Valere

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Co-Founder/CEO of Relative Motion

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We provide dance studios and competitive dance events with cutting edge technique training. 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Create Software for dance comps

SOLUTION

How did you find Valere?

Upwork

Why did you select Valere over others?

• High ratings
• Felt most confident they could deliver what we needed

How many teammates from Valere were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

Developed Software App for our company to connect competitive dance events into technique training. Built CRUD funtionality for super admin + updated client experience to host videos and present them in a seamless way. Created an app to be able to run the system without wifi. 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Client Satisfaction - Constant feedback that there is an ease of use to our software and the value it delivers.

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

They were incredibly communicative- like from 1-10 they were an 11. Always delivered in the timeline promised, if not sooner. always delivered quality work and if there were ever questions or concerns they were addresssed instantly. 

What was your primary form of communication with Valere?

Email or Messaging App

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

Impressive- High quality of work, constantly overdelivering and incredible communication

They truly cared to do the job at the highest level and truly cared if I was happy!

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

N/A

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO Founder of Paydesk AI

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Paydesk AI automates accounts payable processes, providing real-time insights, reducing errors, and offering banks new payment tools while improving cash flow governance.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Build MVP
• Onboard Customers
• Product Support

SOLUTION

How did you find Valere?

Online Search

Why did you select Valere over others?

High ratings

How many teammates from Valere were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

Strategic Planning: Conducted market research, defined key problems, and built the business model.
AI & Automation: Developed AI-driven features to automate invoice management and enhance real-time insights.
Payment Tools Integration: Enabled support for digital payment tools beyond traditional methods like ACH and wire.
System Integration & Security: Connected the platform with existing financial systems and ensured robust data security.
Testing & Deployment: Conducted beta testing, launched the MVP, and scaled the platform for larger customer adoption.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

MVP product in use in production. 

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

Excellent project management and execution! 

What was your primary form of communication with Valere?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Broad expertise and talent. 

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

NA

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of Fable AI

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Fable's essence lies in the seamless fusion of AI and storytelling, transforming the tabletop RPG experience into an immersive and dynamic adventure. It's about empowering users to craft unique narratives, fostering boundless creativity and exploration.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Market Research
• Company Branding
• Product Development

SOLUTION

How did you find Valere?

Online Search

Why did you select Valere over others?

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

How many teammates from Valere were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

Valere helped in creating a generative AI for my platform alongside doing market research and company branding.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The project is still ongoing, but the outcomes so far have exceeded my expectations. I'm excited to see the finished product once we're ready for launch.

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

The PM team at Valere is thorough, communicative, and able to use their experience to helpg uide the project to fit my needs in the best possible way.

What was your primary form of communication with Valere?

Virtual Meeting

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

The transparency and willingness to work with the customer to create an ideal solution.

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

None

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Director of Caylent

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We are an AWS Premier Consulting Partner delivering services suchs as migrations, devops, application development, big data, and generative ai.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• User experience and design
• Generative AI POC

SOLUTION

How did you find Valere?

Referral

Why did you select Valere over others?

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

How many teammates from Valere were assigned to this project?

15

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

We engaged Valere on two fronts - the first was user expereince and design. This invovled working with product owners and users to develop wireframes that capture all the appropriate use flows is a well thought out way. The second was on a handful of GenAI POCs which invovled backend and front end development and interacting with LLMs and Vector stores to deliver chat bots

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

For the user experience work stream they delivered wire frames and use flows. Everything was well done and delivered in a timely manner. For the GenAI workstreams they delivered code, demos, and handoff documentation.

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

We conducted project managed internally 

What was your primary form of communication with Valere?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Their flexibility and willinginess to work with you to find the best outcome 

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

None come to mind

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Founder, President of 66th Degree Enterprises, LLC

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Create innovative products to improve efficiency in the day to day lives of all individuals.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Valere to accomplish?
Design An App for Law Enforcemnt Use

SOLUTION

How did you find Valere?

• Online Search
• Upwork

Why did you select Valere over others?

• High ratings
• Transparency

How many teammates from Valere were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

Develop an app for law enforcement use to enhance efficiency with certain aspects of important law enforcement work. Design, build, and create a smooth interface with the emphasis being on clean, efficient app usage.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Currently in the design and development phase. Valere has met timelines and delivered the design and product visioning within the projected parameters and outline they have provided.

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

Project management has been handled well.The project lead was really good at communicating the timeline and benchmarks to be hit. If a deliverable was going to be late, they communicated that ahead of time, and they were never majorly delayed. They were flexible and adaptable to what I felt was important to the project.

What was your primary form of communication with Valere?

Virtual Meeting

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

They have a friendly team that's honest and transparent about what they're able to provide unique and innovative ideas, and they are willing to assist in shaping the product from the ground up.

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

I was initially confused by the overall process, and that could have been a slight misunderstanding on my end, but perhaps there could be a slightly better outline/timetable out of the get go.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Owner of Campsite Tonight

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

The kayak for camping

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address?

Poor execution with minimal communication

SOLUTION

How did you find Valere?

Upwork

Why did you select Valere over others?

