Vention is a global software development company with headquarters in the USA and further locations worldwide. We support both startups and already established companies from a wide range of industries with the development of individual, forward-looking software solutions.
Our expertise includes custom software development, web app development, mobile app development, cloud development, UI/UX design, and quality assurance and testing. We also cover advanced technologies such as blockchain, AI and ML, AR and VR, and IoT.
Our extensive pool of experts with access to more than 3,000 highly skilled talents, as well as our long-standing partnerships with tech giants such as AWS, Microsoft, Google Cloud, Salesforce, Oracle, Stripe, and others, enable us to meet even the most specific customer requirements. Our dedicated developer teams are individually assembled with the respective project requirements in mind and work hand-in-hand with our customers' internal teams.
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For more than 20 years we ve been developing and implementing customized, innovative software solutions for technology-oriented companies and startups in a wide range of industries. As a small company started by engineers, we have grown to become one of the industry's leading software engineering providers with over 20 locations worldwide (including Berlin and Vienna) and access to more than 3,000 highly skilled developers.
What drives us?
The unique partnerships with our customers. We focus on a particularly close collaboration to advise them on the implementation of their product visions, to support them in their digital challenges and to jointly drive innovation.
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Vention supported the Berlin-based FinTech company Upvest in the redevelopment of a B2B platform, the improvement of the infrastructure and the implementation of new functions.
Challenge
Upvest, one of the hundred fastest growing startups in Germany, needed a scalable, modern application that would accommodate the company's rapid growth while supporting its existing solution.
Solution
2 of our Golang engineers and other highly qualified developers took over the new development of the B2B platform. Thanks to our long-standing partnership with Google Cloud, the security, monitoring and flexibility of the infrastructure were also improved in the process.
Results
Thanks to the optimizations made and the implementation of new features, not only has customer satisfaction increased, but our support also helped Upvest secure $18 million in Series A financing.
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We are Vention, a leading custom software development company. We support startups and fast-growing tech companies with customized, innovative software solutions. Our specialized teams develop secure, scalable and forward-looking products that delight customers and users.
What sets you apart from the competition?
We are a global company with more than 20 years of experience in the industry and access to over 3,000 highly qualified developers from the world's most renowned technology centers. There we have been able to build an outstanding reputation as an employer over the past years, which allows us to have a very selective interview process when hiring new developers and engineers. 70% of our developers have over 5 years of work experience and bring extremely specific qualifications. As a result, we are able to cover all technical requirements accordingly. Our turnover rate is extremely low, which means that our customers and we can count on our developers for the long term and they do not turn to new projects after just a few months. This avoids the time and resource-intensive training of new developers and ensures that projects run smoothly.
What is your project approach?
We offer our services in two different models: On the one hand, we provide dedicated development teams that integrate seamlessly into our customers' internal structures and provide them with permanent support for their projects. In other words, they augment the internal teams and complement them with the required expertise in a targeted manner. Our 2nd model, project-based engagement, is used when permanent support is not required but a specific project is to be outsourced. With this approach, we take over the entire technical management and execution of the project - from A to Z. With both models, our developers are available immediately. If project requirements change, the number of developers can be increased or decreased at any time to ensure maximum flexibility.
How do you calculate scope, time & budget?
Our calculations are based on the specific project requirements, goals and business models of our customers and are therefore prepared individually. In addition to the time horizon, they also include a precise cost overview. If desired, our teams can also take over the entire technical management of the project or are available for detailed consulting, for example, when it comes to selecting a suitable tech stack.
Who is your typical client?
We work with companies of all different sizes and industries - from VC-funded startups, to already established companies, to the most renowned industry innovators. Our clients are therefore as unique as the solutions we develop for them. But one thing is essential for all of them: to drive their business forward with digital solutions and applications.
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What I like about our cooperation is the speed of implementation, the high level of expertise of the engineers and Vention's excellent account management. I recommend the company on the market.
I am CPTO of a SaaS company developing an operational fleet management platform with a focus on the DACH region.
Challenge
SaaS platform development and ongoing support.
Solution
I selected the vendors based on their case studies and some initial discussions with business development representatives.
The development team was assembled quite quickly - the required development resources were available within two weeks.
