ReleHelp Reviews

3.8

50% would recommend to a friend

(3 total reviews)
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James Balch

100% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

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3 reviews
1.0
11 May 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Excitement of being an owner and builder of a software start-up.

Cons

To begin, the company was founded by a team that includes a CEO who is new to the role and his mother. They are both dedicated individuals working closely from their home. While they are personable and well-intentioned, their leadership experience in starting a business and their knowledge of software development is limited. The company could be described as a personal project rather than a full-fledged business. There is a noticeable lack of concentrated effort, execution, or clear guidance for the team. This lack of direction has led to the departure of several team members. The organization struggles with maintaining consistency and building momentum due to these leadership challenges and the frequent turnover of essential staff. The CEO has long held ambitious goals for launching new initiatives, but these have yet to materialize. The company’s upcoming project, ReleHelp, has yet to be fully developed. The CEO, while enthusiastic, faces challenges in securing funding and establishing a viable business model due to a gap in his relevant experience and skills.

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ReleHelp Response
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It is unfortunate you did not have a good experience working with us. Over the past few months, we have made significant organizational and operational improvements with a team now that has great chemistry and communication. We hired an experienced CTO who has set the technical framework and running the day to day technical operations. Under the direction of our CTO, we also have added several engineers who have laid the groundwork for technological, communication and process improvements. Startups are not for everyone and takes a person who is a self-starter and good communicator beyond technical expertise. This is not for everyone and why there is some turnover in startups. We now have the organizational structure and process in place. So far, we have fully rebuilt the backend with a modernized architecture including as an example ".Net" framework. Thus, as a result of the above there have been major improvements in our organization, its practices, and its processes. My team and I are striving to improve Relehelp in every manner possible to build a successful product and work environment.
5.0
13 Jan 2026

ReleHelp

Recommend
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Pros

ReleHelp has a strong mission and genuinely cares about helping people. The team is passionate, collaborative, and open to ideas, which makes it a great environment to learn and contribute. There’s flexibility in how work gets done and room to take ownership.

Cons

Like many early stage teams, things can move quickly and priorities may shift, which isn’t always ideal if you need a very structured environment or have limited availability.

5.0
3 Sept 2024
Recommend
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Pros

This company is a pre capital, early stage startup founded by a mother/son executive team. Pay is done with equity (a sizeable amount in comparison to other startups). The work is flexible and can fit perfectly with working a day job. Since this is a startup, you need to be comfortable with adapting to new direction and wearing multiple hats. Employees get a sense of ownership and are truly listened to by all other team members. The product fulfills a niche market and has high potential for success. The idea is well thought out and currently in development. We run a tech stack with React, Ionic, .Net 8, Postgres, and Docker. The roadmap is always changing but there are other ideas/technologies that will be implemented post MVP.

Cons

Not really any objective cons at this point. It has the same challenges that any startup will have to face. Most people love these challenges or hate them; however, it's an opinion and subjective either way.

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