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Enhanced peripheral visionSlow motion detection
Deafness1.0M | 52% not employed
Faster comprehension of speechHeightened perception of touch
Blindness1.8M | 78% not employed
Autism spectrum2.0M | 85% not employed
Exceptional focus and attention to detailNatural pattern recognition
OPPORTUNITY
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IT consulting / Autism (Denmark)
SarthakMedical transcription / Blindness (India)
Video production / Deafness (UK)
EXPERIMENTS
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Efforts to date have focused on creating employment opportunities vs. developing competitive business models, resulting in endeavors that have been successful on a small scale but have limited growth potential.
CHALLENGE
LAUNCH Autism + Software Testing | www.ultratesting.us
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ULTRA TESTING provides a consistently high quality software testing service through on-shore teams
of exceptional testers.
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“ULTRA’s testers looked at things differently, caught bugs I never would have”
“They kept going deeper and didn’t stop until every option was explored”
“Their bug reports were excellent, extremely detailed and clear”
RESULTS
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Chris loves to analyze complex systems. He has a Masters in Electrical Engineering and a laser-like focus honed by running countless thermal imagery tests in graduate school. That focus, coupled with his innate curiosity and astonishing attention to detail make Chris an exceptional software tester, an ULTRA tester.
ULTRA TESTER
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Exact skill-set required to be an exceptional software tester
• Laser-like focus• Astonishing attention to detail• Natural pattern recognition ability• Intelligence and curiosity
Difficulties with social interactions & interpersonal communications
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TESTER PROFILE
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Talent Pool with Heightened Abilitiesand deep technical skills unlocked through
specialized training & customized workflows
Seasoned Project Managers*ensuring a seamless client interface
Superior Results for Clients
* ULTRA’s testers are paired up with neurotypical (i.e. not on the Autism Spectrum) project managers, making it effortless for clients to use ULTRA’s testing services
ULTRA MODEL
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ULTRA specializes in testing Enterprise Software, Mobile Applications, Digital Campaigns & Websites:
• Unit, integration and regression testing
• Installation, compatibility and usability testing
• Black box testing and user acceptance testing
• Test script design and test automation
SERVICES
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CASE STUDIES
Consumer websites
End to end testing of consumer website, including design, functionality and cross-browser testing, with regulatory compliance and pricing accuracy tracking**.
Digital campaigns
Agile testing of rich media banner campaign, including design, functionality and cross-platform testing, with customization and event generation tracking*.
Enterprise software
Script-based compliance testing and recertification of new version releases, including validation of data structures, configurations and installation processes.
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ADJACENCIES
TASK PROFILE
TALENT PROFILE
Low Complexity
High Complexity
ModerateFunctioning
HighFunctioning Data
Analytics(e.g. ad
optimization)Quality Assurance(e.g. software
testing)Micro Tasking(e.g. data cleansing)
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Target Population: 1.5M(Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders in the U.S.)
Potential Talent Pool: 500K(1/3 of population who are high functioning)
Available Talent Pool: 400K+(85% of pool who are not employed)
TALENT POOL
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A New Generation Of American Companies Are Winning By Employing People With Heightened Abilities.
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COMING SOON
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Founded in 2012 by two MIT engineers, ULTRA unlocks the talents of individuals with “disabilities” as a source of competitive advantage.
For our software testing services, that competitive advantage comes from employing high functioning individuals on the Autism Spectrum, who often have difficulties with social interactions but can also have the exact skill set required to be exceptional software testers - focus, attention to detail, pattern recognition, intelligence and curiosity.
For companies who require their software applications and digital assets to meet the high standards of demanding clients and consumers, ULTRA provides a seamless and consistently high quality service. For individuals on the Autism Spectrum, representing 1.5 million Americans, 85% of whom are not employed, ULTRA represents an opportunity to join the skilled workforce and become productive members of society.
COMPANY
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Rajesh Anandan is a growth strategist and social entrepreneur. After a stint at Microsoft developing bug tracking systems, he joined Bain & Company where he focused on business incubation and growth strategy for technology, media, financial services, healthcare and retail clients. For the past decade, Rajesh has worked in the social sector, most recently building a $400 million portfolio as head of UNICEF Ventures. Rajesh graduated from MIT where he specialized in systems dynamics.
Art Shectman is a technologist and serial entrepreneur. He is the founder of numerous start-ups, including Elephant Ventures which specializes in cutting edge web, social, mobile and back-end software development. Art has spent his career building new technologies and services, and has extensive systems integration experience with clients ranging from Fortune100 companies to venture-backed start-ups. Art graduated from MIT where he specialized in machine learning.
FOUNDERS
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