Full-Stack-Software-Ingenieure, Ingenieure für manuelle und automatisierte Tests, UX/UI-Designer.
Results
We increased the development capacity of the existing team, which had a positive impact on the speed of product delivery.
The cooperation is quite effective, we still work with Vention and part of our development team is provided by the company.
What I like about our cooperation is the speed of implementation, the high level of expertise of the engineers and Vention's excellent account management. I recommend the company on the market.
Nothing I can see at the moment
Feedbax
Software Development
Confidential
6 - 12 Months
5.0
Quality:
4.5
Planning:
5.0
Costs:
5.0
Recommendation:
5.0
Summary23 May 2023
The experience of the employees helped us a lot. However, we were impressed by Vention's flexibility. When we requested changes or adjustments to our requirements, they communicated quickly and effectively and found a solution.
Reviewer
D S
Managing Director
at Startup Fahrzeugdatenanalyse
We are a young startup with focus on data analysis of commercial vehicles. The goal is to give fleet operators and their workshops deep insights into vehicle conditions in order to reduce failures and use resources more efficiently.
Challenge
Support the team in implementing new functionalities in our web application, a restructuring of our database, as well as support the implementation of new processes in our development.
Solution
We contacted several providers. Vention appealed to us the most because of the uncomplicated & quick process, the informative documents and the good price-performance ratio.
After a short introductory phase, the team integrated very well and independently carried out the work discussed.
The multifunctional team consisted of a project manager / SCRUM master, a designer, and 3 software developers who took on various tasks around Dev-Ops, Cloud Infrastructure and Web Development.
Results
Through the work, our platform was restructured, which has improved the development and performance by a lot. The implemented processes have a lasting positive impact on our team.
The collaboration was very effective. The first results were achieved shortly after onboarding. Communication with team members and Vention in general was very professional.
The experience of the employees helped us a lot. However, we were impressed by Vention's flexibility. When we requested changes or adjustments to our requirements, they communicated quickly and effectively and found a solution.
The staff used were dedicated and quick, however more experienced staff would have been quicker to find a suitable solution. The team was a good fit for us as a startup and the team members were selected by us beforehand, but this is something we will consider in the future.
“UI/UX Design for Remote Simultaneous Interpretation Platform”
Feedback Summary22 March 2024
Vention helped the client achieve a 30% increase in UX satisfaction rate and reduce time spent working on internal projects by at least half. Their team delivered outputs on time and met all the client's requirements. Moreover, they communicated well through online meetings.
Project Summary
Vention collaborated with a remote simultaneous interpretation platform for a UI/UX project. They worked together to create a design system and implement UI changes in the client's product.
Improve user interface design
Standardize design system
Create user-friendly platform
Referral
Other
Great culture fit
Good value for cost
Company values aligned
Great culture fit
Good value for cost
Company values aligned
2-5 Employees
Interactio needed to strengthen the area of UI design, and we were happy to collaborate with Vention. We created a design system together and completed user interface changes in our product, which is quite complex,
We have improved the user experience satisfaction rate by over 30%. Reduced time we work on projects internally (engineering and product) by at least half.
All were delivered on time and very much to the point of our needs.
Virtual Meeting
People
Nothing to mention
Clutch
Custom Software Development, Web Development
Confidential
July 2022 - Feb. 2024
5.0
Quality:
5.0
Planning:
5.0
Costs:
5.0
Recommendation:
5.0
“Custom Software Dev for Education Company”
Feedback Summary13 February 2024
Thanks to Vention's efforts, the client saw reduced costs and efficiency gains. Vention's team adapted to any circumstance and always delivered on time throughout the process. The team was also great at responding to needs and asking for clarification.
Project Summary
An education company hired Vention for custom software development. The team took care of full stack feature development, video content serving, and infrastructure coding.
I am the Software Development Manager of Paper Edu
Support students and school systems across north america.
Bolster engineering resources
Build prototypes and innovate
Referral
Pricing fit our budget
Referred to me
Other
Pricing fit our budget
Referred to me
Other
2-5 Employees
Full stack feature development, Video content serving, Complex logic implementations, Infrastructure as code, etc
Virtual Meeting
Email or Messaging App
Utilization of features by users, reduction in costs and efficiency gains.
