SpaceDev

Introduce your business and what you do there?

I’m a partner of a software development company.

What challenge were you trying to address with SpaceDev?

We needed extra development resources in order to take on a project that was available.

What was the scope of their involvement?

They developed the cryptocurrency platform's front- and backend from scratch using Blockchain. They also connected Blockchain to the frontend using web3.js. The platform would allow users to put cryptocurrency into a lending pool and the cryptocurrency would then be lent to users all over the world. Overall, the team helped analyze and scope out the project, so they were responsible for the documentation, requirements, and schedule.

What is the team composition?

We worked with three engineers and a designer.

How did you come to work with SpaceDev?

We were part of the same group. We talked to SpaceDev about the project, and they agreed to do the documentation with the understanding that if we landed the project, they would do the development.

How much have you invested with them? 

We spent $100,000–$120,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We worked together from January–May 2021.  

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

SpaceDev completed their part of the project. The platform would be available in the market once we finish the whole project. They knew we were under pressure, and they adjusted the team to help meet goals on time. Overall, they did everything they could to support us in achieving our targets.

How did SpaceDev perform from a project management standpoint?

Their project management was outstanding. We had internal project managers, but their project manager added a lot of value because he had Blockchain experience. On top of that, he had daily meetings to discuss what needed to be changed. We used Jira, a time tracking tool, and Gantt.io, a new tool for meetings that they introduced to us.

What did you find most impressive about them?

From the first day, they instilled confidence in us that they'd be able to deliver what they promised. As a result, they met all our expectations.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, they had no areas to improve.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Provide an opportunity for SpaceDev to make suggestions and take their insights into consideration.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the CEO of ViaVivo, Inc. We’re based in Austin, Texas.

What challenge were you trying to address with SpaceDev?

I was working with a client who wanted to build a mobile app that helps young people discover their skills, talents, and passions to develop those into a meaningful career.

We wanted to build a mobile app prototype of this product to test.

What was the scope of their involvement?

It’s a hybrid application. We developed both platforms at the same time on a React Native codebase.

What is the team composition?

We had two dedicated developers. We also had a project manager and quality analyst that worked with us as needed.

How did you come to work with SpaceDev?

I was looking for a new developer. I’ve done a lot of work with different developers, but we were looking for an experienced mobile app developer.

We interviewed a lot of different developers. SpaceDev had a thoughtful response to our request for proposal. They also seemed to have a great perspective on how to problem-solve.

In following up with them and other finalists, we found that SpaceDev had great communication and a creative response to our challenge.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent about $45,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started in the last week of May 2020, and we wrapped up our beta in August 2020.

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

We’re now in a maintenance support phase as we’re beta testing the product for six weeks. We don’t have results in the market yet, but we achieved what we wanted from a development process.

We set out to build this very quickly, in a way we could put out and test. We now have a solid first draft that works with end-users on both platforms. The reliability of the product is helping us get out into the market quickly.

How did SpaceDev perform from a project management standpoint?

One of the things that stood out about SpaceDev is that they truly brought out a holistic approach. Their team is very well-rounded. They understood the need for testing and solid project management. They maintained an agile board.

I would send requests, and they would manage the backlog. We worked in two-week sprints. It was easy to work with their team. They had the right people in place that knew their role. It was a real plus.

Their team displayed the right creative perspective for problem-solving. That made this engagement very successful.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Their communication was great. It was the right amount. We had a daily standup call, but we could set up more time if we needed to go deeper.

Their team is also very technically capable. They brought great solutions with different options. It was helpful to have that during the process.

Are there any areas they could improve?

Not at this time. We’re already working with them on a support phase and plan to work with them more after receiving feedback from initial tests. It’s been a five-star experience.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the CEO of ByRenatta. I’m a watercolor artist.

What challenge were you trying to address with SpaceDev?

I wanted an online store to sell my prints. The only complicated part was creating a useful site with enough information. I wanted it to be artistic and reflect my style.

What was the scope of their involvement?

They developed my online store. It includes all the relevant information on my watercolor classes and allows me to sell prints. They also helped enhance my social media presence to boost my follower count.

It was pretty easy to come to an agreement on how I wanted the website to work. They used Shopify to showcase a full archive of my work. Even if it isn't for sale, it displays what I've done in the past. There’s also a newsletter that interested customers can sign up for.

