block case study

5 months: from ideation to a full PropTech platform

Block has raised $20M in follow-on rounds from several VCs including NEA, Lerer Hippeau, Comcast Ventures, Firstminute Capital and Obvious Ventures.

Project's origin

United States

Industry

Home renovation
PropTech

Team

1 Back-end Developer
1 Front-end Developer
1 Quality Assurance Specialist
1 DevOps Manager

Tech stack

React Native
Node.js
AWS
CircleCI
Terraform
Docker
Contentful

Deliverables

Web Application MVP
IT Consulting

about Block

Transforming home renovation by making it a product

Block simplifies the chaos and costs of construction by bringing design, sourcing, and management all under one roof.

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Challenge

Cover-to-cover product development

Considering the startup nature of Block Renovation's, the company needed to quickly ship a fully functional product to discover their Product Market Fit, on a tight schedule.

Finding an eligible developer for a startup in New York borders on the miraculous. This could stand for a major setback, critical for the project.

Solution

Building Block engineering muscle

We supported Block with the team eligible for the task, consisting of Front-end and Back-end developers, Quality Assurance specialist, DevOps manager along with significant involvement from our C-level.

To assure the quality, the team went to the Block's HQ in the USA to better understand the product and get a broader view of the business.

After delivering the MVP, we made sure the Block's in-house team had all the necessary tools and muscle to move on with the project on their own, still fuelling them with professional services consulting. This included a transfer of our lead developer to Block's team to help them grow further.