Services

Professional Services

Paradigm offers software development services on a contract basis for selected clients.

We know how to build apps and how to do it fast. Do you have any idea or a concept and want to see it on one of the cool new smartphones or maybe a tablet? So how do you get started? Let us know where to start and we can start getting things done. Here’s some typical starting points:

I just have an idea, but it could be REALLY big

We’ll help you get more specific on requirements, customer targets, and platforms
Then we’ll develop some design concepts and UI prototypes

I know my requirements and I know what platforms I want

Let’s move straight to the design process
We’ll quickly develop UI prototypes and the initial application flow

I already have requirements, designs, look and feel, and general UI flow, but I just need resources

We are ready to start building right away
We can get you on multiple platforms in a couple of weeks

Wherever you start, we will quickly get your applications ready to launch, and then we’ll continue to work with you on upgrades, improvements and new ideas.

Our business model is flexible, too. We have standard rates that are extremely competitive, but we can also work with early stage companies or entrepreneurs on a combination of equity and cash

Paradigm Platform-based Professional Services and Product Development

Paradigm also offers services based on its existing product platforms. This allows the client to accelerate the deployment to the market.

Paradigm has the following frameworks/platforms

Fabula

Percipi
iManual
Mobile Ads

Mobile Testing

Cross platform Push Notifications

For these projects, we usually propose a hybrid business model.

First, Paradigm will enter into a standard professional services agreement where, on a contract basis, Paradigm will build, on top of one of its core platforms, the remainder of the product based upon a statement of work entered into with the client.

Second, Paradigm will license, on a non-exclusive basis or on an exclusive basis for a particular application or market, the rights to the underling Platform Technology to the client so that the client may have full rights to the resulting product that is a combination of the Paradigm Platform Technology and software written by Paradigm on a contract basis for the client.

For compensation for the use of one of Paradigm’s Platform Technologies, Paradigm will receive

1) a revenue share or
2) license fee and/or
3) equity in the client’s company.

Our apps almost always have social elements as part of the experience. Twitter feeds. Facebook posts. Automatic logins for Foursquare. In short, we will connect your apps to the social fabrics.

We have also developed advertising platforms for mobile applications and mobile websites. Our advertising platforms allow multiple apps to pull from a variety of ad networks based on demographic and behavioral targeting characteristics.

We have developed a content hosting and content management solutions for our own apps and for the apps we build. This system lets you keep your apps fresh and up to date. Keep customers coming back to your app for more content and the latest deals. We are also proficient in HTML5 and can develop mobile websites, blogs and wikis for your company.

Differentiators

We serve enterprises and to help entrepreneurs get into business fast. You can count on us to provide individualized attention and focus on the details of your applications.

We are flexible and can start with you extremely early in your life cycle.

For entrepreneurs, we are willing to work on typical cash engagements, or for a combination of equity and cash. We want you to think of us as your dedicated, creative, flexible development team. We can build you a fast and inexpensive prototype and all the way through to scaling your production system. And of course we can grow with your business." On team maybe put in people's linked in and twitter profiles?

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Do you have an idea for a great mobile, social, web tech startup? Need some technical talent to get your project from idea to launch?

Partner with Paradigm Creatives – we’re here to get your idea off the ground!

We are a US and India-based software development company. We build some of our own products and we also provide outsourcing services for companies like yours all over the world. We take on end-to-end projects from raw beginning to prototyping, from prototyping to scaling, and from scaling to ongoing hosting and operations.

We take pride in owning your success for the entire project and staying with you every step of the journey.

You bring the idea and some view of the requirements and we’ll do the rest. You end up with a mobile app, a website, and we’ll even run it for you if you want.
If you have a great, perhaps part-time, CTO who wants to define the architecture and the software stack, that’s fantastic! Or, we can do that work too.
Perhaps you have a great user experience person, or a stellar graphic designer, we live to work with great people and enjoy partnering with you on these parts of the project.

Often the great CTO or UX or graphics person is you! If that’s the case you can think of Paradigm Creatives as your inexpensive technology team that works hard and quickly.

Got an idea and want to try us out?

Four steps:

1. Let us know about your idea

2. Let’s have a meeting to discuss your project on the phone or Skype.

3. We’ll capture the discussion and send it to you with a free estimate.

4. We’ll start whenever you’re ready.

FAQ

Who owns the work?

You do.

How much does it cost?

Our blended rates are $25/hour. We also have a $15/hour + equity rate. We offer fixed monthly rates for projects where that makes sense, like ongoing operations.

How do I pay?

For projects under $5,000 you can pay with a credit card. Otherwise we’ll invoice you every two weeks based on the time we have spent.

Do you offer project management?

Absolutely. We’ll help capture written requirements, we’ll suggest approaches for breaking down the project into sprints, and we provide ongoing reporting.

Will you do part of a project?

We prefer taking on a whole project so that we have clear goals, responsibilities and accountability.

However we understand it’s not always that simple. Here are some examples of project “parts” that work:

The mobile app for someone else’s back-end or vice-versa

Port a mobile app you have on one platform to another – like iOS to Android or Windows 7.

Take a prototype project and turn it into production quality code and hosting.

When we do a part of a project it’s best if you have a CTO or someone technical to help organize the work and coordinate across the different teams.

Basically we look for self contained projects, modules with well defined interfaces, low external dependencies, and clearly measurable deliverables.

How do we communicate since you’re so far away?

Internally we use the agile methodology. We suggest Skype for daily scrums and other meetings with you. Plus we send you daily emails on status and raise any issues. You also get a weekly update for managers or other people who want to follow the project on your side.

We deliver code early and often and mostly use Github for source code repository, so you can track and comment on code changes if you wish. We often use Trello for task boards. Sometimes we’ll put up a project wiki page or use Basecamp so to keep all the documents in one place.

If you have your own tools, that’s fine - just let us know and we’ll adapt to your approach. We’re always on the lookout for the chance to work with cool tools.

What technologies do you know?

We know HTML5, iOS, Android, Windows7, Rails, Java, .NET. You can get a good idea here. Please ask us if you are looking for specific experience that’s not on the list since we are continuously growing our team and adding new skills.

What if I want to bring the project back in-house?

No problem. We understand that sometimes you want a different business model or you get to the point where you want to bring on your own local team. We’ll support any model that works for you:

We will package up the source code and transfer to you, and provide any further documentation or training that you need.

We can transfer some or all of the engineering team to your payroll.

We can work a hybrid model where you add team members on your side and we shrink or grow our team to focus on specific areas as you need.

Do you have references?

Lists of some of our completed projects are here.