Virtual Meeting
Email or Messaging App
Virtual Meeting
Email or Messaging App
The team of 3 developers was amazing, they adapted to any circumstance of more or less guidance, and always delivered on time and within reasonable boundaries. Kiryl, Andrei and Yaraslau were always great at responding to our needs and asked for clarification or pushed back when necessary - for example, when there were perceived flaws in the planning.
Virtual Meeting
Email or Messaging App
Virtual Meeting
Email or Messaging App
The three developers assigned to us were a pleasure to work with
Learned much later there was also a 'project manager' assigned to us? Didn't know the use of that.
Clutch
Custom Software Development, Web Development
Confidential
July 2022 - Feb. 2024
5.0
Quality:
5.0
Planning:
5.0
Costs:
5.0
Recommendation:
5.0
“Custom Software Dev for Education Company”
Feedback Summary13 February 2024
Thanks to Vention's efforts, the client saw reduced costs and efficiency gains. Vention's team adapted to any circumstance and always delivered on time throughout the process. The team was also great at responding to needs and asking for clarification.
Project Summary
An education company hired Vention for custom software development. The team took care of full stack feature development, video content serving, and infrastructure coding.
I am the Software Development Manager of Paper Edu
Support students and school systems across north america.
Bolster engineering resources
Build prototypes and innovate
Referral
Pricing fit our budget
Referred to me
Other
Pricing fit our budget
Referred to me
Other
2-5 Employees
Full stack feature development, Video content serving, Complex logic implementations, Infrastructure as code, etc
Virtual Meeting
Email or Messaging App
Utilization of features by users, reduction in costs and efficiency gains.
Virtual Meeting
Email or Messaging App
Virtual Meeting
Email or Messaging App
The team of 3 developers was amazing, they adapted to any circumstance of more or less guidance, and always delivered on time and within reasonable boundaries. Kiryl, Andrei and Yaraslau were always great at responding to our needs and asked for clarification or pushed back when necessary - for example, when there were perceived flaws in the planning.
Virtual Meeting
Email or Messaging App
Virtual Meeting
Email or Messaging App
The three developers assigned to us were a pleasure to work with
Learned much later there was also a 'project manager' assigned to us? Didn't know the use of that.
Clutch
Custom Software Development, DevOps Managed Services, Web Development
$200,000 to $999,999
Jan. 2021 - Ongoing
5.0
Quality:
5.0
Planning:
5.0
Costs:
5.0
Recommendation:
5.0
“Web Development for Online Marketing Company”
Feedback Summary07 February 2024
The client is happy with the system's performance and stability. Vention is responsive to the client's needs and timely in their releases. Moreover, they manage everything on their own and communicate effectively through virtual meetings. Customers can expect great service at a reasonable cost.
Project Summary
Vention maintains and improves the existing codebase of an online marketing company. The team is responsible for creating new features and functionality for the website.
Maintaining current codebase
Create new features and functionality
Online Search
Good value for cost
2-5 Employees
The project consisted of maintaining and improving our existing code base. Since this is an ongoing project, the key deliverables would be stability in our overall system and web properties, along with creating new features and functionality in a timely fashion, while self testing everything.
Measurable outcomes were overall performance and stability of our system. Timely releases and overall low number of bugs createad.
The team was very auto functioning on its own and our project managers at Vention were very responsive for any of our needs.
Virtual Meeting
We've been impressed by their flexibility and response time in finding engineers for us
Pricing could be more competitive but they are worth the cost.
Clutch
Custom Software Development, DevOps Managed Services, Web Development
$200,000 to $999,999
Jan. 2021 - Ongoing
5.0
Quality:
5.0
Planning:
5.0
Costs:
5.0
Recommendation:
5.0
“Web Development for Online Marketing Company”
Feedback Summary07 February 2024
The client is happy with the system's performance and stability. Vention is responsive to the client's needs and timely in their releases. Moreover, they manage everything on their own and communicate effectively through virtual meetings. Customers can expect great service at a reasonable cost.
Project Summary
Vention maintains and improves the existing codebase of an online marketing company. The team is responsible for creating new features and functionality for the website.
Maintaining current codebase
Create new features and functionality
Online Search
Good value for cost
2-5 Employees
The project consisted of maintaining and improving our existing code base. Since this is an ongoing project, the key deliverables would be stability in our overall system and web properties, along with creating new features and functionality in a timely fashion, while self testing everything.
