Imagimate is a single man company that started during the summer of 2009 in Beirut, Lebanon. The company is properly registered in the United Kingdom since April 2010. It began after I, Mackram G. Raydan, took a couple of freelance projects to help fix some of the software my friends were dealing with. After witnessing the behaviour of some consulting firms and seeing the software being built, I decided to build a different kind of software company. I decided to build a company around beliefs and values that I share and am passionate about. Imagimate is that company and listed below are its foundations:
- The Relationship before The Sale: I believe that the fastest road to a good relationship with people is integrity every step of the way. That is why I will be honest with you even if it meansthat I would not get to work on your project because I am after building relations with possible long time clients not one time money shots.
- Communication leads to Simplification: I believe that half the road to solving a problem is to make sure you understand it. I make sure that we communicate during every step so that we do not end up having to build over-complex software that costs much more to use and maintain while not adding anything of value to you.
- Open Projects Not Just Open Code: When your project is finished it will be part of your business, hence you will need to understand it. Accordingly I do not stop at just providing you the with source code but I also explain its design and the reasons behind its decisions so that you can knowingly make decisions on how to grow it and who to grow it with in the future.
- Satisfied People Come Back: I believe that people prefer to work with those who respect and satisfy them. Accordingly I try to make sure that every one who comes into contact with Imagimate whether or not they end up as a client or supplier is satisfied with the encounter that they choose to come back.