Winalife

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I'm an executive.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We're a mobile devices repair shop franchise. We are mainly focused on clients` experience. Our goal is to serve so good that the clients will recommend us organically.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• We hired Winalife because we needed to develop our custom system to manage our mobile services shops. Out of the box solutions did not meet our needs and expectations.

SOLUTION

How did you find Winalife?

• Online Search
• Other

Why did you select Winalife over others?

• High ratings
• Close to my geographic location
• Good value for cost

What was the size of Winalife’s team?

6-10 Employees

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

Custom Service Shop Management System for Szybeczka.pl consisted of:

• Workshops and requirements gathering Web development
• web app in ReactJs, Nest Js, Node.js, Azure UX/UI Research
• Design Testing and project management.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• The outcome was a ready system to manage multiple shops from one central place in a web app available everywhere, which was our main requirement. It was all done in a span of 6 months. The system has allowed us to better manage and scale our business, enabling us to take on more clients and increase our revenue.

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

The Winalife Team suggested using Agile methodology, more precisely Scrum. Everything was smooth and transparent from the beginning. We knew what each sprint's goal was, we were invited to demo meetings and sprint reviews where we could share our feedback and see if the product is heading in the right direction. As for communication, we had a dedicated Slack channel and all of the documentation was kept in Notion. The project management tool we selected was monday.com.

What was your primary form of communication with Winalife?

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

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

We were impressed by their team's quick decision-making and expertise. Despite their young age, they demonstrated a high level of competence that exceeded our expectations. Throughout the project, we felt fully integrated and involved in the process thanks to excellent communication and engagement from the entire team.

Are there any areas for improvement or something {provider_name} could have done differently?

In my opinion, everything was really good, so it is hard to tell. The Team was conducting Retrospectives meetings after each sprint, so if we reported anything, it was quickly corrected.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of an e-sports platform. 

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

The company is creating an e-sport online platform to let amateurs from all around the world compete for money with each other in fair competitions

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Desktop website
• Mobile website
• Integration with games' APIs
• Design system's architecture

SOLUTION

How did you find Winalife?

Referral

Why did you select Winalife over others?

• High ratings
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me
• Other

What was the size of Winalife’s team?

6-10 Employees

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

The project's scope included:

• Web development - web app in ReactJs, NodeJS, Nest Js, AWS, Redis,
• UX/UI Research and Design
• Project Management
• Testing
• Participating in creating and developing specification
• Participating in meetings with Product Owner developing solutions to complex challenges.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• They delivered a working MVP in 3 months
• They delivered every feature we wanted in the next 3 months
• They did not complain about complexity of features (they liked the challenge)
• This enabled us to look very professional in eyes of investors

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

The project management was fine and they were always looking after the project so that deadlines would not be affected. Each conflict, problem with the specification, reported bug, and so on was addressed immediately. They did deliver items on time. Each request was put into a backlog and considered by the team if it should be implemented or if it would threaten the project deadlines. Everything was done thoughtfully.

What was your primary form of communication with Winalife?

Virtual Meeting

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

I'm impressed with their professionalism and ability to deliver every feature no matter the complexity. They were very competent and could always find flaws in our ideas and solutions. They were also very dedicated to the project - they actually loved my idea and wanted to participate not only in coding but also in business, as they gave me a whole bunch of great ideas. I felt like we all were members of the same team.

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

No, they should treat every client like they treated me.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m a co-founder of LeadingSelf. LeadingSelf is the first polish well-being and microlearning platform for self-development enthusiasts, giving easy access to many effective online courses prepared by high-class mentors.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We hired Winalife because we needed someone experienced with our startup idea who would not only develop an application, but also guide us and use best practices. Main goal was to launch an MVP so we could talk to investors about our product and collect funds for further development.

SOLUTION

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

Winalife was recommended to me by my colleagues, while I was looking for help with our startup idea. My friend introduced me to Tomasz and from the first moment I knew it was the right fit. From that moment on I was sure that Tomasz and his team could help me solve my problem and deliver the best solution.