Measurable outcomes were overall performance and stability of our system. Timely releases and overall low number of bugs createad.
The team was very auto functioning on its own and our project managers at Vention were very responsive for any of our needs.
Virtual Meeting
We've been impressed by their flexibility and response time in finding engineers for us
Pricing could be more competitive but they are worth the cost.
Clutch
Custom Software Development, Web Development
$1,000,000 to $9,999,999
Mar. 2023 - Feb. 2024
5.0
Quality:
5.0
Planning:
5.0
Costs:
5.0
Recommendation:
5.0
“Automation SaaS Product Dev for Logistics SaaS Provider”
Feedback Summary07 February 2024
Thanks to Vention's work, the client launched a new SaaS application to the market. The team delivered on or ahead of time and had a quick turnaround time for requests. Their willingness to learn as they went and the commitment of all Vention team members to the project's success stood out.
Project Summary
Vention developed an automation tool for a logistics SaaS provider. The team transformed the automation tool into a SaaS product and provided continuous services to grow the solution.
We are a SaaS provider of logistics services to enterprise shippers
Create an automation tool to be used by our in-house services division
Transform that automation tool into a 0-1 SaaS product
Grow that SaaS product into a mature, enterprise platform
Online Search
Referral
Pricing fit our budget
Great culture fit
Good value for cost
Company values aligned
Pricing fit our budget
Great culture fit
Good value for cost
Company values aligned
Pricing fit our budget
Great culture fit
Good value for cost
Company values aligned
6-10 Employees
We brought the team in to form what at the time was a back-of-the-napkin idea into a real application. We warned them at the time that the whole thing was an experiment, and they needed to be willing to learn alongside us about what about the software worked/didnt work, and be willing to throw away their hard work and pivot with us if we changed our minds.
From day 1, we knew we had picked the right partner. Tiffanie was relentless on finding us the perfect team, and was very communicative and receptive to feedback. Most importantly, she was persistent on making us successful. We changed our minds a lot. The teams' commitment to the project never wavered. They always showed up, worked hard, and delivered.
We just launched our SaaS product to a lot of warm reception because we were able to keep trying again and again to get it right. Recently we threw out some very ambitious quarterly goals, encouraged the team to take risks to get there, and to "build the plane as it flew".
They delivered on every single ambitious goal we threw at them. Anybody in software development knows, that just does not happen. You never hit ALL your goals - you usually just aspire to hit as many as possible within the confines of the constraints you have. Not Vention. They roll up their sleeves, and they figure out how to get it done.
In-Person Meeting
Virtual Meeting
Email or Messaging App
We brought a new SaaS application to the market from 0-1, that now serves many happy customers!
In-Person Meeting
Virtual Meeting
Email or Messaging App
In-Person Meeting
Virtual Meeting
Email or Messaging App
The Vention team consistently went above and beyond the call of duty to deliver on time or even ahead of time. Just this week, we mentioned a nice-to-have tool that would make our customer's lives better. One of our engineers produced the tool and deployed it to production in a single day. They are absolute rockstars.
In-Person Meeting
Virtual Meeting
Email or Messaging App
In-Person Meeting
Virtual Meeting
Email or Messaging App
What makes this company unique is the people. Every person we have interacted with from vention from intake to the lowest-level worker, is all-in on our success. You hear it and feel it in their actions. This is not a job to them. They are committed partners and we wouldn't be where we are today without them.
This is a ironic criticism but it looks like they are still figuring out the right format for middle management of their teams. They are trying and I'm sure they'll find the format that works well for lots of different kinds of companies, but in the moment, it's light. This means that as a client, you'll want to make sure you stay involved with the execution.
The irony is, this creates a lot of great behaviors on our, the client's, side. We SHOULD be deeply involved. Middle management can often be an anchor to productivity. Ultimately this creates a better outcome for the client, and I can testify to those results.
“Automation SaaS Product Dev for Logistics SaaS Provider”
Feedback Summary07 February 2024
Thanks to Vention's work, the client launched a new SaaS application to the market. The team delivered on or ahead of time and had a quick turnaround time for requests. Their willingness to learn as they went and the commitment of all Vention team members to the project's success stood out.
