You are launched

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I'm the CEO of Good Hood, a tech company for social impact projects.

What challenge were you trying to address with You are launched?

We had funding to build an MVP for a new project aiming to support women from non-English speaking backgrounds throughout their pregnancy. However, we had a short timeframe to turn the project around, so we sought external providers.

What was the scope of their involvement?

You are launched provides us with mobile app development. Initially, we gave them high-level functionality specs. Then, they went through the UX design phase and built wireframes. The team has developed our app for iOS and Android. 

The platform is a multi-lingual pregnancy app. One of our requirements was that the app is scalable to include multiple languages. Although we're testing the app only in English and Arabic for the moment, we'll include more languages in the future, so scalability is one of our priorities. 

We've also asked You are launched to make the app very intuitive and simple, considering some users might have low technical literacy. They've also added functionalities for the app to handle written text and audio because some of our target users have just arrived in Australia from refugee backgrounds, with interrupted access to school. Additionally, You are launched has provided collateral for the Google Play Store and the App store to present the app to users. 

What is the team composition?

We work with a team of about six teammates from You are launched, including a UI/UX strategic lead, developers, and someone who manages the project's business side.

How did you come to work with You are launched?

We picked them because they had good reviews, and their work looked really solid. When I got in touch with You are launched, they also made communication easy.

How much have you invested in them?

We've spent around $30,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with them in May 2022, and the engagement is ongoing.

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

In terms of feedback, our partners from different health organizations have found the app visually appealing, culturally appropriate, and intuitive. Because ours is a pilot program, we have a closed user group. Therefore, our success metrics aren’t about uptake in the community; we’re more focused on how the users engage with the application, and the app won’t be available for just anyone in these initial stages. Overall, You are launched is very responsive, helpful, and fast. Working with them has been really great.

How did You are launched perform from a project management standpoint?

They deliver on time and within our budget. We mostly communicate through Slack.

What did you find most impressive about them?

You are launched is really friendly, responsive, and super fast to work. Some providers can be very slow, particularly in Australia, so You are launched’s speed is a highlight. The team is also very responsive, which is great.

Are there any areas they could improve?

They could improve by having a bit more oversight of the overall project timeline, which would be helpful from our perspective.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Be organized, and perhaps have some sort of predefined milestone timeline.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm a co-founder of an ice-cream e-commerce delivery app. It's my pet project and we are not yet officially registered as a company.

For what projects/services did your company hire You are launched, and what were your goals?

I hired “You are launched” to design and develop a native mobile app and management panel for our new business. The main goal for us is to have a great branding view and feel of a high-quality app that would mean high-quality ice cream.

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

We found them on Clutch and booked a call through their website. From the first call, I realized that they are honest and reliable. Before the call, I reviewed their works, and the quality of the work was impressive. So, I decided to try with just the design stage and it worked.

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

You are launched prepared MoodBoard, Design Concept, and later full UI design. Once that was ready, they worked on the estimate for development and we proceeded with this. 3 months later, I already had an app ready that could get to AppStore & GooglePlay. We are preparing a marketing strategy to move with the publishing of the app.

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

We had 8-10 team members in general that were involved in Design and development.

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

They are easy-going in chatting, I remember the design stage and it was impassive. We finished all the work in 1.5 weeks which is pretty quick for me and we could proceed with the development after. We were getting testing builds weekly, so I could see the ongoing result. I have experience in working with development companies, and this one is really impressive. You don’t need to wait for months to see the working version, you can see the feature-by-feature delivery and this provides an extra leap for the client.

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

I liked everything in their work - speed, quality, price. We had a chat channel where I could put any question and were receiving detailed answers. They were making a Demo of app versions and it led to extra discussions and extra updates. Also, I had access to the Task Tracking tool and TimeTracking tool, but they were managing everything by themselves.

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

They were fully dedicated to the result and were generating ideas on how to make my app even better. They would stay my tech partners for years.

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

I’m not pretty much sure, I liked their services a lot. Maybe, they could have partnerships with 3d parties to provide Server Usage discounts, app publishing, or else. But I don’t think something could work better for me with provided services.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am a CEO and Founder of SalePal.

For what projects/services did your company hire You are launched, and what were your goals?