What is the team composition?

There were 3-4 people working on the project. I was in contact with all of them.

How did you come to work with SpaceDev?

They were referred by a friend that we have in common. That’s why it was so easy to talk and come to an agreement with everything. I didn’t consider anyone else.

How much have you invested with them?

We spent over $2,000 on the project.

What is the status of this engagement?

We worked together from March–June 2018.

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

I’ve sold over 100 prints through the website. When I started, I only had 15 students per month. With the website, I have grown that to around 30 students.

How did SpaceDev perform from a project management standpoint?

They always kept me updated on changes, always answering my questions about their processes. I don't have a tech background, so that was helpful to me.

It was very easy to communicate with them through text and email. They knew I didn’t understand much about website building, so they were there to solve problems. That allowed me to understand the basics of what they were doing.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They’re very nice, young guys. They understand social media and it's importance to my business. Even though the work centered around the website, they went out of their way to help me with social media.

Are there any areas they could improve?

Even though it was good having 3-4 people working with me, it may have been simpler to work with fewer people. That way, my communication could be more centralized. It didn't pose much of a challenge, though.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Always ask questions to clear your doubts. I was initially hesitant to do this, but they made it very easy.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m CTO at a business solution and development company.

What challenges were you trying to address with SpaceDev?

We were working with a large goods distributor that needed help controlling deliveries. We required assistance with the development.

What was the scope of their involvement?

They developed an app for the distributor client. It works online and offline, and it has a back-office platform to manage products, roads, etc. SpaceDev was in charge of servers, UX, development, and communication. They used Jenkins, Ionic, Angular 7, MongoDB, and a Microsoft tool, among others.

What is the team composition?

There were around five people.

How did you come to work with SpaceDev?

I know them personally from years ago, so I knew their work. They are more expensive than some options, but the personal connection helps.

How much have you invested in them?

We've spent around $50,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We worked on the project from February–November 2019, and we’re still working with them on support.

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

To me, the most important things are communications and solutions. They provided great solutions that I gave my feedback on, and they were also proactive and offered their own solutions. 

How SpaceDev perform from a project management standpoint?

We used their platform to communicate, speaking almost every day despite the time difference and working in sprints. We had very strict deadlines and I know they worked overtime to be able to meet them, so there were no problems.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Their communications, quality, and business ethics are impressive. They’re also great at DevOps.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No. They always fixed every request we had in a timely manner, so any issues were solved promptly.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

We're a startup that specializes in point-of-sale financing. We allow debit card holders to pay for purchases in installments. I'm the CEO.

What challenge were you trying to address with SpaceDev?

We faced an increasing demand to develop our product. We needed an MVP, and we hoped to scale our dev team quickly to satisfy our needs.

What was the scope of their involvement?

They helped us build our MVP, and they supplement our development team. Both the MVP and our first version were built with Angular and Node.js. I told them what I wanted, and they said yes to everything. They asked several questions about our goals, and we distilled everything down to the minimum requirements. The process was very organic.

What is the team composition?

We work with three people from their team.

How did you come to work with SpaceDev?

We met through an angel investor, and we immediately clicked with them in the interview process.

How much have you invested with them?

We've spent almost $40,000 on this project.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in January 2019, and they delivered the MVP within three months as we integrated with other systems. We will continue to work together.

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

They helped us get our product out the door within a short period of time, and very efficiently. If not for the integrations, they would have completed the MVP much faster. We helped our first clients improve their sales by 20%.

How did SpaceDev perform from a project management standpoint?

We speak on a daily basis, and often talk several times a day. They were perfect project managers, and they always deliver on time. Their performance is excellent, and they take care of everything. I never had to monitor their work, and they allowed me to concentrate on other things. We use Trello for ticket tracking, and we have a weekly strategy call.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Their quality of work and their code are impressive. Everything scales easily, and I’m very pleased with them.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No; they're such a pleasure to work with, and I'd encourage them to continue doing what they're doing.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Schedule a call with them. They will ask good questions, and their merits will be obvious.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I was a Co-Founder of a startup that meant to provide delivery services for home made food in LATAM

For what projects/services did your company hire SpaceDev?

