Smashing Boxes

About Smashing Boxes

Smashing Boxes is a Durham-based product design and custom software development firm that emphasizes discovery and strategy before development. With 1 Clutch review at a 5.0 rating, their public review profile is minimal, making direct evaluation essential for understanding fit. The firm is known in the Research Triangle for their design-led approach to software products, working with clients who want a thoughtful process rather than immediate execution. Their Durham location places them in the heart of the NC technology ecosystem.

Who Smashing Boxes Is Best For

Smashing Boxes is best for organizations that recognize product strategy and UX as foundational to software success and are willing to invest in a discovery phase. Their design-first model means they are less suitable for clients with tightly defined specs who just need execution. Prospective clients should request case studies and direct references given the limited public review history.

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Smashing Boxes Services

Selected Work

How EmployUs Created the Uber of Recruitment Software

EmployUs

Smashing Boxes partnered with EmployUs to create an enterprise-grade recruitment software platform, transforming their manual, fragmented system into a sophisticated automated solution that scaled the business through acquisition by Hireology in 2021.

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Physician Partners' Journey to a Custom EHR

Physician Partners

Outcomes-based primary care collective serving Medicare patients 65+; Smashing Boxes helped build custom EHR workflows supporting growth past 300,000 patients across 30+ offices.

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Preventing Recurrence of Early Stage Breast Cancer with Harvard & Dana Farber

Dana Farber / Harvard BWEL

Web-based BWEL study intervention for 3,200 women tracking weight, food, and exercise with coaching support, built with Harvard and Dana Farber to study prevention of early-stage breast cancer recurrence.

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