Cowchain

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of Biometric technologies

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

At Iriscan we are building a biometric solution that reduces risks of bad loans for fintechs in emerging economies.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Cowchain to accomplish?

• Blockchain and Backend development

SOLUTION

How did you find Cowchain?

• Online Search
• Other

Why did you select Cowchain over others?

• High ratings
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost

How many teammates from Cowchain were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Cowchain team worked on:

1. smart contracts development to complete our protocol needs
2. backend development to integrate smart contracts work
3. database development to store the state of the protocol and reporting
4. dev ops job to integrate it into the ecosystem
5. documentation preparation

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

The part that they have developed was the only missing part in our whole ecosystem so our main criteria of success was to complete the full cycle of our flow.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

When it comes to describing Cowchain Agency's project management, a few words instantly come to mind: exemplary, meticulous, and exceptional. Throughout our collaboration over the 1.5 months, they consistently showcased proficiency, especially in blockchain development. Our project, albeit with its intricacies, was executed with unmatched precision and efficiency.

Despite the complexity of our goals and the tight timeline we set—"as soon as possible"—Cowchain Agency delivered with aplomb. Their timely completion of critical tasks—right from smart contracts development to backend integrations and even the nuanced devops jobs—speaks volumes of their commitment and capability.

In addition, the detailed documentation they prepared was a testament to their thoroughness and dedication to the project. Цe found Cowchain Agency's team to be among the best. Their expertise in our specific blockchain realm was unparalleled, something we discerned right from our initial interactions on Upwork.

Their team, consisting of a project manager, team lead, and senior developer, showed an astounding level of coordination and synergy. Our success metric for this project was the completion of the full cycle of our flow, which was the missing link in our entire ecosystem. Cowchain Agency not only filled that void but did so with a level of brilliance that exceeded our expectations.

In reflection, there's honestly nothing we feel could've been improved upon. Their performance in every facet — be it communication, documentation, or development expertise — was nothing short of perfect.

In conclusion, if someone were to ask me about Cowchain Agency's project management, my response would be: They are the epitome of professionalism, delivering beyond expectations and responding to our needs with a zeal that's truly commendable. Their work was not just satisfactory — it was exemplary.

What was your primary form of communication with Cowchain?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Cowchain Agency stands out notably for their impeccable technical expertise paired with an ease of communication that's rare to find. Their adeptness in navigating blockchain issues and clear communication made our collaboration productive and seamless. This unique blend of technical acumen and effective communication truly sets them apart.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Cowchain could have done differently?

Everything was perfect: communication, documentation and, of course, development expertise.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO and Founder. of Marsan Exchange Inc.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Marsan Exchange is the leading non-custodial crypto exchange for Canadians.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Cowchain to accomplish?

App Development service

SOLUTION

How did you find Cowchain?

Online Search

Why did you select Cowchain over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Cowchain were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

1. Project Overview: Develop a Platform/mobile application for crypto exchange services targeting Canadians. 
2. Features and Functionality: 
   • User Registration and Authentication 
   • Non-Custodial 
   • instant transactions 
   • 2FA verifications 
3. Design and User Interface: 
   • follow our design; intuitive and user-friendly interface 
   • Implement our branding guidelines 
   • Provide mockups and wireframes for approval 
4. Development: 
   • Choose suitable technology stack
   • Implement backend and frontend components 
   • Integrate necessary APIs and services 
   • Ensure app responsiveness and compatibility 
5. Testing: 
   • Perform unit testing for each module 
   • Conduct integration testing 
   • Run compatibility testing on different devices and OS versions 
   • Bug tracking and resolution 
6. Deployment and Launch: 
   • Prepare the app for app store submission 
   • Assist with app store listing and metadata 
   • Coordinate with client for launch date 
7. Post-launch Support: 
   • Monitor app performance and user feedback 
   • Address post-launch bugs and issues 
   • Provide ongoing maintenance and updates 
8. Project Management: 
   • Weekly progress updates and status reports 
   • Regular communication via Telegram 
   • Project milestones and deadlines 
9. Deliverables: 
   • Fully functional mobile app for our platform 
   • Source code and documentation 
   • App store submission and launch support

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

App was delivered. Beta testing is ongoing and we are seeing tractions already.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Deadlines we’re respected, they were proactive.

What was your primary form of communication with Cowchain?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

They exhibit a proactive approach and showcase remarkable talent as developers. Their track record of successfully handling similar projects in the past underscores their invaluable experience, ensuring a delivery of exceptional quality.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Cowchain could have done differently?

Frankly, there isn't a single aspect that requires improvement.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

– Founder Goldapp.dev – CEO IMPS Kingdom, Shaolin Soccer

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Cowchain, and what were your goals?

