North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Custom ERP and billing, AI agents, web applications and SaaS for media and auto-component businesses in Cologne. Built by Flip Retail in Jaipur, India, and delivered remotely, with working software every two weeks.
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01 — Local economy
Ford's European headquarters and its Niehl plant, now building electric models, sit in the north of the city, while RTL and the public broadcaster WDR make Cologne a major television production centre. Insurers such as AXA Germany and Gothaer, chemical plants along the Rhine and the Koelnmesse trade fairs round out an economy with many service and media SMEs.
Also known as Köln.
German and English
02 — Industries
What we would build first for the industries Cologne is known for.
04 — Working together
Jaipur is 4 h 30 min ahead of Cologne on standard time, and 3 h 30 min ahead during daylight saving time there. A 09:00 start there is 13:30 in Jaipur. Standard 09:00–18:00 office days overlap by 4 h 30 min to 5 h 30 min, which is enough for live calls, demos and same-day answers.
Local time, standard time.
Pranjal is the best developer — started and ended development before schedule.
50+ projects for 30+ clients in 11 countries over six-plus years.
05 — FAQ
Yes, remotely. Flip Retail is a software studio in Jaipur, India, with no office in Cologne; discovery happens on video calls and you get working software every two weeks.
Jaipur is 4 h 30 min ahead of Cologne on standard time, and 3 h 30 min ahead during daylight saving time there. A 09:00 start there is 13:30 in Jaipur. Standard 09:00–18:00 office days overlap by 4 h 30 min to 5 h 30 min, which is enough for live calls, demos and same-day answers.
Yes. Current language models handle German and English well, including mixed-language messages. We still test an agent in each language your customers use before it goes live, and route anything it is unsure about to your team.
Usually one module that fixes the most expensive problem first. For media & creative that is often project & job costing and resource and crew scheduling. It goes live early, and the rest of the system follows in two-week increments while your team is already using it.
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