Published Septembre 23, 2024 in Case Study
Discover how Prismy helped Collective to streamline their ability to ship their product in two languages super fast.
With approximately 10 features deployed weekly, Collective saves around 4 hours per week—equivalent to half a workday!
Collective is the new professional network where freelancers and recruiters/clients can find each other for 0% commission.
It also provides the infrastructure for freelancers to form teams (called "collectives") and manage invoicing (both individually and collectively).
From day one, Collective has embraced an international approach, designing not only the product but also internal processes to support a globally diverse team, where employees may not speak the headquarters' local language.
From the outset, Collective aimed to be available in both French (their local language) and English to explore potential traction in other markets. While the majority of their business is still based in France, internationalizing Collective has provided valuable insights into freelancer locations and potential emerging markets. Though most of their freelancers are in France, a significant portion comes from Europe and beyond.
Initially, Collective lacked an interface for translation changes, resorting to copy-pasting wording suggestions from their product manager into the code.
They quickly implemented a localization software, but it had limitations:
Beyond ensuring product availability in both English and French, Collective faced the complex task of global freelancer verification, which they managed by developing their own solution.
Collective's typical process involves:
Prismy streamlines this process by:
A key benefit of Prismy is its ability to handle collaboration directly on feature branches. PMs can make wording changes and translations within Prismy, committing them straight to the developer branch. These changes are instantly reflected in the test environment, making the process nearly seamless.
Despite having experience with other localization tools, Prismy stood out for its simplicity, particularly as a GitHub App. The integration process was straightforward:
Prismy worked seamlessly with Collective's JavaScript-based stack (Node.js and React) without requiring any customizations.
Localization is a daily task for Collective as they ship numerous features. Prismy has significantly reduced the time spent on:
Before Prismy:
With Prismy:
Time saved: ~25 minutes per feature. With approximately 10 features deployed weekly, Collective saves around 4 hours per week—equivalent to half a workday!