Adding more utility driven use cases to the Cardano community & the NFT product ecosystem at large.

[GENERAL] Name and surname of main applicant

tani monique gaan

[GENERAL] Email address of main applicant

teegs@ecoverse.io

Additional applicants

n/a

[GENERAL] Please specify how many months you expect your project to last (from 2-12 months)

8

[GENERAL] Please indicate if your proposal has been auto-translated into English from another language.

No

[GENERAL] Does your project have any dependencies on other organizations, technical or otherwise?

No

[GENERAL] If YES, please describe what the dependency is and why you believe it is essential for your project’s delivery. If NO, please write “No dependencies.” .

no dependencies

[GENERAL] Will your project’s output/s be fully open source?

Yes

[GENERAL] If NO, please describe which outputs are not going to be open source. If YES, please write “Project will be fully open source.”

Project has some open source but due to the nature of working with other people's IP and how we built The Minted Press, . that allows web2-web3 interactions; users can interact with the minting press but not all of the IP will be open source

[METADATA] Category of Proposal

Data tools

[METADATA] SDG rating

My team has built simple tools and ux/ui to bring web3 to the masses. Our SaaS model was built as the web3 facebook advertising but with a web2.5 feels. Our data and fandom tools add value to any IP holder, brand or artist. We use the blockchain to authenticate work histories, fandom participation, as well as sport accolades. I believe a new web3 advertising metric will be CPW or cost per wallet. Cardano blockchain and its' ada holders will benefit from consistent traffic and usership via ecoverse and minted moments bringing Brand Backed quarterly marketing campaigns built with EcoVerse tools on the Cardano blockchain. Our tools collect data, create community, provide users with proof of participation nfts and mint life's top memories on the blockchain.

[IMPACT] Please describe your proposed solution.

I founded EcoVerse Enterprises to diversify the ubiquitous NFT art drops & add value to chains in hopes of propping up the seemingly stalled nft ecosystem. I wanted to create a new vertical of AUTHENTICATED DATA and participation to create a one stop shop for IP holders to authenticate employees, community and their client's brand partners with web 2.5-web3 tools that capture valuable data and content. Wallets will be the new data graph that showcase one's life achievements through smart contract rarity traits and nfts. I wanted to tell stories with blockchain tech that evoke emotions & track the impact of a Brand's efforts or one's own accomplishments in life. Our focus is on 3 verticals 1) work/edu history, 2) sports and fandom 3) Participation. EcoVerse is simply a web3 layer over successful & thriving web2 verticals. Our tools such as NFT Event Templates, Brand Page Templates, Questionnaires, Community Token Raffling Tool , Smart Contracts as a Service, Marketplace as a service, Data & Analytics are all found in our EcoVerse Enterprises Dashboard. Every brand will one day have their own Community Token and I believe Marketplaces will soon be verticalised for communities like car enthusiasts, music lovers, watches, vintage clothing, real estate, et al. We are simply looking ahead at the overall blockchain ecosystem and have the tools for mass adoption at an institutional level. Liquidity is another the long term play in our product roadmap. 

[IMPACT] How does your proposed solution address the challenge and what benefits will this bring to the Cardano ecosystem?

We are truly a authenticated DATA & CONTENT PLAY allowing individuals and companies alike ( Brands) / IP holders to go live with unique storytelling campaigns WITH UTILITY to all stakeholders involved with a campaign. For Cardano, we would like to drive more traffic to your community bringing our clients to your chain for smart campaigns like Fan and Brand Minted Moments or Blockchain for Diplomas and yearbooks. We also prove participation with our nfts utilising valuable data driven smart contract rarity traits for your Artists, Musicians, Employees, Investors & developer contributors helping their future journeys in building an authenticated CV. No more lying on LinkedIn :) There is a new wave of NFTs coming and we are spearheading this innovative model. My hope as a founder was always to drive more traffic to chains with our campaigns. Our tech stack allows for the everyday person to use with ease. We predicate on NFTs that are free to claim with just an email. We do create an EVM compatible public and private key for our users.

[IMPACT] How do you intend to measure the success of your project?

I believe a new web3 advertising metric will be CPW or cost per wallet. Cardano blockchain and its' ada holders will benefit from consistent traffic and usership via ecoverse and minted moments bringing Brand Backed quarterly marketing campaigns built with EcoVerse tools on the Cardano blockchain. Our tools collect data, create community, provide users with proof of participation nfts and mint life's top memories on the blockchain. Success for us is more usership, more wallets being opened on Cardano and more minted moments being stored by every artist, brand and IP holder!

[IMPACT] Please describe your plans to share the outputs and results of your project?

We would very much love to share any allowable data to the Cardano community that would help better any other developers projects.

[CAPABILITY/ FEASIBILITY] What is your capability to deliver your project with high levels of trust and accountability?

We have been building for nearly two years with the same team of unicorn developers. Our team has a true passion for what we are building versus just collecting a pay cheque. We are storytellers at our core but even more so true TECHNOLOGISTS. We have a good mix of product plus ideation. We build our tech stack by participating in the web3 ecosystem and making our experience better so that we can share a more succinct onboarding process for the proletariat.

[CAPABILITY/ FEASIBILITY] What are the main goals for the project and how will you validate if your approach is feasible?

secure more funding and help release our tech stack out in the wild keep building and bridge us to our integration of our tech into strategic clients and partners.

[CAPABILITY/ FEASIBILITY] Please provide a detailed breakdown of your project’s milestones and each of the main tasks or activities to reach the milestone plus the expected timeline for the delivery.

Our tech stack is ready for Beta Testing. We have more devs in the batters box, but we would love to have some support from the Cardano developer community. We have been pointed to L2 paima milkomeda for a good EVM for Cardano. We have new product functionality we would love to focus on, for now, Brand Fan and Player Minted Moments are all working and we are onboarding new clients everyday currently on Ethereum and Polygon but we hope our next chain is Cardano!

[CAPABILITY/ FEASIBILITY] Please describe the deliverables, outputs and intended outcomes of each milestone.

continue to finish our backlog of engineering tickets in Linear as well as product tickets with new functionality and more data tools. We are ready to go live with clients with our beta product.

[RESOURCES & VALUE FOR MONEY] Please provide a detailed budget breakdown of the proposed work and resources.

We are working on a small skeleton team due to funding cutbacks and burn management during a hard time for fundraising. We burn roughly 25k a month on cut back hours and only on our payroll for 7 devs. I would like to soon give these devs a raise and give them back more hours so we would be burning closer to 95k a month with me the head of product and CEO also back on payroll and adding back employees we had to let go like our COO.

[RESOURCES & VALUE FOR MONEY] How does the cost of the project represent value for money for the Cardano ecosystem?

All of our developers have been working at discounted rates for the past 2 years. They are mainly located on the east coast and All of Canada. We have been told there has never been as much product built for very little burn. I have taken on 3-4 senior roles to save burn for the company. Our ideal salary burn is closer to 90k but we have pared down to 15-20k. Having run multiple dev teams here in America and abroad, this team's costs are very low.

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I Accept