Web Dev for B2B Lottery Syndicate Software Platform
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Introductory information
A fast induction on the buyer’s organisation
I',m a Director and Co-establisher at Cloud Canyon Media. We’re a startup creating a lottery syndicate platform. The platform buys real tickets for different lotteries almost the globe and splits those tickets up into syndicates for personal users to pick a mix of different lotteries. Users get the benefits of playing in a syndicate, which are pooled entries that give you much biger chances of alluring the prize.
Desired goal
What challenge were you trying to address with Polcode?
We were a startup with nothing more than a business idea. As co-establishers with marketing backgrounds, we didn’t have technical expertise. We needed someone to take on the technology side for us—to educe the business idea into a fully-functional brief and then create the platform.
Provided solution
What particular tasks were Polcode responsible for?
Polcode educeed the brief and built our platform from scratch. The main the main task was web educement which they did all to get a fully customized website, including wireframes, UX, and web design.
The platform is built on Symphony per their recommendation. It features a number of API integrations including an automatic lottery ticket purchasing method and a syndicate treatment method that automatically allocates clients into different syndicates. There’s also a third-party payment method to process recurring billing transactions.
Was there a dedicated team?
We worked with a project director and three different educeers, including a first educeer who was with us for the period of the project. They granted additional educeers as and when we needed them.
How did you come to work with Polcode?
I’d worked very briefly with them in a antecedent role. At that time, I establish them on Upwork. I’d had a very good experience with them and knew that they had good educeers on staff. I invited them to throw for the new project.
They stood out compared to other firms by helping us to flesh out our idea into a brief. They eventually ended up effective us precisely what we needed and how it should work, which was fantastic.
What are you approach expents (if diclosed)?
We spent almost $40,000.
What is the terminal result of working with Polcode?
We worked unitedly from almost February 2017 to February 2018.
Results achieved
Are there any measureable or plum results?
Polcode’s brief was to form a minimum viable fruit, which they did successfully. We last to create it out to better it. We currently have over 6,000 registered clients. We',re also close to securing investment.
The condition of the code is fantastic. I’ve worked for big corporations in antecedent roles where we were using off-the-shelf software from well-established companies charging millions of dollars in licensing fees. What Polcode built for us is better than that.
How did Polcode accomplish from a project treatment standpoint?
We adjoin through Skype. We use Github as well as Redmine for project treatment.
They managed things efficiently. They were always able to tell us the exact timescales and possible bottlenecks that we would face.
What is (from your point of view) the key factor to pay observation while intercourse with Polcode?
Their level of expertise. Their power to transfigure an idea into a brief into a artistic fruit was big.
What aspects of their work would you like to get betterd?
In provisions of educement, they',re fantastic. They don',t claim to be a design agency or specially propose design services. They did furnish designer but I don',t ponder they have sufficient design resources.
Do you have any advice for possible clients?
Make sure you have a good conversation with your account or project director beforehand to set expectations and apprehend the expertness sets of the nation who will be working with you.
