Trupropel

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the President of Black Book.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Provide leading data and insights that powers the automotive industry.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Create a visualization platform that allows customers to access and derive insights from our data

SOLUTION

How did you find Trupropel?

Referral

Why did you select Trupropel over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Trupropel were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

We hired TruPopel to create a custom visualization platform to help showcase our industry leading data. Within this platform, we required dashboards that provided metrics, along with the ability to run custom queries on large scale data sets. Deliverables included creation of the platform, clean, clear, crisp UI/UX and the ability to run real-time data queries.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Delivery of the platform based on an aggressive timeline, with a limited budget, and a client base that is demanding, knowledgeable and vocal. Able to incorporate feedback and changes in a timely manner while also keeping to our tight timelines.

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

TruPropel has an amazing team that was always available to us. We conducted ongoing meetings that provided updates within their sprints, which provided a high level of comfort, as this was our first instance utilizing their services. Communication was ongoing, and as much or as little as we liked. They tailored their approach very much to our needs, which was refreshing.

What was your primary form of communication with Trupropel?

• In-Person Meeting
• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

We are in the automotive space. In past experiences, when we worked with an outside vendor, we had to teach them about our business, which made it very difficult for them to relate to our industry and our needs. 

In the case of TruPropel, they are a development shop first, but due to their deep knowledge of the automotive space from past clients, they were able to relate to us almost immediately and actually provided suggestions based on industry needs that they had gained familiarity from. They are truly a wonderful hybrid, which gives them a leg up.

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

No

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Chief Executive Officer of DrivenIQ

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

DrivenIQ is a customer data platform that enables brands and retailers the ability to identity first party data audiences, ingest data, and syndicate data in a scalable DaaS / SaaS platform.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Create massive big data collection systems & develop a data infrastructure and Identity graph.
• Create multiple sequential data sets and tables to uniquely and efficiently analyze, optimize, normalize and unify identity data to create a first party deterministic identity database
• Take proprietary identity graph, and build complete custom development of entire web & mobile based customer data platform to manage & execute on the data at scale.
• Continue to bring in billions of data privacy opt ins & ongoing data mapping while ensuring roadmap and product development and design improvements continue as part of our Audience Management Platform
• Create massive big data collection systems & develop a data infrastructure and Identity graph.
• Create multiple sequential data sets and tables to uniquely and efficiently analyze, optimize, normalize and unify identity data to create a first party deterministic identity database
• Take proprietary identity graph, and build complete custom development of entire web & mobile based customer data platform to manage & execute on the data at scale.
• Continue to bring in billions of data privacy opt ins & ongoing data mapping while ensuring roadmap and product development and design improvements continue as part of our Audience Management Platform

SOLUTION

How did you find Trupropel?

Referral

Why did you select Trupropel over others?

• High ratings
• Great culture fit
• Company values aligned

What was the size of Trupropel’s team?

10+

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

TruPropel, developed a complete identity graph technology consuming and ingesting over 14 billion consumer records an developed a seamless data collection and living database system for identifying individual users at the household level, creating a deterministic identity graph curating a first party data validated personal record.

The team also then created with DrivenIQ the matching system to ensure authentication and accuracy of the information and created the necessary UI/UX audience management platform to ensure that customers could identity data, normalize data behind a consistent persistent digital identification identifier and then syndicate the data across all digital platforms and integration system.

The team scoped, architected, coded, managed roadmap, and integrated data to create the first audience data platform on the market that scales and models data in milliseconds.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Every week deliverables we’re demonstrated via custom roadmap
• Roadmap KPIs we’re established with team and mgt executives and expectations
• Every sprint and road map update - all KPIs and process developments and feature rollouts we’re demonstrated and implemented

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

They not only delivered on time, they met and exceeded time expectations and deadlines. Their team is super communicative, and coming from a company that had to fire 2 other teams before landing on TruPropel, I can tell you there’s not another Rolls-Royce of developers. The saying you get what you pay for holds true with this team.