Project Summary
Vention developed an automation tool for a logistics SaaS provider. The team transformed the automation tool into a SaaS product and provided continuous services to grow the solution.
We are a SaaS provider of logistics services to enterprise shippers
Create an automation tool to be used by our in-house services division
Transform that automation tool into a 0-1 SaaS product
Grow that SaaS product into a mature, enterprise platform
Online Search
Referral
Pricing fit our budget
Great culture fit
Good value for cost
Company values aligned
Pricing fit our budget
Great culture fit
Good value for cost
Company values aligned
Pricing fit our budget
Great culture fit
Good value for cost
Company values aligned
6-10 Employees
We brought the team in to form what at the time was a back-of-the-napkin idea into a real application. We warned them at the time that the whole thing was an experiment, and they needed to be willing to learn alongside us about what about the software worked/didnt work, and be willing to throw away their hard work and pivot with us if we changed our minds.
From day 1, we knew we had picked the right partner. Tiffanie was relentless on finding us the perfect team, and was very communicative and receptive to feedback. Most importantly, she was persistent on making us successful. We changed our minds a lot. The teams' commitment to the project never wavered. They always showed up, worked hard, and delivered.
We just launched our SaaS product to a lot of warm reception because we were able to keep trying again and again to get it right. Recently we threw out some very ambitious quarterly goals, encouraged the team to take risks to get there, and to "build the plane as it flew".
They delivered on every single ambitious goal we threw at them. Anybody in software development knows, that just does not happen. You never hit ALL your goals - you usually just aspire to hit as many as possible within the confines of the constraints you have. Not Vention. They roll up their sleeves, and they figure out how to get it done.
In-Person Meeting
Virtual Meeting
Email or Messaging App
We brought a new SaaS application to the market from 0-1, that now serves many happy customers!
In-Person Meeting
Virtual Meeting
Email or Messaging App
In-Person Meeting
Virtual Meeting
Email or Messaging App
The Vention team consistently went above and beyond the call of duty to deliver on time or even ahead of time. Just this week, we mentioned a nice-to-have tool that would make our customer's lives better. One of our engineers produced the tool and deployed it to production in a single day. They are absolute rockstars.
In-Person Meeting
Virtual Meeting
Email or Messaging App
In-Person Meeting
Virtual Meeting
Email or Messaging App
What makes this company unique is the people. Every person we have interacted with from vention from intake to the lowest-level worker, is all-in on our success. You hear it and feel it in their actions. This is not a job to them. They are committed partners and we wouldn't be where we are today without them.
This is a ironic criticism but it looks like they are still figuring out the right format for middle management of their teams. They are trying and I'm sure they'll find the format that works well for lots of different kinds of companies, but in the moment, it's light. This means that as a client, you'll want to make sure you stay involved with the execution.
The irony is, this creates a lot of great behaviors on our, the client's, side. We SHOULD be deeply involved. Middle management can often be an anchor to productivity. Ultimately this creates a better outcome for the client, and I can testify to those results.
Clutch
BI & Big Data Consulting & SI, DevOps Managed Services, Engineering
Confidential
Nov. 2022 - Ongoing
5.0
Quality:
4.5
Planning:
4.5
Costs:
4.5
Recommendation:
5.0
“DevOps Managed Services for Financial Service Company”
Feedback Summary30 January 2024
Thanks to Vention’s efforts, bug fixes have been resolved, and the client's output quality, communication, and engineering culture have improved. The team is responsive, quick to resolve issues, and fully integrated into the internal team. Vention’s ability to find good resources is outstanding.
Project Summary
A financial service company has hired Vention to provide DevOps services. The team follows the client's SDLC to deliver a scaleable and performant system made out of microservices with different data sources.
Reviewer
Director of Engineering, Financial Service Company
I am the Director of Engineering of a financial services company
We are a point-of-sale financing platform that helps offer underserved consumers more flexible purchase options through transparent lease-to-own (LTO) agreements
Good value for cost
Referred to me
Referral
Good value for cost
Referred to me
Good value for cost
Referred to me
6-10 Employees
Collaborate with different team members across the organization including the business team and closely follow our SDLC to deliver scaleable and performant system made out of micro services with many data sources that flow into our data lake.
