for long-term rentals in Ukraine. We currently only work in Kyiv, but we have plans to move to other cities in the future. We specialize in long-term rentals without agents and connect tenants to landlords directly without the commission.

What challenge were you trying to address with Peiko?

I had the idea to build this service because here in Ukraine, there’s a real problem with agents and renting to people without commission.

What was the scope of their involvement?

We wanted to build a website from scratch starting with its design. I’m not a developer myself, but as far as I know, Peiko used Yii 2, React.js, and Vue.js on some elements, as well as a REST API for the map. They also used CSS and HTML for the website. All the design was done using Figma.

We have several listings that are divided into city regions. Users who are looking for a flat can come to the website and use the filters to find what they’re looking for. They’re then able to buy one of three packages that’d suit them best.

With the first package, users are given the ability to see the landlord’s phone number and go through the process themselves. With the second package, they can choose when they want to receive our help with checking documents. And lastly, the third package allows them to receive help from an agent who will come to the property with them.

We will also be creating new filters that’ll be done using JavaScript technology. The filters will be much more precise so users can find very specific things.

What is the team composition?

We worked with two designers, one frontend developer, two backend developers, and QA testers. I also worked with a project manager who I was mostly in contact with.

How did you come to work with Peiko?

I searched online for several web development agencies and Peiko was recommended to me by some friends. They advised me that Peiko is a very reliable company with good designers and good frontend developers as I needed some new features which included forms that can be quite complicated.

I spoke with several agencies including Peiko’s CEO. The conversation was clear, and I liked it. They gave me a transparent estimation of my project and explained why they’d need a certain number of hours. With some agencies, it can be a problem because they add extra hours. Peiko also gave me several examples of websites they’d already done. I liked their work and that’s why I chose them.

How much have you invested in them?

We have spent more than $60,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with them in July 2018, and the engagement is ongoing. The main work has wrapped up but we’re still working with them on several complex filter features.

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

I first asked several beta users for feedback, and they liked it. I also measured with Google and was told the site works fast and well for SEO. I’m satisfied with them.

How did Peiko perform from a project management standpoint?

When it came to sprints, we set up several goals and worked in scrum using Trello. We set up tasks, and they usually complete all tasks within that time. During our two-week sprints, we have several calls and meetings.

What did you find most impressive about them?

The main thing is the performance of the website. I’m really satisfied with the forms they created. I usually speak to my customers on a weekly basis and have asked them what I should change on the website. They often tell me that it’s quite easy to work with the forms on the website and that it’s built well.

Are there any areas they could improve?

It'd be helpful if they had SEO experts on their team. I’m a sales manager so my field of expertise is in sales and marketing. I’m not that experienced in SEO but I think it'd be beneficial.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

It’s better to set up clear goals. For me, I just had an idea and it was quite hard at first to set up the goals. Peiko helped me figure out how to create project management tasks. If future customers set up the goals before contacting the company it’d be helpful and faster, but in any case, their team will help if someone doesn’t have clear tasks.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the COO for Antalogic a custom software and web development company.

What challenge were you trying to address with Peiko?

We were looking to collaborate as partners with a vendor to develop a CRM system for our customers.

What was the scope of their involvement?

They created the interface — backend and frontend — to allow customers to gauge changes in the market, manage price, and view competitor prices. The technology stack was PHP, JavaScript, HTML, DEM, and MySQL.

What is the team composition?

There were six people working with us: a UI/UX developer, a frontend developer using JavaScript, two backend developers using PHP, a QA tester, and a contact person/project manager.

How did you come to work with Peiko?

The account manager reached out through LinkedIn. We spoke via phone to discuss the project, and then decided they were suitable for us to work with.

What is the status of this engagement?

We worked on the project from February 2019–February 2020.

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

The CRM system is awesome. It will benefit us internally, as well as our customers.

How did Peiko perform from a project management standpoint?

They work in Scrum, reviewing output at the end of each period. I worked with the project manager on their end who oversaw 10 developers working from their side. They used Jira and Trello.

Communication was typically done via Skype, Slack, and another internet service where we created a room for meetings. Any changes that arose during the project were handled well.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They were able to help with every stage of development.

Are there any areas they could improve?

They could increase the number of developers in their company.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

They’re hardworking and they produce results, making something great.