As we bid farewell to another year, it’s the perfect time to reflect on our journey, celebrate our achievements, and set our sights on the future. 2024 has been nothing short of transformative for our company, marked by milestones that showcase our growth, resilience, and unwavering commitment to excellence.

Highlights of 2024

Product Innovation

This year, we raised the bar with groundbreaking advancements across our product portfolio.We introduced new products and improved the existing ones by adding features and enhancements that elevated the user experience and expanded capabilities.

New Launches

We’re proud to have introduced several exciting new additions to our product lineup this year:

• QSM Advanced Assessment: A game-changing add-on that quickly became our most downloaded feature, redefining how users evaluate knowledge and skills.
  
  
  
  
• QSM Webhooks: Empowering seamless integration with third-party tools, this add-on opened up endless possibilities for automation and data flow.
  
  
  
• QSM Gamify: Designed to increase user engagement, this add-on brought fun and interactive elements to quizzes, making learning and assessment more dynamic.
  
• Quiz Navigator: Transforming the quiz-taking experience, this feature allows users to jump to any page or question in a quiz. It also visually indicates which questions are answered, pending, or skipped, providing a more intuitive and efficient navigation experience for quiz takers.

Major Upgrades to Existing Products

In addition to launching new products, we delivered substantial upgrades to our existing offerings:

• QSM 9: This major release introduced impactful features such as keyboard navigation for accessibility, APIs for quiz submissions and results, and the ability to set default settings across multiple quizzes. It also brought UI improvements for option tabs, file upload question types, and result/email pages, along with critical bug fixes, ensuring a smoother and more robust user experience.
  
• Extra Shortcode 3.0.0: Introduced a revamped user interface for generating shortcodes and included advanced options to conditionally display quiz result content and customize based on quiz or category scores.
  
• Payment Integration Addon 2.0.0: Introduced flexible payment form placement while also enabling post-quiz payment options.
  
  
  
• Advanced Leaderboard Addon 2.0.0: Introduced features like average results display, timeframe-based filtering, new chart types with customizable labels, and enhanced graph customization.
  
• A complete UI overhaul of the Extended Forms dashboard introduced a more intuitive and seamless experience, ensuring users can accomplish tasks more efficiently.
  
  
  
• Timer Themes in Extended Forms: A fresh addition that empowers admins to choose from innovative layouts for their timers, enhancing both aesthetics and usability for Google forms with countdown timers. 
  
  

Community and Growth

Our user community is steadily growing and becoming a vital part of our journey. This year, the QSM YouTube channel surpassed 1,000 subscribers, a testament to the growing interest and engagement with our products. Similarly, Gutena Forms has achieved a significant milestone, crossing 20,000+ active downloads, highlighting its value and widespread adoption. This year, we’ve also intensified our efforts to connect with our audience by creating more engaging social content. From YouTube videos to tweets and Facebook posts, our focus has been on building stronger connections and showcasing the value of our products through relatable content.

Team Achievements

This year, we’ve made significant strides in building a stronger team and fostering collaboration. Key highlights include:

• Welcoming talented individuals to our customer support, marketing, and engineering teams, ensuring we have the right talent to support our growth.
• Prioritizing health and well-being as we believe a healthy team is a thriving team. Introducing health insurance coverage was a meaningful step forward, and we’re excited to expand our efforts to better support our team’s well-being.
• A memorable engineering team meetup at WordCamp Delhi, where our team members got the opportunity to meet face-to-face, share ideas, and strengthen their bond. This in-person interaction was a significant moment for fostering collaboration and camaraderie.

Challenges and Resilience

2024 was not without its challenges. From navigating complex customer requirements to ensuring the success of our cross-functional teams, we’ve faced every obstacle with determination. These experiences have only strengthened our resolve to deliver exceptional value to our customers.

Looking Ahead to 2025

As we gear up for the new year, our vision remains clear: to innovate relentlessly, grow sustainably, and foster deeper connections with our community.

In 2025, we aim to expand our horizons by introducing advanced AI capabilities across our product lineup. This includes launching the QSM AI Addon to transform how quizzes are designed and analyzed, as well as unveiling a new AI-powered SaaS product to deliver smarter, more intuitive user experiences.

We also plan to integrate AI into our daily operations, enhancing efficiency in coding, marketing strategies, and support workflows. These initiatives reflect our vision for leveraging AI to drive innovation and deliver unparalleled value to our users.

Gratitude

None of this would have been possible without the trust and support of our users, partners, and team members. To everyone who has been part of our journey, thank you for your contributions and belief in our vision. Your feedback, passion, and collaboration inspire us to keep pushing boundaries.

Here’s to a brighter, more innovative 2025. Let’s continue to grow together!