We build and support quality web and mobile apps. We pay attention to details.
OK, grow! are expert Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, and HTML5 developers.
We build web apps, mobile apps, and API-driven services.
Ready to grow? Contact us now to talk about your project.
We believe in lean. We can help you release a minimum viable product and iteratively improve it. We deliver working software multiple times per week. This allows you to measure progress constantly, gain valuable feedback earlier, and even change requirements with minimum impact.
Our apps feature beautiful design that makes your visitors take a second look, and a simple and usable interface that increases retention and delights your customers. We create responsive designs that work and look great on any device. Go ahead, resize this page or view it on a mobile phone.
Great performance and reliability keeps your site open for business. We provide full hosting and operations support for the apps we build. We monitor any application errors, keep you updated, and dive into the code to fix or improve it. We're happy to provide this service for existing apps too.
We use HTML5, JavaScript, Ruby, and whatever else happens to be the right tool for the job at hand. Whether it's Ruby on Rails, Node.js, an alternative Ruby framework, or a rich client-side JavaScript framework, we can help you make the right technology decisions.
Test Driven Development: We create a suite of automated tests as part of the development process. This ensures quality at every stage and prevents new changes from introducing bugs in existing features.
DevOps: We use Amazon EC2 cloud-based hosting, and Amazon S3 for reliable, redundant data storage and backup. We use Chef to configure servers and deploy app updates in a tested and repeatable way, and several monitoring tools to make sure we know exactly what's happening with your app and the servers it runs on.
Hi, I'm Paul Dowman, the founder of OK, grow!, and I've been developing web and mobile apps since 1995. I have led software teams, built many great products, and become known and respected in both the Toronto startup and tech community and in the global Ruby community.
At OK, grow!, I have put together a great team. We've done app development and operations support for both startups and large, established companies and we would love to build and launch your new app or help with an existing project.
That's Paul
David Nam, Herd.fmPaul has been one of the best architects I've worked with and I've seen and worked with my fair share. He is super thorough and professional from start to finish. He always keeps his clients expectations in mind and always delivers a great end product. I really look forward to working with him and his team more in the near future.
Brandon Budz, Yellow Pages GroupI have worked closely with Paul for several years and he is very easy to work with, and always exceeded my expectations.... Paul has worked closely with me as an outsourced contractor.... He has saved me a lot of headaches over the years and for that I thank him!
Dimitris Sotirakopoulos, MistakevillePaul does what he says he is going to do. He does it on time and with the utmost professionalism. I hope to work with Paul again.
Pema Hegan, GigParkNot only does Paul architect and build rock-solid and scalable products, he also understands, and is sensitive to, the realities of business. In my experience this kind of understanding is rare amongst developers, and something I valued greatly in Paul. I hope to work with Paul again very soon.
We're located in Toronto, Canada, but please do say hello from wherever you are. Let's get your app launched or talk about how we can help with an existing project!