With SpaceDev we developed the Backoffice of the application, iOS and Android applications and the public website built with AngularJs.

What were your goals for this project?

Provide new customers and cookers a way to communicate between them, in order to make requests directly between stakeholders and remove intermediaries.

How did you select this vendor?

They were recommended to me by a mutual friend.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

They provided a well-defined, scalable and performant, end-to-end solution. They've a team fully specialized on each area that was required for this project. Web, Mobile and Backend developers all working coordinately.

What was the team composition?

2 Backend, 1 iOS, 1 Android and 1 AngularJS developers

Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business?

Great results and deliverys of excellent quality. When times had to be adjusted, they always respond as expected.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

Super effective. Communication was fluid, which granted the success of our project. We used Trello to track work and Slack for in-team communications.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The high-quality and details on their deliveries! It´s not so common to find companies which never move deadlines or deliver mid-quality code which then has to be maintained by other team. Once everything was done, a very nice knowledge transfer was put in place and everything run smoothly.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Nothing of notice I can think of right now. I´m pleased with their work!

Please describe your company and your position there.

dLocal offers a 360 payments technology platform, focused on emerging markets. I'm a Technical Account Manager and I work closely with our customers to ease the integration with our platform.

For what projects/services did your company hire SpaceDev?

To develop the integration with our payments API for customers

What were your goals for this project?

To allow our merchants to accept online payments using our platform

How did you select this vendor?

They worked with other merchants before, so we made an initial contact then.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

SpaceDev build the integration for some of our eCommerce merchants, allowing them to start accepting online payments from their customers in a simple and organized manner. They have followed our technical documentation and delivered a solid product everytime we needed their services.

What was the team composition?

SpaceDev provided development resources depending on each merchant's need. All of them have proven to be reliable and easy to work with.

Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business?

SpaceDev provided a solid and reliable product for every merchant. Projects were concluded on time. We will continue working with them.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

SpaceDev assigned the needed resources depending on each project's scope. Projects were managed effectively and the communication between our teams was fluid.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Their dedication, among all other aspects, was the most impressive aspect of SpaceDev.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Nothing I can identify.

Please describe your company and your position there.

DevBorn is a software factory located in South America, which goal is to provide top developers to help companies grow in a cost effective way. My position there is CTO

For what projects/services did your company hire SpaceDev?

Multiple projects, whenever we require extra help and qualified developers, we call SpaceDev

What were your goals for this project?

Add value as a nearshore team

How did you select this vendor?

They were recommended to us by one of their former employees, we always try to find new sources of talents and we can say that with SpaceDev we had a match since day 1.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

React, react-native and node.js development

What was the team composition?

3 developers

Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business?

They always were ahead of deadlines, not a single delay

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

Two points of contact, available every time we needed them.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Despite being young, they provide a stable and performant team of professionals

Are there any areas for improvement?

None

Please describe your company and your position there.

Im cofunder of a company were you can find the price of the best insurance companies of URUGUAY

For what projects/services did your company hire SpaceDev?

Development of web site and integration with insurance companies

What were your goals for this project?

Be the #1 seller of car insurance

How did you select this vendor?

They were recommended to us by insurance companies

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

Designed, developed and configure all site.

What was the team composition?

Project leader and developer team

Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business?

The site is live.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

Agile work

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They were always available to make changes

Are there any areas for improvement?

No 

Please describe your company and your position there.

Agile Project Manageer in charge hire an manage freelances groups to client projects

For what projects/services did your company hire SpaceDev?

SpaceDev was hired to create a Web Catalog for a big client, the catalog is accessible for customers to know and buy clients products on demand.

What were your goals for this project?

The projects implied: UX Designd, UI Design, back and front end development in Angular 7

How did you select this vendor?

We find SpaceDev in freelances platforms

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

I can't describe project details, is privilege information, but SpaceDev provide all the services required for the project

What was the team composition?

SpaceDev was in charge of their own team, we have a speaker for the meetings and deliveries

Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business?

The information is private, just can tell the project is a success and we are happy to work with SpaceDev

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

They're very good using agile methodologies and tools, no matter the time difference between Europe and Uruguay the project rans smoothly

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Their enthusiasm towards resolving problems is remarkable

Are there any areas for improvement?

No matter how less detailed our project definition was, they adapt and provide a good solution for it