• Close to my geographic location
• Pricing fit our budget

How many teammates from Valere were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

What was the scope of their involvement and team dynamic? 

The newest project manager got involved and really helped get work finalized before a transition.

What's the status of this engagement?

Switching to another team internal to Valere

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

How did your relationship with Valere evolve?

They became increasingly willing to make bigger changes to the working team. This change was slow to be made but once they saw the underperformance, they leaned in to switch teams internally.

In what ways can they improve?

Really lean in to fix things at the first complaint. The last project manager I worked with was great.

What advice do you have for clients with similar needs to yours?

Switch teams at the first signs of trouble, like project misunderstanding or need to do major rescope. Also, request working with existing experienced teams.

UPDATED REVIEW

• Take existing app, update core frameworks
• Add in new data sources and build back end for faster response
• Launch in 4 months

• Close to my geographic location
• Pricing fit our budget

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of MovieShare

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

A social media platform that allows users to watch Movies On Demand online with friends.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Get the MVP going
• Complete the site 100%
• Launch the app and updates on the site

SOLUTION

How did you find Valere?

• Online Search
• Other

Why did you select Valere over others?

• High ratings
• Close to my geographic location
• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Valere were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

This is a massive project with custom code. A social media feed and functionality. We have a movie review section where you can customize your score and pick the categories you are scoring. We also have a video sharing aspect as well as picture uploading and live streaming. They handled all of that.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

With Valere you get daily and weekly updates of your product. You see all the changes being made; you know exactly where your money is going. You get break downs of how long certain aspects of the product will take. Your product is demoed to you every week to show the updates. It's incredible.

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

There is not a single day where you won't get a response from your team or someone at Valere. You got a question? They'll have answers, and quick. At the beginning of your time with them, they'll tell you when certain parts of your project will be done, and they hit every beat. Their project management skills are incredibly impressive.

What was your primary form of communication with Valere?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

They care. Plain and simple, my project is all about making movies available everywhere for cheap. They believed in our product and really wanted to be the ones developing it. Hearing such passion from people who just learned about your ideas makes for a great working relationship. Valere really cares about its clients, and you can feel it.

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

In some teams the communication is not as great as others, but with a conversation about it, the problem goes away really quickly.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

President

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We found Valere through review research online. After chatting with their sales team and learning about the process, we felt confident and comfortable hiring them.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We looked at price initially (it was our first app project ever). However, after our conversations, we realized that the end goal of the project. Their expertise was more important than a price target.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

Developed admin and user portals, developed the mechanics for ordering and acceptance, built 3rd party integration for photography deposits.

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

We worked with their sales team, a UX consultant that helped design the layout, and then their software team abroad that did the actual building.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

The app is launched and working for our business! Works great.

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

we used a series of Google excel sheets to track deliverables and milestones, which we covered weekly when the development team abroad presented progress.

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

They understood the scope of the project and also how to iterate the long-term vision into a closer step that launched the app without going incredibly over-budget.

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

I would have liked the UX developer and original advisors to be a bit more hands on during the creation process. There were moments during our weekly calls where I would talk to a developer about something very technical that I had no understanding of. Having the original team in the US help us cross that language barrier, provide input for solutions, and guide us more would have been helpful. Regardless, it was really good and the end result was fantastic.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the CEO of a tech company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Valere Labs?

We needed someone to develop a web and mobile app.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Valere Labs is building our website from scratch using React. We started the partnership with an initial discussion about our requirements, where we also provided them with design mock-ups they can implement in the architecture of the product.

What is the team composition?

We’re mainly in contact with the project manager and two developers.

How did you come to work with Valere Labs?

We came across Valere Labs through a referral.

What is the status of this engagement?

Our ongoing partnership started in June 2021.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

So far, the web app that Valere Labs is developing is performing exceptionally and it’s very accurate to the requirements we initially set up.

How did Valere Labs perform from a project management standpoint?

They perform well from a project management perspective, and we mainly communicate through screen share calls.

What did you find most impressive about them?

We’re impressed with their commitment to delivering accurate and comprehensive work.

Are there any areas they could improve?

The first iterations on their deliverables are sometimes of poor quality, so they could maybe improve their process without us having to fix them on our end just to meet the requirements properly.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

My general advice when working with a service provider is to provide them with as much information as possible, in order to garner better results.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the Owner and CEO of Ghotchu Technologies LLC. We provide an On-Demand grooming and cosmetology service.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Our app was in mid development when the previous Developer backed out of the project due to personal matters. With such a setback, our company decided we'd instead develop an MVP/Prototype app for series A funding. Valere Labs stepped in and successfully developed our MVP/Prototype IOS App.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We search for companies with high levels of success online and were lucky to match with Valere Labs via UpWork.com

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

Valere Labs LLC went above and beyond meeting the steps and deliverables for this project.

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

A project manager, 2 App developers, and at times the CEO made himself available.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

Valere Labs LLC went above and beyond meeting the steps and deliverables for this project.

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

Quick, patient, reliable, and responsive. I truly was a pleasure working with them all.

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

Valere Labs worked fast, as a team.

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

Always room for improvement in life, but nothing to mention from my experience with Valere Labs. It was great.