We wanted to develop a clickable prototype for our project. we also had a very limited budget.

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

We searched for app developer online and after interviewing them, I shortlisted 5.

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

We had a series of discovery meetings to discuss our goals and objectives. We gave them all the information they need within 4 weeks they delivered an amazing prototype.

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

A project manager was assigned to be our main point of contact as well as designer.

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

within 4 weeks after their delivery, we already have interested investor.

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

they extremely easy to talk to and super professional helping you during the process.

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

There are many agencies claim to have expertise in Web/App development. But there is only one knows how to get the job done properly. I interviewed many agencies to build my prototype but the moment I meet “You are launched” team I was astonished by their in depth technical knowledge. “You are launched” analytical strategy will break done what needs to be done. They are highly resourceful. I am really pleased with their work and externally feel lucky and honoured to know them. If you are struggling to find a best team for your project, I must say that you are in a right hand with “You are launched” team. They are super professional, hardworking, intelligent, whom knows how to get your project off the ground and make it successful. They use their intuitive, technical skills and add ideas to your project that add huge value to your project. I’d like to thank Ivan and his brilliant team for the incredible job they done for me, turning my dream closer to reality.

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

Not at all. they delivered top notch prototype.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I am the founder of Tommy Vercetti Software.

What challenge were you trying to address with You are launched?

I wanted to publish an application on the Google Play Store, but I didn't have experience in developing Android apps.

What was the scope of their involvement?

You are launched developed an Android app for me.

What is the team composition?

I worked with 4–5 teammates, including a project manager and a few developers.

How did you come to work with You are launched?

I found them on Fiverr. I chose them because I liked their profile, and they had good reviews.

How much have you invested in them?

The project cost around $20,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We worked together from August–November 2021.

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

The app isn't available in the Play Store yet because I want to wait before launching it. However, You are launched gave me precisely what I wanted. I was very happy with their work.

How did You are launched perform from a project management standpoint?

They did a great job with communication. We primarily interfaced through Slack.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They were communicative and professional throughout the whole process. I have plans to work with You are launched in the future.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, there's nothing they could improve.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Give them examples of other applications you like.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am a Design Director of Starbase agency. We provide interface design and branding services to our clients.

For what projects/services did your company hire You are launched, and what were your goals?

We had a client from the weight loss industry for whom we designed an app. He wanted to have a native app and I know no one except You are launched who could do it better. As we were doing branding and design for the project, it was very critical for us to have smooth app behavior and animations in it and that’s what they did perfectly.

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

I heard about You are launched on the local market but never worked before. Once I’ve checked their feedbacks on Clutch I decided to try to work with them with one of our clients. I was considering about four or five other development teams, but after a personal meeting and checking how all the processes are set up inside we decided to work with them.

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

They were organising their work in sprints with 2-weeks duration. At the end of each we were receiving testing builds. In terms of tools we were using Slack channel, weekly Zoom calls, and Kanban board on ClickUp. As for technologies, they were using Swift on iOS, Kotlin on Android, and Ruby on Rails for server side.

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

We had 6 team members who are working on the app development.

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

They’ve got our points from half of the word, and quite often proposed ideas on how to make it work even better. As we, so the client were receiving testing builds nearly every week, so we could see the work progress. I even received a letter of gratitude from our client. He wrote: “Thanks Arsentii for sharing such a great team. They are the best”

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

We had full work transparency in cooperation, they mentioned points we can make better. As for the communication, we had a Slack channel, weekly Zoom calls, and Kanban board on ClickUp.

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

I like their work process but the most impressive thing about them for me is their ability to predict risks. For instance, once we’ve started there was no news regarding iOS 15 but till we were getting closer to the release date, they mentioned what might be changed on the iOS side, and that points should take some extra time. I would say, it was the bull's eye shot as I’ve tried the latest build on the first day of the iOS 15 release.

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

I have experience in IT for more than 9 years and I would add an account manager to their team. So, it would be much more comfortable to discuss prices, changes, and pitfalls. But we didn’t experience anything like that, so everything was great with them for me.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm a co-founder of a social Tinder-like app. It's my pet project and we are not yet officially registered as a company.

