This document provides an overview of STRV Insights, a technology company that designs mobile and web applications. It summarizes their work developing apps and startups, clients in Silicon Valley, projects involving early-stage product development, impact with over 150 million combined users. It also describes their technologies, people and culture that values freedom and learning, diversity among their 130+ employees across multiple offices, and awards they have received.

1. STRV INSIGHTS

2. INDEX
1) COMPANY, PROJECTS
2) TECHNOLOGIES
3) PEOPLE, CULTURE, OFFICE
4) MOVING TO PRAGUE
5) AWARDS

3. WORK
We design and develop mobile apps, web
and backend solutions.
We have gradually added new services
such as Quality Assurance, Product
Development and Startup Consulting.
We work on client projects, but we also
have our internal startups (Surge, Ordr,
Startup Fund)
https://www.strv.com/our-work

4. CLIENTS
We work with a number of US-based
startups, including Tinder, ClassDojo, Flip
and Rednote… just to name a few.
We have a diverse portfolio in terms of
industry, size and business model.
Our developers are in direct contact with
US clients and have a chance to work from
our San Francisco and Los Angeles
offices.

5. PROJECTS
We are usually involved in the early stage
of product development, and we develop
the first prototype and Minimum Viable
Product. The typical project length is a few
months.
Our engineers can experience in several
new projects throughout the year.
We aim to assign people to projects that
help their professional development.

6. IMPACT
The combined user base of all our apps is
more than 150 million.
Some of our collaborations have been
featured on TechCrunch, Mashable,
Recode and Wired and incubated at Y
Combinator and 500 Startups.
We have our own venture fund.

7. ORGANIZATION
We love freedom.
Most of our management overhead has
been removed to be as effective as
possible.
We have platform experts who are the
“go-to people” for guidance or expert help.
We don’t care when and where our people
work. Only results matters.

8. TECHNOLOGIES

9. TECHNOLOGIES
We work with cutting-edge technologies
emerging out of Silicon Valley.
We continuously update our technology
stack and extend our knowledge base.
We attend global conferences, organize
meetups and share our knowledge with
the community.

10. iOS TECH STACK
Languages: Swift 3.0
Dev tools: Xcode, AppCode
Libraries: Alamofire, Realm, SwiftyJSON, Unbox,
Argo, ReactiveCocoa, RxSwift
Third-party services: Firebase
Analytics: Google Analytics, Fabric, Mixpanel
Testing: Quick, Nimble
Continuous integration: Fastlane, Jenkins,
BuddyBuild
Distribution: AppStore (iTunesConnect),
BuddyBuild, HockeyApp

11. ANDROID TECH STACK
Languages: Java, Kotlin (optional)
Dev tools: Android Studio, Gradle, Maven
Libraries: OkHttp, Retrofit, RxJava, Glide,
Picasso, Android Data Binding, Dagger, Realm,
GSON, Jackson, LeakCanary
Third-party services: Firebase
Analytics: Google Analytics, Fabric, Mixpanel
Testing: JUnit, Mockito, Espresso, Robolectric
Genymotion
Continuous integration: Travis, Circle
Distribution: Google Play

12. FRONTEND TECH STACK
CSS: Stylus, PostCSS, CSS Modules, styled
components
Frameworks: ReactJS, ReactNative, express
(SSR)
Build tools: Gulp, webpack
Libraries: redux, react-router, redux-saga,
immutablejs
Animations: ReactCSSTransitionGroup, React
Motion
Continuous integration: Travis
Testing: Jest, enzyme, nightwatch

13. BACKEND TECH STACK
Languages: JavaScript, Ruby
Platforms: Node.js, Ruby on Rails
Cloud: Heroku, AWS, Digital Ocean, Google
Cloud
Databases: Postgres, MongoDb, Firebase,
ElasticSearch, Redis
Queues: Rabbit MQ, Firebase Queue
Containers: Docker
Server frameworks: Koa, Express, Hapi

14. PEOPLE

15. EAGER TO LEARN, EAGER TO TEACH
We organize developer events, we attend
international conferences, our engineers
are invited as keynote speakers.
What our people say:
“I am proud to be part of a team where
everybody is highly skilled at what they do.
When I go to the office each morning, I
know I will learn something new that day
from these great people, or I might teach
them something new.”

16. FREEDOM & RESPONSIBILITY
We don’t control you, we don’t have office
hours, we have a flat organization and we
let you work directly with the client.
What our people say:
“I am grateful for a place where I have the
freedom to carry out my responsibilities
the way I want; a place where I can be just
myself.”

17. BE OPEN AND HONEST
We have a transparent system for
assessment and grading of engineers. We
have regular All-hands meetings to share
company information.
Overall happiness score is 8,6 / 10.
What our people say:
“The best part is to work in a team where
there's a mutual respect, and opinions from
all members are considered; also where
openness and transparency are highly
valued.”

18. FREAKY IS A PLUS, FRIENDLY IS A MUST
We organize team-buildings, parties, sport
events, xbox tournaments and much more
for our community.
What our people say:
“I work with people who are inspiring in
work and great friends in private.”
“I am working with a team of people who
also love their job and are always willing to
help (like really!)”

19. DIVERSITY
We have more than 130 people.
You will find 17 different nationalities at
STRV, and our common language is
English.
You will find people, dogs and several
other kinds of species in our office.
At STRV, you can be just yourself.

20. OFFICE
We have offices in NY, LA, SF, Brno and
our main office is in Prague.
There you will find all the comfort you
need: a gym, bar, jacuzzi, Xbox, foosball
table, billiards and free snacks (and beer!)
We host plenty of events, parties, meetups
and team-buildings.
There are many classes organized by our
people for our people: gym, language
lessons, cooking classes...

21. MEET OUR FOUNDERS
2004 - David Semerad and Martin Stava joined
forces in high school to cooperate on their first
few web projects.
2009 - Five years later, as things were getting
serious, the first official entity – uLikeIT –
entered the scene.
2011 - We welcomed Pavel Zeifart and Lubo
Smid to the team as co-founders and the
company started to expand to the US market.
2016 - The team started growing exponentially,
and our new home in Prague’s Karlin district
was opened.

22. MOVING TO PRAGUE

23. BEST PLACE FOR WORK AND LIFE
Prague, the capital of the Czech republic,
is in the heart of the European Union and
is rated Top10 World’s-Best City for Digital
Nomads.
According to HSBC, the Czech Republic is
the 4th best country for expats to live in.
It scores high in the following areas: cost
of living, fun, weather and
foreigner-friendliness.
The large expat community will make you
feel at home.

24. LIVING
Average cost of living for expats is
$1,286/m
Average salary of a developer is $3,000/m
Pint of beer is $1.97 (free of charge in our
roof-top bar). Renting an apartment in the
center is $600/m
You can communicate in English almost
everywhere.
Exploring the rest of Europe is easy thanks
to excellent road, railway, and flight
connections.

25. WE TAKE CARE OF YOU
We provide maximum support:
● Visa sponsorship and legal
assistance
● Flight ticket to Prague
● 1 month paid housing
● Relocation agency to help with all the
required paperwork and practicalities
● Tax and financial advice

26. AWARDS

27. OUR AWARDS
● StartUp of the Year
● Office of the Year
● Deloitte Fast50 for fastest growing
tech companies in CEE
● 20 design awards
● Google Certified Developer
● Featured on Forbes, The Huffington
Post, TechCrunch and many others

28. WE HOPE TO SEE
YOU ON BOARD