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

LeadingSelft project scope included: UX/UI Research and Design Web development - web app in ReactJs, Nest.js, AWS Testing and project management

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

On the Winalife side there were 5 people engaged. Tomasz was in the role of a project manager and our point of contact, there also was a technical Team Leader with one other developer to help him. Last, but not least, there was the UX/UI Designer and a QA Specialist.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The outcome was an MVP ready in just 3 months from our initial contact, which was incredible. This allowed us to further develop our platform and meet with investors to pitch them our startup idea.

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

Winalife set up a Slack workspace for us, where we were constantly communicating with each other on a daily basis to clear out small details, whenever the development team was raising any concerns. The Winalife team has also invited us to their project management platform, which at that time was Jira, so we could see overall project status. And last, but not least, me and my business partner were invited to weekly meetings which were dedicated to update us on the progress of the project and to talk-over ongoing matters.

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

Their quickness and decisiveness. Also the competence, which normally is not expected from such a young team (age-wise only, as it occurred!). Thanks to great communication and engagement of the whole team, at every step we rather felt like members of the Winalife team than just stakeholders.

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

As always, everybody has their own areas for improvement. If I had to say what Winalife team could improve for the future, it would be to keep such a friendly environment for their employees as well as their clients as they showed in cooperation with us, even when they grow to a bigger scale.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m a co-founder and CEO of Viercode. Viercode is a polish software development company that provides its own solutions for various industries on the market as well as provides staff augmentation and IT assessment services.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Winalife?

We started a project for our client and one of the developers that we contracted went on a sick leave. We needed immediate help as we would get a contractual fine if we did not provide a full team for the client within a tight deadline.

SOLUTION

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

I met Tomasz, the CEO of Winalife, at an industrial meetup. He seemed to be an interesting person, so we exchanged business cards and stayed in touch ever since. I knew our companies have a very similar scope, that’s why I asked him for help.

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

It was a team augmentation. We needed to find a senior Frontend developer ASAP and Winalife was able to recommend 2 interesting profiles ad hoc.

Describe the recruitment process in detail.

Proposed candidates were checked by us for technical skills as well as language and communication skills. Both were matching our and our customer desired profile so we decided to recommend both of them. Customer was happy with replacement that we provided and we decided to invite one of developer to the project team.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the engagement that demonstrate progress or success?

Our client was really happy with the job Winalife’s developer did, and so were we.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

From the very beginning we were provided with shared documents where all the data was kept and updated. I was receiving all the necessary reports on demand. We kept clear communication via Slack and had frequent meetings via Google Meets.

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

Their speed and readiness to get the work done were impressive. From the moment I called Tomasz to ask for help, to the moment the new developer was ready to start working on the project, only 4 business days passed. I suppose I would not receive such rapid help elsewhere.

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

Not found so far.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m the owner of aspired. - a Performance Marketing agency.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

I hired Winalife because I wanted to create a brand new website with a new design and a new CRM to handle our clients better.

SOLUTION

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

One of my friends recommended Tomek Marcińczyk and his team. He told me that he has already worked with Winalife and he was quite happy with the outcome.

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

They did 3 services that I was interested in. I wanted a landing page that could be easily managed in Wordpress CMS and the whole design of it. On top of that I wanted a simple and cheap CRM so I could handle all of my clients. From what I know they did it with Node.JS..

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

Tomasz Marcińczyk was handling the project from the beginning, Katarzyna did the graphic design for the website and 2 other developers, Oskar and Dariusz were responsible for CRM.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The outcome was the website and CRM. The general feedback is very positive.

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

There were no issues with communicating with each other. I was regularly invited to their weekly meetings via Google Meets. So I was updated on the status of the project frequently. From what I remember, we’ve also used Monday and Slack.

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

They are honest, professional, efficient and open for feedback, be it negative or positive.

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

I think that the overall experience was very positive and smooth. The only thing is that it cost a little more than anticipated, as their estimation didn’t include all the things that popped up along the way. I guess if they could have told me about it a little earlier, I’d have been able to plan my budget better. But other than that, I’m super happy and would recommend Winalife to everyone.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m a founder of Lula.Cleaning Company. This is an app, that simplifies the organization of the apartment cleaning, by keeping various bookings and reservations in one place.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We hired Winalife because we wanted to create a startup, that would allow to keep all the cleaning bookings from different platforms in one place.