For what projects/services did your company hire You are launched, and what were your goals?

I hired “You are launched” to help me with launching our own Pet Project. We tried to work with one well-known company but it didn’t work for us. The previous proof-of-concept took a lot of time to develop and had nearly 0 result.

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

We have chosen them by taking into account their success stories, we learned that they help not only with the development but also with marketing at the preliminary stage of the project and give an expert review of the business concept. That is the things we needed even more development as we all know that start-ups fail when Proof of Concept and marketing parts leave much to be desired.

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

You are launched designed Proof of Concept and helped with the MVP version of the app. They delivered a user interface and code to get it to the point where we could launch it on the App Store. We also plan to scale the app and add an Android version as well.

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

We had 6-7 team members in general that were involved in the MVP.

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

The quality is high, mainly because of their process. They were digging all around with different options to start testing the idea. We’ve sorted out everything before development and tested the idea on a targeted audience. Once it was approved, we dug into development. It sounds weird, but in 5 months we could run all that and launch the MVP version on the market. It happened mainly because they could simplify what I was trying to accomplish. As a result, we have a stable and intuitive app on the market.

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

There are several points I like best. The main thing, I would say, is the transparency they give me about my project. They communicate very well with me and my business partner to ensure we are aware of what is happening during the development of the project.

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

They've been very dedicated to the success of the project, and their actions continue to prove it. I feel like I have a team of pros who think about my project and not about the number of team members or hours sold.

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

If you are going to work on your project seriously and looking for the same attitude from your team, You are launched is the one who would definitely cover your back!

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the founder of a retail-consumer software startup.

What challenge were you trying to address with You are Launched?

You are Launched is helping us create an MVP.

What was the scope of their involvement?

You are Launched is creating the designs and wireframes for two mobile applications one for retailers and one for consumers. The team is developing these for iOS and Android. They’re also building a backend database on web services that could hold all of the information uploaded to the apps.

The apps are a directory of retail businesses that we’re hoping to help become digitally accessible. Consumers could find retailers on the directory and view photos of their products, which the retailers could upload themselves. 

The apps also have an instant messaging service that provides users with an ID so that they don’t have to share personal phone numbers or emails. Through this, they could communicate directly with retailers to ask questions about the products.

What is the team composition?

I interact regularly with Oleg (Project Manager) and semi-regularly with Ivan (Founder). There is a team of roughly seven people, consisting of software developers and designers working on the project.

How did you come to work with You are Launched?

I found 6–7 companies on Clutch and had video meetings with them. You are Launched was very interested in what we were trying to do, and I thought that made them the best fit for us.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve invested more than $50,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We began working together in May 2021, and the partnership is ongoing.

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

The app is expected to launch in September 2021, but so far,  You are Launched’s design exceeds my expectation, especially for an MVP. I’m able to see weekly improvements, test, provide feedback, and follow development progress on an early version of the app. It looks great and I’m quite happy with the quality of work to date.

How did You are Launched perform from a project management standpoint?

You are Launched performs quite well. They stick to plans that they've laid out. When it comes to the timeline, they inform me whenever we’re going to be behind schedule and accommodate my suggestions for improving our tracking system.

We communicate via Slack and Google.

What did you find most impressive about them?

I’m most impressed by the excellent quality of their design and the way they’re putting the app together. You are Launched understands what we want to achieve even when we’ve only presented them with vague ideas in the beginning. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, I’m quite happy with them.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the co-owner and creative designer for a startup company providing legal services to our clientele.

For what projects/services did your company hire You are launched, and what were your goals?

We had a demo and a vision for the mobile application that we wanted developed. You are Launched had the knowledge and expertise to bring our vision to the life. They asked questions and provided guidance, that wasn't limited to the development, but also geared towards making it a success by guiding us away from mistakes that could prove costly.

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

The qualities that influenced our decision were, overall app development experience, communication and pricing.

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

They began by evaluating the demo video we had composed, and reverse engineering what will be necessary from a resource perspective to deliver. They took the idea and through working sessions allowed our management team flesh out the look, feel and functional workflow. After which they began developing the backend in AWS and all the front end components. All while keeping us in the loop during the weekly sprints.

