StartupGiraffe

Not long ago, launching a successful product took a lot: A lot of money, a lot of people, and a lot of time. Nowadays, we have better technologies that allow us to build applications for the web and mobile phones much faster. Despite these advances, it's not uncommon to see startups spend over a year without ever releasing anything. Some get "feature-itis", others have difficulty recruiting technical talent, others are ashamed to release something that doesn't live up to their expectations. We founded StartupGiraffe to help entrepreneurs filter their ideas into viable products and then bring those products to market quickly.

Unlike traditional development shops, we don't just accept product requirements and crank out code (we do crank out code, but that comes later!). Instead, our process begins with product strategy, user stories, user experience testing, and interviews. This initial phase gives everyone more insight into what specific problems exist in the market and how best to address them. From here, we work with entrepreneurs to prioritize product features.

Once we've come up with a clear set of objectives, our experienced UI team starts building mockups and sending them to clients for review. After many rounds of revisions, we move onto the graphic design phase, wherein our wonderful design partners translate the entrepreneur's aesthetic vision into an attractive interface. A few rounds of design iteration later, we are ready to begin development.

With designs in hand, we can build an application rapidly. Our development process leverages the knowledge and libraries we've built over the course of launching dozens startups. This allows us to easily incorporate key features while spending more time on whatever technical complexities your project presents. During the build, we meet regularly with entrepreneurs to demonstrate our progress, get feedback and make changes.

We devote time after each project to quality assurance testing (making sure everything works as it should and fixing bugs).