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Builders don't want to deal with all the red tape/time securing funding in many cases. How can we help Cardano builders streamline proposals
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I am hoping to think through processes we can introduce (potentially even a specific "role") that deals with working with new devs/builders
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I am already putting this plan into play with a new Cardano dev who is building a backend integration to allow Shopify merchants to seamlessly accept $ada as payments. Shopify is the 1st of several ecommerce marketplaces he is targetting. His name is Jeronimo Backes, he is an Australian dev and honestly one of the first community led developments in terms of integrating Cardano tech with existing applications. I am working with him to complete the 1st draft of his proposal for community funding (fund2). I am happy to play this role but I think we need to more clearly highlight this role of proposal "advisor" as someone who will play a servant role in helping new Cardano devs/builders/entrepreneurs flesh out their ideas in a proposal for funding. Imo this is a USP of Cardano you don't see in other competing projects. The bottom line is we need to ensure devs have all the tools they need to build (Adrestia, Marlowe, Plutus, documentation) and then get out of their way (by streamlining all other processes such as creation of proposal for funding, idea refinement, etc.). I want to maximize their time spent heads-down developing their Cardano integration/application. I could even see this being apart of the Cardano developer/entrepreneur resources section as a way to ensure them early in the process their is a structure and format to receive funding (which community members will help streamline for them). I think this is a huge signalling and incentive factor for devs today. Even in my current discussion with Jeronimo its clear he wants to build a lot on the platform but the bloke has no clue where to go for funding (and he will be spending a lot of day hours building these integrations). I think we add some structure to this process by including a section on both official Cardano.org sites in a "developer resources" tab as well as make this a clear USP we drive in the Cardano developer hub virtual platform. Any thoughts and Ideas on this welcomed!
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