Detailed Plan

Prior to the launch of a given Fund we will offer information sessions to anyone interested in submitting ideas to Catalyst. In these sessions we will share best practices, offer help and direct idea makers to helpful resources. We will also offer to refine any idea submitted to Catalyst provided we believe we can help the proposer with the objective of being funded.

We will request a budget of $10,000 to be used to pay the funded proposers to compensate them for their time and energy helping others achieve their dream of being part of Catalyst as a funded proposer.

We will offer help to every single idea submitter by interacting with them in Ideasscale and offering our help and support.

We will further enhance this by offering post Fund analysis of what worked and didn't work for proposers so they can continue to be encouraged to submit, adjust and refine their idea for a subsequent fund.

Team:

The team will consist of Funded Proposers from prior rounds. Ideally we will formulate a diverse team from different challenges and different backgrounds and languages. I will lead the team and not charge the project for my time. I want to ensure the success of the participants so their ideas can become a reality. Steve my IT professional in Cardano Outreach will also volunteer his time towards this project.

Budget:

The $10,000 will be used to offer a nominal stipend per hour of $25 to each funded proposer helping to further the ideas of others. We will publish how these funds are allocated and to whom within the team for transparency. Funds may also be used to help pay for equipment related to zoom and streaming, although we anticipate this amount not to exceed $1,000.

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During this process we hope to create a community whereby we can connect people who share a passion for Cardano and for developing ideas. During the growth of this project we hope to create channels of communication and develop a hub of innovation to engage idea creators. We hope to bridge the gap of working alone and having multiple people create ideas together who look to us to support and help them shape their ideas. We want to be the "go to" point when people are preparing to submit with Catalyst. By forming a team of professionals (accountants, lawyers, and experts in various fields) we will be able to provide the support teams need to move their ideas to funded projects.

As for measuring success or KPI:

Number of people engaged by our project

Number of ideas submitted by our community

Feedback from our proposers and feedback from our team