From Struggle to Success: How Tekkon Helped DiGii Social Case Study

It can be tough being a lonely tech founder or CTO, especially when juggling a full-time job and a startup. The pressure to manage everything from development, tech roadmap to recruitment can be overwhelming. However, when you realize you can’t do it all alone and start delegating, you can focus your time on where it’s needed most and benefit from a dedicated and reliable team that’s got your back. That’s exactly how we helped DiGii Social build the development team they needed, flexibly scaling up and down to suit their project needs.

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The Challenge

DiGii Social, a pioneering social media platform designed for kids, was founded by a child mental health expert with over 30 years of experience. Their mission was to educate primary school children about responsible social media use and prepare them for real-world social media environments. Despite their noble goal, DiGii Social faced several significant challenges:

Attracting Costly Talented Developers Locally: The high cost of local technical talent made it difficult for DiGii Social to attract skilled developers within their budget constraints.
Hiring the Right Staff: Finding developers with the right skill set and cultural fit was a constant struggle.
Maintaining Long-Term Employment Contracts: DiGii Social needed flexibility, as they couldn’t commit to long-term contracts due to their evolving project needs.
A Time-Poor CTO: The CTO, juggling full-time job commitments, found it challenging to manage the development team effectively.

The Tekkon Solution

Tekkon Australia’s developer augmentation model provided the perfect solution to these challenges. By partnering with Tekkon, DiGii Social gained access to a team of talented and cost-effective developers. Here’s how we addressed their needs:

Cost-Effective, Talented Developers: Tekkon supplied remote developers (Tekkies) with the skill sets required by the CTO, without the high costs associated with local hires.
Recruitment and Ongoing HR Management: We handled all aspects of interviewing, recruitment, onboarding, and other HR management tasks, including ongoing training and social functions.
Flexible Team Scaling: DiGii Social could scale their team up or down (between 3-8 developers) as project needs evolved, without long-term commitments.
Project Manager Resource: We provided a dedicated project manager to oversee project requirements, manage Jira tickets, and ensure team efficiency.

The Execution

With Tekkon’s support, DiGii Social achieved seamless integration of developers into their internal team. We employed daily stand-ups, Slack for updates, and Jira for task management to ensure clear communication and efficient workflow. Our developers not only met technical requirements but also contributed creative solutions to the project’s challenges.

The Outcome

The partnership between DiGii Social and Tekkon led to remarkable results:

Pilot Launch: DiGii Social successfully launched their pilot platform within just six months, quickly gaining traction and signing up almost 20 schools.
Long-Term Support: Over the past five years, Tekkon has provided continued development support, helping DiGii Social maintain a team that includes a project manager, full-stack developer, and tester. Our UI/UX designer also crafted an intuitive and engaging user interface.
Wide Acceptance: The platform, supervised by teachers, has been positively received by students, teachers, and parents. The parent platform is also widely used.
Incremental Development: Tekkon has provided ongoing development within DiGii’s budget, ensuring smooth project execution despite team changes. The CTO continues to coordinate effectively with our project manager, thanks to our agile methodology that allows quick responses to changes.

A Long-Term Partnership

DiGii Social’s child social media platform has been highly successful, offering valuable services to schools and students. Tekkon’s development and project management were crucial, allowing DiGii to focus on content and funding. The flexible engagement model enabled team size adjustments and access to top-tier developers worldwide. DiGii Social is extremely pleased with the services and project outcomes, leading them to refer many clients to Tekkon.

To get evaluation access to their year 1-4 content and/or a demo video of the Year 5/6 content, please use the link below:

https://school.digiisocial.com/eval

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