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10 years, countless stories,
and one unforgettable journey.
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The humble beginnings
Pixelmatters is incorporated as an official entity. This all started when
we closed a big enough project to “justify” opening a company. Oh, and our office was a desk at the Founder’s house.
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Hold up. We now have a logo and a website?
Hello... world?
Our first Hello to the world. An important step for our digital presence that expanded our reach over the years. That, and a deliciously killer headline.
![A screenshot of the first Pixelmatters website. The website is very sparse and says: 'We create exceptional web and mobile experiences. That's the reason why we haven't found time to build a proper site yet.'](/static/f91f536ffec081ffc58357bd412bb513/fd9b9/entry1-pixel-website%403x.png)
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If you think bacon is delicious, wait until you see our work.
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Engineering?
Is that you?
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1// Imports 2import {Pixelmatters, Engineering} 3from "recruitment" 4 5// Description 6const description = 7"Pixelmatters’ first-ever 8engineering 9project was closed, even without 10having a proper 11engineering team in place." 12 13// #FakeItUntilYouMakeIt1// Imports 2import {Pixelmatters, Engineering} from 'recruitment' 3 4// Description 5const description = "Pixelmatters’ first-ever engineering 6project was closed, even without having a proper 7engineering team in place." 8 9// #FakeItUntilYouMakeIt
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At the heart of Porto
We move into our very first proper office – and it's not in any of our homes! – right in the North's most iconic address: Avenida dos Aliados.
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... and we grew!
Growing team, bigger office, same address. And with a disco below our floor. Yes, it was a terrible idea.
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![André Oliveira, Founder & CEO of Pixelmatters, presenting a keynote speech to the team](/static/d333ea849a8c2b998e41e08120c04690/345ad/entry8-image1-mobile%402x.png)
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A global company
For the very first time, our team members travel for
work across three different continents simultaneously!
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Teamwork at its finest
We close our first-ever Team Retainer, with a squad of 5+ team members working on Project Ronin.
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7 years after the foundation and several learning experiences later, we revisit our fundamental purpose.
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In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we state our vision for the future of work.
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A new Organizational Model
We launch our Org Model handbook, the result of several months of work, setting the foundations for Pixelmatters’ growth in the years to come. This includes transparent internal Salary Tables for the first time.
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Financial
Transparency
Another first: Pixelmatters implements financial transparency of company results with the introduction of the Financial Dashboard.
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We're in Clutch's top 10%
Global Leaders
Wrapping up the year with a bang as 2023 Champion and Global Award winners by Clutch. This highlights our team's outstanding efforts and motivates us to keep bringing our A-game. Let's go 2024!
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Here's to the next 10
The last decade has been filled with challenges, ups and downs, creativity, and so many achievements. Fortunately, we don’t need to tell you ourselves. Here’s what everyone has to say.