They are the best of the best, and they will meet your expectations and blow them out of the water! If you want and expect ONLY the best - choose this team and come prepared like you would if you walked a Ferrari dealership. These are not your every day teams…

What was your primary form of communication with Trupropel?

• In-Person Meeting
• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Again, we can’t explain enough how much this team has revolutionized the industry were leading. This team is unique in that they can build and develop what you want and ask for, and do it in a way that you won’t believe. In a world, where speed and competitive time to market matters - you can’t afford to not use TruPropel. The team runs like a high performance formula one team, and they are the equivalent of when you see the teams take and change tires and a pit stop in 2.3 seconds, this is the development equivalent.

You don’t get to this level of expertise overnight and you don’t encounter this type of a team that can take your project on. What we found most impressive is that when we were able to create the vision this team executed and then brought additional value and features that other teams would never have seen or thought to see, research and analysis of your business is something theses folks take seriously.

And when it comes to choosing a partner don’t just pick one because it’s cheaper or cost effective, choose one that will learn and know your business like you know your business - you can’t pay for that kind of investment into the project and this is the value this team holds its standard to.

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

The only thing they can do differently would truly be if possible do more of what they already were doing. When you find that your consistently getting great work - all the time. It’s only natural to want more and more of it. The perfect world would be how could they have multiplied their team 10x over for us

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I'm the COO and automotive finance administrator of an automotive finance company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We hired Trupropel to continue development on our web-based software platform to further enhance functionality, efficiency, and customer experience.

SOLUTION

Can you describe the scope of work Trupropel handled for this project? 

Trupropel has analyzed our existing technology, provided enhancement recommendations, and continued development to provide value to our captive partners. The team has implemented robust underwriting, funding, and reporting.

What is the team composition?

We work with five teammates from Trupropel.

How did you come to work with Trupropel?

We found Trupropel through a referral. We chose them over other options because of their knowledge of the automotive industry, proven track record, and experienced staff.

How much have you invested with them?

So far, we've spent around $100,000 with Trupropel.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with Trupropel in November 2023, and our engagement is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Trupropel's experienced team has been seamless in the integration and has added tremendous value to our organization. In the future, we plan to measure the scalability and efficiency of the solutions provided by Trupropel. For efficiency, we'll use headcount as a metric.

How did Trupropel perform from a project management standpoint?

Trupropel's project management is good. The team delivers on time and responds well to our needs. We communicate via Slack, Google Meet, and email.

What did you find most impressive or unique about them?

Trupropel's industry understanding is impressive.

Are there any areas they could improve?

I don't think there's anything they can improve on.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the SVP of an automotive company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Data and analytics provider in the automotive industry

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Visualization of data
• Intuitive SaaS product

SOLUTION

How did you find Trupropel?

Industry contacts

Why did you select Trupropel over others?

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

How many teammates from Trupropel were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

Visualize a large data set to provide insights to end users to aid in decision making.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Customer satisfaction, timeline commitments, sprint demos.

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

Trupropel delivered on time and was transparent in sprint planning and sprint demos on what was completed and what work was scheduled. They were always responsive to our inquiries.

What was your primary form of communication with Trupropel?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

The talent at Trupropel is second to none from their leaders to engineers to designers. They also have experience in the automotive industry that was extremely useful during product design.

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

I guess they could have done all the work for free, but then they wouldn't be in business for me to use them again!

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CTO of our company.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

SaaS company for a vertical market.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Collaborate on design of web app
• Provide developers to begin the project and then work with our developers to take over the project.

SOLUTION

How did you find Trupropel?

Other

Why did you select Trupropel over others?

Other

What was the size of Trupropel’s team?

2-5 Employees

What was your primary form of communication with Trupropel?

Virtual Meeting

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

Provide design and development services for a web application.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

It was a collaborative effort to design and develop the project. The end result has hit the target we developed together.

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

My team worked well the Trupropel's team to keep the project on track and work through issues as they arose.

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

The founder was highly competent across a broad range of disciplines. Clearly he has built a talented team of designers and developers. The lead designer was excellent and that is where we needed the most help. The quality of the software developed was high and delivered timely.

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

There was nothing they needed to improve on.