SOLUTION

How did you select Winalife and what were the deciding factors?

I met the owner of Winalife at a startup event, where he was giving a speech about Winalife and his aspirations to build a venture building company. He sent me a very nice and professional presentation and a decent price list.

On top of it all of the participants of the event received 10% off for Winalife services. So it convinced me to work with them. ;)

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

When it comes to technologies used – they made the website in WordPress. For the app they used PHP (Laravel) and Java Script (Node JS). They used Jira for Project Management and they let me to be a part of their “sprints”. Normally they don’t allow their clients to participate, but they made an exception for me, which I was very grateful for.

Every 2 weeks I would get on a video call with them and they would update me on the progress of their work. It was really nice cause I could actually see their work progress and if I didn’t like something or wanted to make some changes to our plan of work I could do it during our meetings.

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

There were 4 people, who were working on our project. Tomek Marcińczyk was our point of contact and our project manager, Karolina Mróz - a graphic designer and 2 other developers - Vadim Jarochowicz and the guy, who helped him. Unfortunately, I don’t remember the name of him.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The outcome was the website and the app which we created together form scratch. There are some minor technical issues, but all in all both things work great.

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

The communication & workflow was good. I also really liked the fact that on top of some technical knowledge they gave me some startup tips and shared some contacts in the IT field. Certain thing of course took longer than anticipated, but it’s pretty normal for such a project.

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

As trivial as it might sound, they really try their best to make their customers happy. The discount thing and the fact that they allowed me to participate in sprints are very small yet very nice gestures. All those things really do make customers loyal :).

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

Overall, I’m happy with the result of the project. There were a few features that we didn’t add due to some budget limitations (e.g. in depth analytics, automated notification to the clients), but I will get back to them to add those once I have better cashflow ;)

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m a director in Balibu. Balibu is a kindergarten and nursery for kids below 6 years old.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

I hired Winalife in order to make a website for my business . I wanted the website to look nice and provide answers about our services and opening hours.

SOLUTION

How did you select Winalife and what were the deciding factors?

I have contacted them because in the past they made a nice website for my cousin. They seemed to be knowledgeable about what they were doing and responded to my e-mails very fast, so I decided to give them a try.

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

We had one meeting every 2 weeks to talk about what has to be done and to introduce some changes. The website was made in WordPress.

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

Tomek was responsible for price estimation and project management and design, while Darek made the website itself.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables? They made a website I’m very happy about. ? Some of my clients said they like it too.

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

They responded to my e-mails in a timely manner and always answered my questions whenever I had some. Every 2 weeks we set up a call on Google Hangouts to discuss our work progress.

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

I think it’s impressive, that they all are very young, yet very professional. I also liked the fact, that they took notes during our meeting and every suggestion I made was noted down, it made the work process very smooth.

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

I really enjoyed working with them and I really hope their business will grow and evolve!

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Homedi application is an end-to-end solution for masseurs, clients and the team behind the startup. It allows clients to join an easy, yet powerful journey of booking massage services. I am a CEO of this company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We hired Winalife in order to create a custom website for us. We wanted the website to look professional, neat and intuitive as well as fast and SEO friendly.

SOLUTION

How did you select Winalife and what were the deciding factors?

We selected Winalife primarily because Tomasz Marcinczyk (the CEO of the company) is a friend of a friend of mine. So, I have heard numerous recommendations of him prior to the project. The other deciding factors were the price and the portfolio of Winalife.

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

When we approached Winalife first we had only a vague idea of a design and functionalities of the website, that we wanted to have. The team created the whole UX/UI design and built the website from scratch. The technologies that they used included: Wordpress, PHP, MYSQL, OVH.

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

There were 3 people, who worked on the project – Tomasz (the CEO), who was our point of contact and at the same time a project manager of the project. The other 2 people were a UX/UI designer and a WordPress developer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The main and most important outcome was a beautiful and intuitive website, via which all the customers could book appointments with therapists in a few simple steps. There also was a dedicated panel via which professionals could accept new bookings and modify their schedule once there was a need.