New code vs refactor/bug fixes, output quality that was felt outside the engineering team, communication, engineering culture.
The team is always ready to respond to any immediate need including quick time to resolution with impactful production issues. The team is fully integrated in our team and under same project management that helped improved communication and our ability to deliver on time.
Virtual Meeting
The ability to find good quality resources matching our need and the flexibility with adding or replacing resources when needed.
N/A
Clutch
BI & Big Data Consulting & SI, DevOps Managed Services, Engineering
Confidential
Nov. 2022 - Ongoing
5.0
Quality:
4.5
Planning:
4.5
Costs:
4.5
Recommendation:
5.0
“DevOps Managed Services for Financial Service Company”
Feedback Summary30 January 2024
Thanks to Vention’s efforts, bug fixes have been resolved, and the client's output quality, communication, and engineering culture have improved. The team is responsive, quick to resolve issues, and fully integrated into the internal team. Vention’s ability to find good resources is outstanding.
Project Summary
A financial service company has hired Vention to provide DevOps services. The team follows the client's SDLC to deliver a scaleable and performant system made out of microservices with different data sources.
Kafene is point-of-sale financing platform that helps offer underserved consumers more flexible purchase options through transparent lease-to-own (LTO) agreements
Good value for cost
Referred to me
Referral
Good value for cost
Referred to me
Good value for cost
Referred to me
6-10 Employees
Collaborate with different team members across the organization including the business team and closely follow our SDLC to deliver scaleable and performant system made out of micro services with many data sources that flow into our data lake.
New code vs refactor/bug fixes, output quality that was felt outside the engineering team, communication, engineering culture.
The team is always ready to respond to any immediate need including quick time to resolution with impactful production issues. The team is fully integrated in our team and under same project management that helped improved communication and our ability to deliver on time.
Virtual Meeting
The ability to find good quality resources matching our need and the flexibility with adding or replacing resources when needed.
N/A
Clutch
Mobile App Development
$50,000 to $199,999
Sep. 2023 - Ongoing
5.0
Quality:
4.5
Planning:
5.0
Costs:
5.0
Recommendation:
5.0
“Mobile App Dev for Nursing Corporation”
Feedback Summary26 January 2024
Vention has created a high-quality app nurses are excited about, showing their impressive understanding and investment in the client's vision and goals. The team delivers on time and within budget and truly cares about the client's success. Moreover, they're responsive, respectful, and professional.
Project Summary
Vention is developing an iOS and Android mobile app for a nursing corporation. This app will allow nurses to track births, input information, and get practical recommendations for safe child care.
I'm the CEO of Bundle Birth, a nursing corporation. We provide educational support for both families giving birth and professionals, especially labor and delivery nurses.
We needed help to develop an app.
Vention has been developing an iOS and Android mobile app for us. This app is being built specifically for labor and delivery nurses, and it has three main functions. The main feature is for end customers, as this app tracks their child's birth and outcome. Nurses have the ability to add details about the patient's experience and the complications they took care of. All the information gets into the birth statistics to keep track of.
Another feature of this app is an entire clinical algorithm. This algorithm overviews all births and provides practical recommendations for the child's care to be as safe and physiologically oriented as possible. This app is to be used by nurses on the job as a reference tool for their practice when they feel stuck or when labor slows down and seems to be moving towards a C-section to help avoid it.
The app's third feature is that it collects data in order to analyze trends. With this feature, we'll be able to gather data and provide practice recommendations based on real-time births happening all over the country.
Ryan (Business Development Manager) has been our main point of contact at Vention. We also work with Valery (Senior Project Manager), who then takes our input to the rest of the team.
My director of strategy found them on Google. We were scouting companies and ended up going with Vention. Ryan was the one who convinced us about their product and this project. I'm a nurse by trade, so I knew nothing about app development. However, I felt that Ryan understood that, so there was no stigma. He also listened really well, so I felt cared for and protected, which is rare from a sales perspective.
Ryan offered a personalized approach where, while he was selling a service, he was also very honest and real, which differentiated Vention from the other companies we were looking at. I felt like Ryan was a true partner who really wanted us to succeed. Moreover, Vention wasn't afraid of how inexperienced we were, as Ryan went out of his way to ensure we had the resources we needed and answered a lot of questions.
