DevSquad

DevSquad is a bootstrapped, profitable,  ~90-person boutique consulting firm that specializes in strategizing, designing, and developing SaaS products. We build SaaS products for bootstrapper founders, VC-funded fast-growing startups, and big enterprises like ADP, Box, and the US ski team.

DevStats

Founder

mmtoolparts.com

Chief Technology Officer

Komeia Interativa

Founded Komeia, a SaaS for MLMs in Brazil. After launching the product on my blog, the software quickly became the most popular MLM software in the Brazilian market and still is today. After five years running the company, I sold it for a good profit and moved to the United States.

- Gained experience in front-end development, back-end programming and project management.
- Managed a team of 10 developers during the development of multiple versions of the MLM software.

Founder, Software Engineer & Agile Coach

𝐈’𝐦 𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐚𝐒 𝐀𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐨! 

I build products for bootstrapped founders, fast-growing startups, and big enterprises at DevSquad. 

My own SaaS company, DevStats, helps product and engineering leaders measure what matters. 

And with the SaaS Origin Stories Podcast, I uncover those pivotal moments and decisions that turned SaaS companies into major successes.


𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐍 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐒𝐐𝐔𝐀𝐃:

I’m the CEO and Principal Consultant at DevSquad a boutique consulting firm that specializes in strategizing, designing, and developing digital products. (most SaaS Products). I’ve led the build of 100+ software products. This includes SaaS products for bootstrapper founders, VC-funded fast-growing startups, and big enterprises like ADP, Box, and the US ski team.

𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒊𝒕 𝒂𝒕 𝑫𝒆𝒗𝑺𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒅: 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒔𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒅.𝒄𝒐𝒎/ 


𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐍 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐒: 

The success of my consulting firm (DevSquad), is allowing me to bootstrap my second SaaS product. (I sold my first SaaS years ago).

I’m building DevStats to help Product and Engineer leaders measure what matters.

Currently, we are a private beta and I’m super excited with the feedback we are getting from our early users. 

𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐚: 𝐡𝐭𝐭𝐩𝐬://𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐬.𝐜𝐨𝐦/ 


𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐍 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐀𝐀𝐒 𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐈𝐍 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐏𝐎𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓: 

I recently started a Podcast. my goal with this podcast is to learn from SaaS founders so that I can become better at building SaaS products for myself, and my clients, and hopefully have the podcast listeners learn along with me.

𝑺𝒖𝒃𝒔𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒆 𝑵𝒐𝒘: 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑𝒔://𝒘𝒘𝒘.𝒔𝒂𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔.𝒄𝒐𝒎/𝒔𝒖𝒃𝒔𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒆

Phil Alves

Brazil Utah Chamber

Director of Communications

AdSquad Agency

⬩Develop in-depth marketing audit for clients, providing quality marketing and sales insights as part of the due-diligence process and strategy development stage

⬩Work directly with business owners and their teams building solutions, processes, and templates to identify scalable strategic opportunities within their marketing and sales funnel processes

⬩Guide initial implementation of strategic plans with cross-functional teams from marketing, finance, sales, and operations to reach the established goals

Marketing Strategy Consultant

RevStep

⬩Orchestrated a high-performing team of 7 marketing professionals, collaborating seamlessly across various departments, resulting in streamlined operations, efficient campaign execution, and exceptional client satisfaction.

⬩Spearheaded marketing initiatives for clients spanning 7 different timezones, delivering tailored strategies and seamless communication, resulting in successful global campaigns and increased brand visibility across diverse markets.

⬩Pioneered a client-centric approach, establishing rapport and cultivating strong relationships with a diverse clientele, effectively utilizing my language skills in English, Portuguese, Spanish, French, and Italian. This resulted in improved client satisfaction, enhanced cross-cultural understanding, and ultimately, long-term partnerships.

Marketing Director

LaunchMode

⬩Improved ROI for Ecommerce companies by cutting advertising expenditures by 50% in 4 months, while maintaining, and eventually increasing, the ROAS with better processes and creatives on Facebook/Instagram ads

⬩Revamped the Shopify stores with better product pictures, copywriting, user generated content integration, and upsell funnels at and after checkout, increasing AOV in 19% in 4 months

⬩Developed paid ads campaigns using Facebook/Instagram ads, Snapchat ads, Tiktok ads, and several influencer campaigns which resulted in an increase of 15% of followers in 4 months

Crowchild

⬩Created and revamped several websites using platforms like Wix, WordPress, and Shopify for the new acquisitions in the portfolio, being a vital part in the revitalization and strengthening of the acquired businesses

⬩Conceived, designed, and built a variety of Excel tools using Visual Basic. The tools increased spending perception and led to better solutions for diminishing operations expenditures in the portfolio businesses

⬩Used technical skills in programs such as Excel, SQL, PowerPoint, Word, Access, and Visio to perform thorough research, analysis, and presentation of large amounts of data

Technology Strategy Consultant 

Morgan Stanley

⬩Supported a $23 billion securities-based lending portfolio depicting credit key risk and performance indicators by building reports using advanced Excel, VBA, PowerPoint, and Access
 
⬩Mitigated exposure on the loans with concentrated positions in the portfolio by providing senior management with regular research and analysis on securities and sectors

⬩Improved productivity by communicating with finance, operations, and IT departments to understand and streamline processes, finding and reporting issues on major reports thus improving their timing and accuracy

Credit Risk Analyst

Yes, yes... I'm one of those people that went to school for one thing and is excelling at something completely different now.

And don't get me wrong, just like Harry would've been a great Slytherin, I was amazing in investment banking. I just happen to have found my Gryffindor in Advertising and Marketing.

All geekiness aside, I have found that being educated in finance and having experience working in 3 multinational companies has made me a better marketer.

I actually know what ROI should look like, how my spending will impact the other sides of a business, and where to gather and analyze marketing data to improve and increase sales.

Paid social? Paid search? Yes and yes.

E-commerce? Local business? Startups? Yes, sure, and heck yeah!

Let's connect. I would love to know more about your business.

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