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

Winalife team is very punctual. The project overall took longer than anticipated but it’s only because while preparing the project we came up with some additional subpages that we didn’t think of in the beginning. We used Slack and Google Hangouts to talk to each other. Winalife team used Jira for internal project management and they gave us an access to it so that we could look into the work progress whenever we wanted.

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

Well, I was actually impressed by how disciplined they all are! They work remotely, yet they all are a super effective team. They also have really good developers, I think some of the best in the market actually.

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

No, I don’t think so. I’m fully satisfied with the project.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the founder and CEO of Tivano. We automate business processes in small companies by use of a mobile app. The processes include invoice flows, office purchases, and scheduling.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Winalife?

We started developing the app in September 2019, and we had a few problems with the initial version. Its design and user flow needed to be improved, and there were some technical issues. We were looking for someone to help with this challenge.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Winalife created a completely new design for our app. We followed this by changing some user flows and adding new features.

What is the team composition?

I’ve worked with Tomasz (Founder).

How did you come to work with Winalife?

I first met Tomasz at a startup event in Warsaw. I wasn’t thinking of a collaboration at that time, but I called him when the need arose. I had a couple of meetings with him and discussed the design and functionality problems we were having. I had a couple of other options, but Winalife was the most suitable for me.

How much have you invested with them?

The cost is around $15,000, so far. 

What is the status of this engagement?

Our first meeting was in January 2020, and we started the collaboration around March. We’ve completed an advanced MVP of the app, but we still have plenty of ideas on how to enhance it, so the work with Winalife is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Someone wouldn’t even recognize it as the same application — it’s completely different and much better. We’ve done 100% of what we intended to do, and I’m very satisfied with the quality of Winalife’s work. The app is working as I originally intended it.

How did Winalife perform from a project management standpoint?

We have a close collaboration, with regular meetings. If anything needs to be discussed, we can do it immediately. Winalife has the same thinking as us in terms of how the app should look and flow. They’re not just code providers; they actively participate in determining what the best features and user flows should be.

They’re always on time. Given how software houses work, deadlines aren’t usually met, but this isn’t the case with Winalife. They allow me to plan more business development, knowing that I’ll be able to deliver from the technical side.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They’re flexible, share ideas, and meet deadlines so it’s a true collaboration. They actually think about what they’re doing, which is very important, and deliver quality work. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

There’s nothing I can mention at this time. Everything’s been delivered on time and is of good quality.

Do you have any advice for future clients of theirs?

The client should listen to Winalife and take what they’re saying into consideration. They have good ideas, and the client can benefit from describing the whole project to them, not just the technical parts. 

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the co-founder and CTO at RestPay, a hands-free payment software — we’re a startup. We make stands to put it on the table. You can scan your QR code or tap the MSD and pay very fast with Google Pay, Apple Pay, some other payment system, and in Poland, the most famous is Blik.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Winalife?

We had the idea and needed developers to build it for us. We needed someone who could handle the project management, too.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

They helped us a lot, working with us to build the product from scratch. They’ve helped us in researching, UX/UI design, development, and architecture. We can count on their team and they’re useful in every part of our process.

How did you come to work with Winalife?

I met the CEO at an accelerator, ReaktorX in Warsaw. I contacted him to help me.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent between $25,000–$30,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in January 2020 and the engagement is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We finished our alpha MVP and we’re currently moving to production. We have an agreement with three restaurants. We need to secure five of them and we will be testing our software for 3–6 months. Everything has gone very well.

How did Winalife perform from a project management standpoint?

They respond quickly. All tasks are completed before deadlines. We were delayed on our end for nearly every deadline and they had to wait for us, but they were very patient. We communicate via Slack, phone, Jira, and Confluence.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They don’t treat my team and I like a client but rather a colleague. They’re patient, helpful, and friendly, advising us on our ideas. They’ve removed our time-consuming ideas.

Are there any areas they could improve?

They have a small team and should recruit a few more people. They shouldn’t get too big but bigger than they are now.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Trust them. Be open to their ideas. Let them do their job.