Cardano in Spanish 2

[GENERAL] Name and surname of main applicant

Sebastian Videmato

[GENERAL] Email address of main applicant

cardanoencastellano@gmail.com

Additional applicants

Team of only one person.

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

6

[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 will be fully Open Source

[METADATA] Category of Proposal

Education

[METADATA] SDG rating

4 Quality Education

[IMPACT] Please describe your proposed solution.

The solution is to continue with the work already being done since + 4 years ago, which is the transcription + dubbing + editing + publishing of Cardano related videos in Spanish language. 

Provide the Hispanic community with relevant educational materials and keep it updated with the latest news, releases and projects of the Cardano ecosystem. Most translated content comes from Charles Hoskinson, IOHK, Emurgo and Cardano Foundation youtube channels. But there were also several others published videos which sources come from several interviews provided by Charles, twitter spaces, etc.

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

The Hispanic community is the second in size and consists of +20 countries, located in more than just one continent, with very different cultures. These assets will not only result in a stronger and more resilient overall Cardano community, but also will be onboarding many new members through the coming years. In some sense, these videos are like a library. Through the Youtube panel control we can see that also (not at the same rate though) old videos are being watched by the community.

This is a constant, non stop and long term endeavor. It already began 4 years ago and if we are willing for a stronger Cardano, it should continue in the years to come. A stronger Hispanic Cardano community means a stronger worldwide Cardano community.

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

By continuing to witness an increasing interest from the Hispanic community to learn about the Cardano Project, to be part of its community and also to build on it. 

Key Performance Indicators

• Continue Increasing the number of subscribers to the "Cardano Castellano" Youtube Channel
• Continue Increasing the number of average views per video
• Continue Increasing the number of watching hours

(Please note that there are existing audience "flows", periodical ups and downs of total views that will impact these KPIs (mostly due to bear and bull markets). But overall, we are seeing a continuous increase in the total number of people watching the Cardano Castellano Youtube channel.

The most basic success of the project can be measured by the number of transcripted words and published videos.

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

All the work being done can easily be checked through the Cardano Castellano Youtube Channel. Also, each video has its respective Spanish transcription published at the Cardano Forum.

Number of videos to be published: The aim is to publish one translated video every day, sometimes more. If no original content is published or a quite long video is released, the channel may spend a few days before being able to share content again.

Duration of videos: This will mainly depend on the length of the original content. For audience convenience, Charles AMAs, Cardano 360 episodes, and long interviews are usually cut in several pieces, in those cases more than one video per day may be shared. Besides that, the aim is to respect the original duration of the videos.

How many minutes of video per month does this represent?

Roughly original videos have a pace of 140 words per minute, this means that around 285 minutes (almost 5hs) of Spanish content will be published per month.

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

Relevant experience :

+ 1.6k already published videos in the "Cardano Castellano" Youtube channel

+ 10k Subscribers, + 800k Total Views, + 70k Total Watch time (hours)

• Fund 7 Awarded for the "Cardano in Spanish" proposal (with +8% over performance, see link number 3 above for the Fund 7 closing report)

• Community translator of official content for IOG, CF, Emurgo, etc, also for the Spanish version of the Yoroi wallet. All this since + 4 years ago.

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

The main goals are to continue increasing Cardano awareness through the Hispanic community, bring them valuable content, keep them informed about the progress of the project.

Feasibility: Videos have been released for more than 48 months, only in 6 of them with support from Catalyst Fund 7. Being funded will assure that the Hispanic community will continue to receive Spanish Cardano content.

[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.

As per reaching milestones the main tasks are related to pre production. That means making the transcriptions, word by word, of each video, which is the most time consuming task, then dubbing, editing, etc. Timeline for delivery is to try to publish videos everyday. Please note that if no original English content is published or a quite long video is released, the channel may spend a few days before being able to share content again. Overall, the main milestone is to transcript and dub 40k words per month.

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

One could say that the project has an almost daily milestone of sharing content. Videos are also shared through the @CardanoenCast Twitter account and in the main Hispanic Cardano Telegram channels, where newcomers are suggested to follow the Cardano Castellano Youtube channel. The intended outcome is to continue growing the community, keep it engaged and informed, the community is "waiting" for new content to be released. 

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

Budget is based on 40k transcripted words per month, during a six month period, any published quantity above that will not increase the required budget.

Budget per word is $0.02 (this includes transcription, dubbing, editing, publishing)

Monthly: 40k words x $0.02 = $800

x 6 months = $4,800

Current Ada value (June 24th 2023): $0.29

Total value in Ada: 16,500 

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

As mentioned above, the Hispanic community is huge, growing, and thriving. A lot of new projects and great new ideas are coming from this community. Regarding the budget, what the proposal offers is way cheaper in comparison with what the market is charging just for translations, (please note that transcriptions is a much harder work), also adding voice, editing, etc, at the same low budget.

[IMPORTANT NOTE] The Applicant agreed to Fund10 rules and also that data in the Submission Form and other data provided by the project team during the course of the project will be publicly available.

I Accept