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Airship Chronicle

Our greatest year yet

2017 will be remembered as an epic year for Airship. From new achievements to exciting company growth, we have collected many wins this year thanks to our passengers (a.k.a., our beloved clients) and crew members.

You inspire us to pursue excellence in all we do, which is why we dedicate this inaugural yearly review to you. We look forward to serving you in 2018!

Passengers & Journeys

At Airship, we call our clients "Passengers" and their projects "Journeys." We use these terms because our values align with the responsibilities of a real vessel and its crew - to ensure a safe, enjoyable trip for all aboard. The opportunity to help our passengers is an honor, which is why we take our responsibilities - to navigate your journey toward success - so seriously.

Half of our existing passengers from 2016 chose to reach out to Airship in 2017 for new journeys and/or add-ons after their completed projects. It's an honor to know our passengers want to continue their partnerships with Airship, and we're so pleased to help them reach their goals.

2017 Commendations

I WISH we would have found you when we first started our re-write… I would have saved literally 10’s of thousands of dollars (if not hundreds of thousands) working with you from the beginning. You guys are doing a great job and it’s been a pleasure working with your team.
Quality control app in-action at Alabama Outdoors warehouse as they gear up for online sales during the holidays.
From day 1, Airship has demonstrated a desire to dig into the dirty details and understand how our systems work and interact with each other. It's the willingness to put in the extra effort to firmly grasp our business needs and how they relate to our software systems that impressed me the most from Airship.
Read more about our Discovery & Mapping process below!

NEW Service in 2017: Discovery & Mapping

Discovery & Mapping is the process where we Discover the ins and outs of your problem or opportunity and then Map out the solution. The process starts by working in a collaborative effort with your team to discover the full set of requirements to build your web or mobile software application. During the course of Discovery, we provide consultation regarding function, design, and user experience. The deliverables from this process include a design prototype, fully documented technical scope, and an accurate cost estimate for your project.

All this is provided for a one-time, no hassle flat fee. Best of all, the Mapping process takes just 2 weeks once the Discovery meetings are completed. Clients have loved how this process properly prepares them for their exciting Journey of creating custom crafted software.

Crew & Community

Credit for top 5 awards listed above: Birmingham Business Journal

Tech Community Events

Airship hosted a free React Native Primer workshop at our office in November for area developers of all skill levels. The response from the tech community in Birmingham was incredible! More than 50 developers attended in person and via webinar to learn from Airship builder and React Native expert Alex Hinson. We love giving back to our local tech community by offering free learning opportunities like these, and we look forward to more events in 2018!

A Bigger Boat

As we learned from Jaws, your boat should be equipped to meet the challenges it may face. Thankfully for Airship, 2017 welcomed a new office space for our growing crew. We are now located in Pepper Place - a treasured, historic business district near downtown Birmingham, Alabama. Stop by for a tour and a coffee from our favorite spot across the street, Red Cat Cafe. Or check out the photos below from the Coolest Office Spaces contest for the Birmingham Business Journal.

The last 2 photos above are new! These are the latest additions to the Airship office from our local metalworks shop - our logo and our company mission, "Pursue Excellence."

Thank you!

This year wouldn't have been possible without our incredible passengers, crew members, and supporters. Thank you for trusting us on our journeys together and inspiring us to pursue excellence in all we do.

We are thrilled at what 2018 will bring and can't wait to share more victories together throughout the year!

Credits:

Created with images by kulinetto - "background blank business" • Captain Hat icon by Alex Furgiuele from the Noun Project

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