Better back-and-forth for all
The craft of delivering pixel-perfect websites is broken.
We’re fixing it.
Hi there , we’re Alex and Kyle, co-founders of Volley. The story of Volley began 27 years ago when we met and became best friends. With both of us sharing a lifelong passion for design and technology, Alex ultimately landed a job as a UX designer at Google and Kyle as a Data Scientist at Rocket Fuel. We found ourselves on opposite ends of the software creation process, and thus, on opposite ends of the same problem:
Every time a set of designs would pass through development, the resulting build would ALWAYS end up needing a few final tweaks.
We eventually realized the need for ongoing website review as a natural part of the process, not something confined to a specific team or talent level
So, with 20+ years of collective product design experience between us, we set out to create a solution for design teams to provide crystal-clear feedback to developers.
While other web feedback tools exist, none have been built to serve the specific need of empowering product and design teams to provide fast, visual feedback with zero friction. Until now...
Enter Volley: the world’s first “Design QA” platform. A result of our obsession with launching pixel-perfect websites and products.
Who are we?
Besides best buds from the picture above
Alex Lauderdale
Co-founder, Ex-Googler, Veteran UX Designer
Alex is a UX designer from Colorado. He’s been building and designing products for over 10 years, working for Google as well as numerous startups in the Boulder area. Alex is also the founder of a successful web design agency, working on everything from branding packages to custom WordPress development. Alex’s #1 passion is the world of design and serving everyone in it.
Kyle Hamlin
Co-founder, Platform Architech, ML Engineer
Kyle is a ML engineer living in Colorado. He began his career in NYC working in Silicon Alley for 8+ years at companies such as Rocket Fuel and Nielsen. During that time, Kyle developed robust and scalable ML systems, all while learning about the pitfalls of developing complex software. Kyle is obsessed with bringing world class software to the design community and making a more beautiful web for all.
We’re on a mission to make every website better
Here’s what’s important to us along the way
People before profit
We’re colleagues before founders. We’re happy to grab a beer and talk shop anytime.
Design for good
Design makes the world more delightful. A well designed world means a better world for all.
Focus on the user
Borrowed from Google and couldn’t be more true. Focus on the user and the rest will follow.
Made with in Colorful Colorado
Thank you Alex and Kyle for coming prepared with a very viable product and thorough responses to our support questions. I mean, how often do devs provide on-the-fly Loom videos with their responses?
Eric Reynolds
Founder at Trancefusion Design