About
Xello, which creates software to prepare students for college and careers, faced a challenging timeline for a product launch scheduled for back to school in September. Their existing team was fully engaged in other projects, so they lacked the resources to meet the deadline and reached out to Ollon for support.
Challenge, approach, and impact
Tight Deadline Product Launch for Back-to-School Season
Xello needed to launch a new student planning product by September but their existing team was fully committed to other projects. Ollon provided three developers to build the complete product from scratch with state-specific data integration.
Second Product Development and Launch
Following the successful first product, Xello required continued development support for an additional new product to expand their platform capabilities. Ollon extended the partnership to develop and launch the second product successfully.
Ongoing Development Partnership
Xello needed reliable long-term development support to continue expanding their educational technology platform while maintaining quality standards. Ollon established ongoing collaboration providing consistent team augmentation.
How we built
Testimonials
Ben P.
Xello
“When I needed reliable, embedded contractors in the same time zone, Ollon stood out immediately. Chris didn’t pitch to me; he listened, asked thoughtful questions, and sent exactly the kind of people we needed. Three years later, we've completed six projects together. Every developer has been fast, communicative, and technically excellent. One project alone saved us $8,000 per month by consolidating legacy servers into Azure. Another had their team spinning up an MVP that’s now launching internationally. Ollon doesn’t just deliver; they embed like full-time team members and care about quality. That’s rare.“
Team structure
Client team
Ben
Pierce
Project stakeholder
The client stakeholders at Xello were working closely with the team at Ollon
Agency team
6 x Sr Software Developer
Production
1 x QA
Production