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

6+ Software developers

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

The team was able to take the demo code and produce a working application that is going to be paramount to our company's success.

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

Their project management provided the open communication I was hoping for while delivering on time, within budget, and mitigating any risks before they became issues.

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

We were impressed with their ability to exceed our expectations during the development process. They also established open communication.

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

Nope. I don't have any complaints. This was a better experience than I was expecting.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the founder and CEO of the technology startup - it's going to be a self development mobile app for women. I'm currently in pre-launch phase and am planning to launch in Dec'21.

For what projects/services did your company hire You are launched, and what were your goals?

I knew I wanted to start with the iOS app first, and my goal is to get MVP launched within 6-month period.

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

I performed the research, one agency told me that it would take almost two years to launch our app based on the scope, which sounded ridiculous. When I contacted You Are Launched, Ivan and the team immediately understood what I was going for, and together we were able to come up with a plan how to launch MVP within the desired timeframe.

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

The team took couple weeks to understand the scope of work, they asked all the right questions and made a lot of valuable suggestions in regards to how it would be possible to simplify or optimize things in order to launch faster without sacrificing user experience. Then we jumped straight into development, and the team uses 1-week development sprints to implement the functionality.

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

I work with the project manager, two mobile developers, one backend developer and a tester from the URL side. I am also in constant contact with one of their founders, and another founder (he is also CTO) is providing direct supervision of the work that development team is performing to ensure high quality of the end product.

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

I saw the first build of the app in about a week after we started, and I was really impressed with the quality. It's clear that the team is going above and beyond to not just develop something, but instead they truly care about the quality and user experience of the end product.

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

We use Slack as the main communication tool, the team also uses ClickUp for task management which makes it easy to track progress. I receive new builds about every week or so.

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

I was impressed with how fast the team was able to get up to speed with the product requirements, the speed of development is really impressive, and the quality of the product is high. All team members are very smart, they ask sharp questions and make recommendations which prove that they have a lot of experience in launching startups like mine. I really value our partnership and look forward to launching beta version of the app in Sep'21 and then launching MVP in Dec'21.

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

No, nothing, I am happy with how things are going right now.

Introduce your business and what you do there.
I’m the CEO of BioFunctional Health Solutions. We’re a corporate health and wellness provider.

What challenge were you trying to address with You are launched?
We needed custom application development services to replace an existing business app with a new one.

What was the scope of their involvement?
We provided You are launched with our business requirements, including schematics of the data map for the software solutions. We also provided a rudimentary frontend design document and examples of reports we wanted to come out of the system. Their team did research beyond their existing experience in the healthcare industry in order to find the best solutions.

They did the frontend design for how the user will interface with the software. From there, they did backend software development based on the design. Currently, they’re currently doing testing. The application is used for documentation of our on-site services for B2B and B2C customers.

What is the team composition?
I interface with the project manager directly. There’s a design lead and development lead as well as a team that includes at least three designers and two developers.

How did you come to work with You are launched?
They were referred by a software developer we work with. We liked that they took our business and technical requirements to provide a detailed proposal which included cost and timelines.

How much have you invested with them?
We’ve invested $120,000.

What is the status of this engagement?
We began working together around November 2020, and our engagement is ongoing.

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? 
I don’t have metrics since the software hasn’t been released yet. To get us to testing, they have worked twice as fast with 40% savings on the cost compared to their nearest competitor. You are launched was excited about the project as something new and have found innovative ways for users to interact with the system.

How did You are launched perform from a project management standpoint?
This is a strength of theirs. They have excellent communication and are even better at determining what we’re trying to accomplish and figuring out how to get it done. The project manager and I communicate via email and phone calls a few times each week. We use Figma for design and diagrams as well as ClickUp for project management.

What did you find most impressive about them?
They provide quality work on top of being faster and more cost-efficient than their competitors.

Are there any areas they could improve?
They could communicate more clearly what to expect in terms of work effort and frequency so we could schedule internal meetings for review and preparation in advance. 

Do you have any advice for potential customers?
Get a minimum of two other detailed proposals for comparison of the value you’ll get from this team. If you’re looking to integrate into your own website, bring your web developer into the process early to ensure it’s designed to meet the framework and templates being used on your website.