We have hired Cowchain to take care of our blockchain development needs: blockchain consultancy, smart contracts development, and in game logic integration libraries development The goal was to have a fully functional flow of blockchain assets movement in the game.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We decided to hire the Cowchain team since they have a strong expertise in Play 2 Earn projects development, their CTO impressed us with clear understanding of our needs and quick specification of business requirements for our project.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

We did next steps to satisfy our needs:

• blockchain consultancy in order to determine the scope of work to be done for blockchain part of the project
• implementation of smart contracts for breeding in game assets, level up, burning, buy/sell abilities
• assistance and libraries implementation to easily integrate smart contract into the game logic, according to our software architecture

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

We had a close collaboration with their CTO, 2 blockchain developers and 1 full-stack developer

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

As a result of our cooperation we received a fully functional version of our MVP application in terms of connection to blockchain related parts.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

We have been working in the Scrumban environment (mix of Scrum and Kanban) and used JIRA as a project management tool. Communication has been covered in our Discord channel. We have received a demo once a week and daily status updates.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

First of all is a development speed due to our strict timelines and deep understanding of domains. Collaboration with their CTO was really impressive as well.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

We are absolutely satisfied with the work the Cowchain team has done for us.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I'm the CEO of IMPS Kingdom; we offer blockchain, web, mobile applications, and game development services.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Cowchain?

We hired Cowchain to help us with Blockchain game development.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Cowchain did blockchain development for us. We needed several smart contracts on Solidity Language with good security because blockchain development has a huge potential for problems in security. After that, we started with the smart contract development for our game using React, Solidity, and Web3.gs technologies for this project, which we're still building.

What is the team composition?

I work with three members of Cowchain's team, including Mikhail (CTO & Founder) and Nikita (Blockchain Developer).

How did you come to work with Cowchain?

I knew Mikhail from a mutual friend, so I approached him for this project, and he was down for it.

How much have you invested with them?

So far, we've spent about $60,000 with them.

What is the status of the engagement?

We started working together in November 2021, and the engagement is still ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

We're satisfied with their work on all the projects they've taken care of and have no questions about the security or the coding for any of them, which have had successful launches. Moreover, we haven't experienced any bugs or errors in the system, and everything is working perfectly.

How did Cowchain perform from a project management standpoint?

They're good and clear with communication and are also responsive and attentive to our needs. Regarding tools, we use Telegram, Trello, and Jira.

Are there any areas they could improve?

They're great with everything, so I don't have any complaints about their work.

Any advice for potential customers?

Provide them with any technical challenge, and they'll not disappoint you.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the CMO of HUSPI, a software company. We provide product development services for FinTech and HealthTech.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Cowchain?

We needed help building a Web3 platform where users could predict sports outcomes and stake tokens on their predictions.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Cowchain built a decentralized sports prediction platform with staking and reward pools. The team developed the smart contracts, backend services, and engaging user experience. The technical goals included:
- Smart contracts for staking predictions and reward distributions.
- Oracle integration for sports results fetching.
- Frontend for prediction submission and match listings.
- Wallet integration and prize claiming system.
- Leaderboard and reward tracking module.

What is the team composition?

We worked with five teammates from Cowchain.

How did you come to work with Cowchain?

We found Cowchain through a referral. The team felt like a good culture fit, and their price met our requirements.

What is the status of this engagement?

We worked with Cowchain from August–December 2024.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

The client’s project went live, and they were happy because they got what they were expecting.

How did Cowchain perform from a project management standpoint?

The project manager was good, and we had no issues with communication. We used Slack and Jira.

What did you find most impressive about them?

The quality and expertise from Cowchain were great.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, we were happy with the collaboration.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Communications Manager of AI SDR

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Y Combinator-backed B2B SaaS platform that uses generative AI to automate outbound based on real-time intent signals across social, web, and competitor activity.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Cowchain to accomplish?

• Build the full technical infrastructure for our Web3 product, including NFT mechanics.
• Develop smart contracts for minting, staking, and transaction validation.
• Create a custom admin dashboard for content management, analytics, and whitelist access.

SOLUTION

How did you find Cowchain?

Referral

Why did you select Cowchain over others?

They have deep Web3 expertise and quickly understood our product goals.

How many teammates from Cowchain were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Cowchain handled the full technical implementation - from concept to public release.
Key deliverables included:

Product architecture setup, including backend and smart contracts

NFT collection with minting, delisting, and staking capabilities

Custom whitelist registration system

Fully branded admin panel for internal use

Wallet integration (Metamask, WalletConnect)

Fully responsive frontend design

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

We launched a closed beta with 2,500 whitelist users

Achieved 68% user retention after the first week

Smart contracts were deployed bug-free and passed internal review

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

They were very transparent and responsive. We had daily updates and progress was easy to track. They explained complex things in a way that made sense for non-dev stakeholders too.

What was your primary form of communication with Cowchain?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Their ability to balance speed with quality — and their UX awareness even in highly technical tasks.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Cowchain could have done differently?

Would be great to see even more automation in their internal testing/demo pipeline.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of a design company 

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

UX UI Design

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Cowchain to accomplish?

• Develop a Web3-powered e-learning platform with tokenized rewards and on-chain certification.

