Augmented Development

Experify.io Speeds Time to Market with Sphere

Client: Experify.io
Industry: eCommerce / Local Social Discovery
Service: Senior Full-Stack Augmentation|MVP-to-V2 Acceleration|Engineering Consulting

Overview

Experify.io enables eCommerce brands to leverage and build a strong community of loyal customers worldwide by offering potential customers the ability to test and experience products from people nearby who already own them. Founded in Zurich in 2019, the company’s mission is to help honest brands have their products discovered authentically — combining the convenience of eCommerce with local, social product experiences.

As an early-stage startup, Experify’s resources were limited. With an alpha version of its service up and running, the company needed additional resources to complete the next version, incorporating additional functionality and scalability — fast.

How We Solved It

Co-Founder René Pfitzner chose to collaborate with Sphere Software to temporarily augment Experify’s development resource capabilities and accelerate time to market. "Speed is a big issue for startups, and being fast and quick to market is a huge selling point. What was most important for us was having 1.5 full-time-equivalent freelancers that were highly flexible, dedicated, completely available for six weeks, to get things done quicker," said Pfitzner.

1. Senior Full-Stack Talent — No Middle Manager
"We asked them to provide the best developers, and they did. Oftentimes, independent contractors work on other client projects and a middle manager is required; but that was not the case with Sphere." Sphere provided excellent full-stack development manpower to augment Experify’s team and work alongside it directly.
2. Embedded for Six Weeks
Evaluating Experify’s requirements, Sphere selected one of its developers to become part of Experify’s team for six weeks — embedded with the existing engineering, sharing context, code, and standards from day one.
3. Quick, Flexible, Adaptable
"The developer Sphere provided was very quick, had a keen understanding, and was flexible and adaptable," said Pfitzner. "This is what Sphere provided. I’m very happy how it worked."

Key Outcomes

V2 in Half the Time

"Sphere really helped us get this next version ready in less than half the time than if we had to rely only on internal resources." — René Pfitzner.

1.5 FTE Capacity, On Demand

Highly flexible, fully dedicated 1.5 FTE for six weeks — capacity exactly when the startup needed it.

No Middle-Manager Tax

Direct access to senior developers, not contracted-through-middleman engagement — every conversation moved the work forward.

Founder Endorsement

"I’m very happy how it worked," said Co-Founder René Pfitzner — endorsing the model for future engagements.

The Results

For an early-stage startup wearing many hats internally, Sphere’s augmentation model delivered the senior full-stack capacity Experify needed — exactly when it needed it — and shipped V2 in less than half the time of an in-house-only effort. The kind of acceleration that turns a startup’s window into a launch.

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Lee Ebreo

VP of Engineering at Credit Ninja

These things would not have been achievable if we did not build our own in-house system and if we did not partner with Sphere to help us achieve our goals.

Selah Ben-Haim

VP of Engineering at Prominence Advisors

Our experience with Sphere and their team has been and continues to be fantastic. We keep throwing new projects at them, and they keep knocking them out of the park (including the rescue of a project that was previously bungled by another vendor).

Ben Crawford

Senior Product Manager at Enova Financial

I would expect to be delighted. It's been a really positive experience, working with Sphere, and I would expect you to have the same.

Mark Friedgan

CEO at CreditNinja

Sphere consistently prioritizes the needs of their clients, demonstrating both agility and teamwork. As an offshore team, they have been an integral part of our organization and we plan to continue growing with them.

René Pfitzner

Co-Founder at Experify

Sphere provided excellent full-stack development manpower to augment our team and help push our product forward. They are easy to work with, tech-savvy and proactive.

Bruce Burdick

Chief Information Officer at Integra Credit

We've been working with Sphere and its excellent consultants since our founding. I've found that they are true partners in the success of our business.

Jemal Swoboda

CEO at Dabble

The resources and developers that Sphere Software provides are skilled and have the required technical expertise, but more importantly, they have helped us build a culture of excellence within our team.

Arthur Tretyak

Founder and CEO at IntegraCredit

With Sphere, we were able to migrate in half the time it would take to train an additional FTE… and for a fraction of the cost. Our experience with Sphere has been exceptional.

Lee Ebreo

VP of Engineering at Credit Ninja

These things would not have been achievable if we did not build our own in-house system and if we did not partner with Sphere to help us achieve our goals.

Selah Ben-Haim

VP of Engineering at Prominence Advisors