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We at CodeBright believe in improving the world using technology. We work with startups, small/large companies, and non-profit organizations to bring Minimal Viable Products (MVPs) to the market, improve/streamline/automate business processes, raise efficiency/productivity, reduce costs, solve business challenges, and more.
The award-winning team can handle a wide variety of complex software development projects that involve integration with other systems (CRMs, ERPs), analysis of large masses of data, and use of AI to solve expensive business problems.
Locations
United States
12332 Towncenter Plaza, Ste 650 ,
Sterling,
Virginia
20164
(571) 572-2866
Focus Areas
Service Focus
- Mobile App Development
- Web Development
- Software Development
- Web Designing (UI/UX)
- Testing Services
Client Focus
- Small Business
- Medium Business
- Large Business
CodeBright Executive Interview
Andrey Shevchenko
CEO
Please introduce your company and give a brief about your role within the company?
I started CodeBright in 2015 as a web development company. At that time, it was a one-person web development shop (just myself). As the demand for quality software development grew- CodeBright expanded to meet this demand and expanded the service offerings. Today the team at CodeBright performs a wide range of software development services including web and mobile app development (including CRM, ERP and other systems), AI, Big Data (machine learning, deep learning, etc) and caters to Enterprises, Startups, and Non-profit organizations.
As the CEO of CodeBright, my role is to provide a strategic vision, set ambitious goals for our teams that help our clients accomplish strategic business objectives, and solve expensive problems. Over 80% of our repeat business comes from our existing clients, and over 60% of our projects come from referrals by existing clients. Our client’s success is our success!
As the CEO of CodeBright, my role is to provide a strategic vision, set ambitious goals for our teams that help our clients accomplish strategic business objectives, and solve expensive problems. Over 80% of our repeat business comes from our existing clients, and over 60% of our projects come from referrals by existing clients. Our client’s success is our success!
What was the idea behind starting this organization?
From the early days of CodeBright, I’ve always tried to provide as much value as I could to every project, and in return, CodeBright was rewarded with more significant, more challenging projects. Very soon I realized that I needed a lot of help and a team of young, ambitious and forward-thinking designers, developers, system administrators, data analysts, QA specialists, and project managers started to form. CodeBright continues to grow 50-100% every year and continues to learn and innovate.
What is your company’s business model–in house team or third party vendors/ outsourcing?
Around 90% of all our projects are implemented in-house by our core team. In some specific cases (where it makes sense and/or when it is outside of our core expertise) we do use subcontractors, with the approval of the client and a quality guarantee from us.
How is your business model beneficial from a value addition perspective to the clients compared to other companies' models?
Simply put - we never cut corners and always build projects as if they are our internal projects.
What industries do you generally cater to? Are your customers repetitive?
Over 80% of our business comes from existing clients who worked with us in the past. These clients belong to a variety of industries: Transportation & Logistics, Education, Healthcare, Legal Services, and Travel industry to name a few.
We are quick learners with varied experience and are open to working in various new fields.
We are quick learners with varied experience and are open to working in various new fields.
Mention the objectives or the parameters critical in determining the time frame of developing a web app.
Every product (software-based or otherwise) has a core/cornerstone feature (or features, usually not more than a few) and without this feature, the outcome would be completely useless. When we start a new project and go through the Discovery/Evaluation phase- one of our primary goals is to determine the set of the core/cornerstone features and focus on them, they will usually be responsible for over 80% of the entire development (following the Pareto principle aka the 80/20 rule).
How much effort in terms of time goes into developing the front end and back end of a web app?
Depending on a particular product requirement, some applications are heavier on the back-end, and some are on the front-end. We find that in our web development projects, the share of the back-end is 60% or higher. Mobile projects are closer to 50/50. Our average project lasts between 2.5 months to 8 months.
What are the key parameters to be considered before selecting the right platform for a web application?
The primary criteria is to see what technology the end user is using already and what our target audience will be using in the foreseeable future. Scalability (user growth) and expandability is another critical factor. The platform should be able to support the needs and wants of the user that are currently apparent and the features that will be in demand in the future.
Which platform and technologies do you prefer to use in development of your web apps?
It depends on the overall long term goal of the project/product. We currently use the following programming languages and frameworks in web development:
PHP/Laravel
Python/Django
We choose the above technologies because they are very established (not going anywhere, won’t become obsolete), there is a big enough pool of qualified developers using the technology to ensure the longevity of products and more significant competition among developers (and thus lower costs).
PHP/Laravel
Python/Django
We choose the above technologies because they are very established (not going anywhere, won’t become obsolete), there is a big enough pool of qualified developers using the technology to ensure the longevity of products and more significant competition among developers (and thus lower costs).
Do you offer website design templates or customised website design, and do you have a responsive website design?
Yes to all. Depending on what the particular needs are- we offer solutions that fit best.
Which Content Management System do you prefer to use (Wordpress, Joomla, Drupal etc)?
We primarily do custom software development that is tailored to the needs of a specific individual/team/organization. But when it comes to Content Management Systems- we primarily work with WordPress.
Do you provide website maintenance services?
Since over 80% of our business is repeat business- we absolutely provide maintenance services.
What are the key factors that you consider before deciding the cost of a web application?
The scope, of course, is the primary factor as the scale of the work defines how much the client should be investing. Also, the cost depends a lot on how much of pre-development activities are involved, whether research is required. The complexity of the solution is undoubtedly a significant factor, as well.
What kind of payment structure do you follow to bill your clients? Is it Pay per Feature, Fixed Cost, Pay per Milestone (could be in phases, months, versions etc.)
We use all the payment structures (Time & Materials, Pay per Feature, Fixed Cost, Pay per Milestone, etc.) and depending on the client needs, select the most suitable one.
Do you take in projects which meet your basic budget requirement? If yes, what is the minimum requirement? If no, on what minimum budget you have worked for?
Our minimum project size is $5000.
What is the price range (min and max) of the projects that you catered to in 2018?
The price ranged from projects with a $5000 budget to well over six figures.