SOLUTION

How did you find Cowchain?

• Online Search
• Referral

Why did you select Cowchain over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fit our budget
• Good value for cost

How many teammates from Cowchain were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

We needed development help to create an educational platform that rewards learners with tokens and issues verifiable certificates on-chain. Cowchain took on the full development scope, including smart contracts, backend, and front-facing dashboards.
Technical goals:
Smart contracts for token rewards and certificate issuance.
LMS-style backend with lesson and progress tracking.
NFT-based certificate minting upon course completion.
Wallet login and profile system with on-chain proof of completion.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

The key is having a high-quality application. We were also able to track progress effectively through regular team reports and by testing different versions ourselves

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

We were pleasantly surprised by regular updates and speedy completion of tasks. It is easy to communicate with them, they quickly respond to changes and often help not only from the development side of how to do better, but also from the user experience and especially the business side.

What was your primary form of communication with Cowchain?

Virtual Meeting

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

They were simple in style, yet serious in execution.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Cowchain could have done differently?

Nothing really

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Marketing Manager of ViralQR

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

QR code generator service

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Cowchain to accomplish?

• Develop a decentralized advertising network with on-chain campaign tracking.

SOLUTION

How did you find Cowchain?

Online Search

Why did you select Cowchain over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost

How many teammates from Cowchain were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

We needed a blockchain-based platform where advertisers can launch campaigns and track views/clicks through smart contracts. Cowchain built the technical infrastructure and analytics layer.

Technical Goals:

Smart contracts for ad campaign creation, payments, and tracking.

Frontend for advertisers to manage and fund campaigns.

Publisher onboarding and payout system.

Analytics dashboard for impressions, clicks, and conversions.

Integration with The Graph for efficient on-chain data querying.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

The main thing is a quality application. Also, progress could be tracked thanks to timely reporting from the team, testing of different versions by us.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

We were pleasantly surprised by regular updates and speedy completion of tasks. It is easy to communicate with them, they quickly respond to changes and often help not only from the development side of how to do better, but also from the user experience and especially the business side.

What was your primary form of communication with Cowchain?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Approach to work. It is light and simple at the same time, but 100% serious and responsible

Are there any areas for improvement or something Cowchain could have done differently?

I couldn't think of anything. Great communication and clear process

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of Site24

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Site24 helps businesses grow through smart, results-driven PPC strategies. We also offer SEO optimization, targeted PPC advertising, and online reputation (SERM) management to boost visibility and drive real impact.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Cowchain to accomplish?

• Launch a governance-based NFT gaming platform with in-game assets as tradable NFTs.

SOLUTION

How did you find Cowchain?

• Online Search
• Clutch Site

Why did you select Cowchain over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me

How many teammates from Cowchain were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

We wanted to create a blockchain game where players truly own their in-game items and vote on game development decisions. Cowchain provided end-to-end smart contract and game interface development.        

Technical Goals:

• Smart contracts for NFT minting and trading of game assets.
• DAO system for community-driven decision-making.
• Game frontend built with React and Web3 libraries.
• Wallet integration and dynamic item inventory system.
• Marketplace integration for secondary NFT sales.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

The main thing is a quality application. Also, progress could be tracked thanks to timely reporting from the team, testing of different versions by us.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

We were pleasantly surprised by regular updates and speedy completion of tasks. It is easy to communicate with them, they quickly respond to changes and often help not only from the development side of how to do better, but also from the user experience and especially the business side.

What was your primary form of communication with Cowchain?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Approach to work. It is light and simple at the same time, but 100% serious and responsible

Are there any areas for improvement or something Cowchain could have done differently?

Everything was good.)

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CMO of Whitepage

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Whitepage helps startups and tech companies turn complex ideas into clear, compelling pitch decks that win investor attention.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Cowchain to accomplish?

• Develop a decentralized real estate marketplace for NFT-based property ownership.

SOLUTION

How did you find Cowchain?

Online Search

Why did you select Cowchain over others?

• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Cowchain were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

We aimed to tokenize real-world properties as NFTs and allow users to trade fractional ownership. Cowchain built the blockchain architecture, tokenization smart contracts, and the marketplace frontend.

Technical Goals:

Smart contracts for NFT property minting and fractional ownership.

Legal metadata integration and IPFS storage for property documents.

Marketplace frontend for browsing, buying, and selling fractions.

Fiat-to-crypto onramp integration for easy user onboarding.

Admin dashboard for property listing management and compliance tools.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

The main thing is a quality application. Also, progress could be tracked thanks to timely reporting from the team, testing of different versions by us.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

We were pleasantly surprised by regular updates and speedy completion of tasks. It is easy to communicate with them, they quickly respond to changes and often help not only from the development side of how to do better, but also from the user experience and especially the business side.

What was your primary form of communication with Cowchain?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Approach to work. It is light and simple at the same time, but 100% serious and responsible

Are there any areas for improvement or something Cowchain could have done differently?

NA.