We've spent almost $150,000.
We started the project with them in September 2023, and the project is ongoing.
Our app hasn't been launched yet, so we don't have any metrics or results. Our MVP version was supposed to be launched in mid-February 2024, but we're pushing the release date based on my decision. However, I know that there's a lot of interest in our app. Nurses are asking for this app and are really excited about it.
As for the quality of their work, Vention is very invested in the project, which has had a positive impact on the quality of their work. They actually care and understand what they're doing rather than just checking the boxes. To me, that sets them apart from other companies and has allowed us to develop a high-quality product.
Vention has understood our vision. Our app is very personable and meaningful, and it can potentially save lives. Therefore, it has higher stakes, and Vention really understands that. Said understanding has been reflected in the quality of their work and their investment in our success.
On top of that, working with Vention has been streamlined because I haven't had to hire internal people to have access to professionals who can fill my different needs to get this project done. There's no way I could have done this project on my own, as I didn't even know what I needed initially. As a result of this partnership, I've also saved a lot of money because I would have wasted a lot of time trying to do it on my own.
Vention has delivered on budget and stuck to the timelines we've established. Moreover, the structure of their work is excellent, which is reflected in the Confluence tabs, where they've outlined the different features and the purpose of this app. Our communication is also very good. Although there were some miscommunication issues for a while, I actually don't blame Vention for that; I blame the design team we initially brought into the project.
We have a shared Slack channel, which we use all day to communicate. We also communicate via email and use WhatsApp occasionally if there's something urgent. Additionally, we use Zoom for our virtual calls.
Ryan has been amazing. This is my first app development project. Still, I've learned a lot throughout the process. Ryan has stayed involved and been a really helpful liaison throughout the process.
Moreover, I can't say better things about Valery — he has saved our lives. I've never worked with a service provider who cares more than him. He's very invested, listens well, and goes above and beyond his scope of duty. He works as if he were a part of our team, so we feel very looked out for, which has been essential for our app's success.
Valery constantly brings things to my attention, as he's very forthcoming whenever there's a concern. Moreover, he's very professional. Initially, he didn't want to step on my toes, as I was the CEO. However, I told him that I didn't know what I was doing and to please be my eyes and ears on this project to tell me if I was missing something. Since then, he has taken that feedback and been very present. At this point, he almost knows the clinical side better than I do.
Valery has cut the energy high with the team and advocated for us, staying professional amidst a lot of different personalities. This app wouldn't be where it is without him. Moving forward, Valery being on our team is essential for us to continue working with Vention. I just expect Vention to give him the raise and promotions he deserves and keep him on our project.
Overall, Vention's entire team has been very responsive, respectful, and excited about the project. Moreover, they work hard and get things done, so I'm very pleased with them. For example, Vention recently brought on Hanna (UI/UX Designer). Although she has been working on the project for about a week, I've been very impressed with her skills. Additionally, she's great at delivering hard news, which is difficult to do.
Based on my experience, most service providers don't listen once they're doing their job. Still, one of Vention's strengths is that they really listen. Valery, in particular, has taken incredible ownership of the project and really listens well. He also does his own research and reaches out when he needs to.
Looking back on the experience, I feel like Vention was initially trying to be more professional than needed, so they saw me as the boss and didn't want to offend me. Therefore, it took Valery a little while to gain some confidence to tell me things as they were.
Initially, I brought an outside design firm, which they recommended, but we then had some concerns with our designs that would potentially cause us to redesign the whole app. It would have been great if they hadn't held back on the feedback and told me about their concerns even earlier than they did.
Although they provided me with the feedback, I didn't really understand how much impact the designs would have. Therefore, adding more context as to how my decisions would impact the future would have allowed me to make different decisions.
Nonetheless, I can also see the silver lining. Those challenges got us where we are now, which has been part of the process. Everything has gone as well as it could have gone, and I'm realistic in knowing that no project goes perfectly right away.
Trust your gut along the way. Moreover, I've learned that your project manager can make or break the scenario. Thus, you should evaluate who your project manager is and have them reiterate back to you the purpose of what you're trying to do to ensure that they've done their research. If your project manager is invested in and excited about your project, you'll get a better result. Additionally, ask a lot of questions.