Archive for the 10th anniversary Category

Year 6: CATs and Foxes 2018 was a real deal breaker for us in taming CATs J. Computer Assisted Translation (CAT) tools are software that aid linguists in the production of language translation. We learned our first CAT tool during 2017 at the ATC conference in London. In 2018, equipped with knowledge with the partnership with SmartCat we were ready to introduce this economic and user friendly CAT to the Polish market. We presented talks on LocWorld and Konferencja Tłumaczy. At the time (and to a certain extent today) it provided optimum efficiency, pace, unification, all you can dream of. However…cats might not understand foxes…let me tell you the story of our biggest most upsetting business failure. We started working with a prestigious client, with daily demanding job – not a barrier for us! It involved working with linguists around the world, including in Australia, 4 AM, no problem! With

Year 5: Divide and conquer With 2 different, but related workflows running (translations and PhD editing) the time came to work on right division into two separate business entities. Legal formalities is only one first step, what comes next is separation of employees, clients and brands. The time to recruit specialized PMs who understands perfectly the requirements of academics, to inform clients about change of provider,  get a new domain, website etc. Actually it is a hella lotta work. We got there with a lot of internal input- Agata, our first employee kept responsibilities over both companies, while others were taking sides. Magda, senior PM in handling translations designed a beautiful logo for MD Online that serves us to today while Mark took to design of eCORRECTOR logo for scientific proofreading arm of the company based in UK. At this stage of growth we needed to incorporate professional management software. Our

Memories: Quizpe Today, our employees will be sharing their memories from the office. It’s a great opportunity to get to know the stories and experiences that our colleagues have gained during their work in our company. Their stories can inspire us, teach us, and be a valuable lesson for our future together. We’ll have a chance to hear from Magda about “Quizpe”. What is this? Why are we talking about it? Read this conversation and get your answers! Q: Good morning. Can you introduce yourself first? It may be a good start as there are people who don’t know you. Magda: Hey! My name is Magdalena Ochmańska-Rajch and I am one of the veterans at MD Online. Q: Thank you. What do you do here? In a nutshell. Magda: Almost all our clients know me because I deal with the so-called front office. I prepare all valuations, explain clients’ doubts