Web & Mobile App Design & Dev for Social Marketplace

Please describe your company and position.

I am the founder of ooblee

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Ooblee is a social marketplace, created by local shops and their customers

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

• We hired Codepixel to help us with the development of our web and mobile apps

How did you find Codepixel?

• Clutch Site
• Other

Why did you select Codepixel over others?

• High ratings
• Close to my geographic location
• Great culture fit

How many teammates from Codepixel were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

The project with Codepixel started with the goal of redesign and creation of new version of ooblee corporate website (Wordpress), and later expanded on two new projects - development of web application for shop administration and design and development of web version of ooblee platform (Figma, Angular). In the meantime, our cooperation has been expanded in project management and the HR part of both Codepixel dedicated and internal ooblee development teams.

Using advanced technology and tools on the side of development and management (Java, Java Spring, .NET, Kotlin, Swift, Angular, VueJS, AWS, ClickUp, Slack...) and through expanding the team and quality cooperation with Codepixel, the ooblee product is constantly being improved and continues to develop in accordance with the needs of existing and new markets.

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

Through the previous cooperation with Codepixel, ooblee got a new redesigned corporate website and web application that enables business users to comfortably manage the shop from a web application. The project of redesign and final development of the ooblee platform web application is on the final phase.

This project will enable customers to use the ooblee platform on the web and shop owners to expand their online business to ecommerce websites generated by ooblee platform. By merging the management of dedicated frontend and ooblee internal backend development team, ooblee got a more efficient and compact development team.

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

Codepixel's management style brought a new quality to the ooblee development project. Milestones, sprints and resources are planned carefully and concisely, with an effort to build a development team that is motivated and efficient. The communication is clear and focused and the planned work is delivered within the expected deadlines.

What was your primary form of communication with Codepixel?

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

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

Their desire to further learn, develop and grow, strictly following a clearly established company culture and values.

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

It's hard to say at this stage. ooblee is a technically advanced social commerce software solution that tries to follow the trends of the complex ecommerce global market. Doing business in startup mode implies a continuous process of adapting to the existing markets, introducing innovations and expanding to new markets, which is often accompanied by various challenges in management and development.

In our cooperation so far, we recognized the openness and ability of the Codepixel team to grow together with the project, to adapt to the expectations of our startup and to develop further together with us. We admire their commitment to both their own growth and evolution, as well as ours.