Central Information Hub with Crowdsourced Onboarding and Education, with an Open-Source Robust Freelance Platform designed for SPO community engagement.

[GENERAL] Name and surname of main applicant

James Doherty

[GENERAL] Email address of main applicant

Info@CardanoArk.com

Additional applicants

No Additional applicants

[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 will be fully open source and ready to be used by other communities.

[METADATA] Category of proposal

SPOs

[IMPACT] Please describe your proposed solution.

We perceive the problem as something that cannot be approached individually. 

Our approach is designed to encourage collaboration and cooperation to provide a more consistent and quality onboarding and web3 experience. 

SPOs and other Cardano Projects can utilize the Bounty Board Freelance Platform to create unique bounties to support their project.

Alternatively the platform framework provided allows other projects and SPOs to replicate and improve their own Bounty system! Creating unique tasks for unique rewards, the open-source platform is designed to be utilized by other Communities. Providing tools to organize, authorize, and manage incentives provided to their community.

Our project, The Cardano Ark, is designed to attract individuals looking to enter or learn more about the Cardano Ecosystem. 

The platform utilizes treasury rewards to maintain an up-to-date bounty board, to maintain an up-to-date news feed, events calendar, and an ecosystem Ark Directory(Simplified CardanoWiki with scalability). 

Verified trusted sources are rewarded for providing quality information. A percentage of treasury rewards is committed to SPO bounty promotion, fostering collaboration and synergy between SPO projects and community initiatives. Minimum 10% and Additional % can be achieved if voted by the community.

Roles and rewards are implemented, offering fair opportunities and driving innovation within the Cardano ecosystem. Benefits include improved onboarding, increased collaboration, accelerated innovation, and a vibrant ecosystem of service providers and metaverse explorers on Cardano.

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

The impact of the platform being developed will create a framework for projects across the Cardano Ecosystem to recreate their own incentivization systems. 

The impact of the Ark Project creates a central hub of information and resources for the Cardano Ecosystem to collaborate and thrive in a rewarding and fair way.

Although quantifying the impact precisely is challenging, we expect to observe tangible improvements in various areas due to our initiatives.

We anticipate that our project will result in a notable increase in Ark Events, community engagement and ecosystem information.

Increased engagement and progress on Ark Services.

Bounty Board

Target 10+ Per Month Bounties Hunted supplying the Ark Team with Quality Information.

News Feed:

Target for Youtube Videos: Cross shared to Twitter and Reddit.

Quarterly Events with Giveaways value over $100 USD Minimum giveaways.

1 Weekly Video - 5 Minutes Minimum - Includes but not limited to Ark Exec Reports, Events Recap, Big News Recaps, Educational Content and Reaction Videos.

Events Calendar

Target 15+ Reliable and Recurring Cardano Events added to the Calendar leading up to V2 Bounty Board Release. 

The Directory

Target 30+ New projects every month for 2 years. (Top 720 minimum is target)

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

By delivering an open-source platform with an operational framework we expect to build better synergy among the community members to engage in promotion and education about SPOs and the ecosystem. We aim to bring more inclusivity by doing achievements to any community on Cardano.

With our proposal we expect to bring more growth with the ecosystem, the fact is, there is a significant learning curve when onboarding new users to Cardano, even more when we are talking about governance. To offset that curve we plan to put bounties that will pay reputable members of the platform to contribute with education on onboarding. But this is only one example of a bounty that can be explored to improve the ecosystem.

One of our key measurements will be the successful onboarding of new members into the Cardano community, ensuring they understand the technology, governance, and community aspects. We will utilize bounties to validate the experience for both users and experts within our community. The satisfaction of both parties with the onboarding process and the bounties will be a crucial factor in determining the effectiveness of our solution.

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

By defining detailed milestones and deliverables to set clear expectations and specific goals. 

Each milestone represents a moment we are able to test and regroup. With this, comes the ability to prove progress and delivery. 

We have internal weekly updates that are summarized in our Twitter Space (Mondays 7pm UTC) and we will be recording and sharing a minimum of monthly demos of our development via Youtube and cross-sharing to Twitter/Discord/Reddit. We prioritize active engagement on Discord and host AMA sessions after major releases. 

These channels ensure effective communication, keeping our community well-informed and engaged in the growth and development of the Cardano Ark Project. As also registering the progress of our development. 

Will be sharing the Catalyst Milestone Updates via YouTube, then sharing via other platforms.

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

Captain James possesses experience and expertise in IT, system administration, cyber security, compliance, and project management. Captain James has a strong background in IT management and has worked as a security officer and system administrator.

Aurethious is responsible for the creation and implementation of compliance policies and procedures for a secure data mailing facility with over 120 employees. Managing teams while organizing and maintaining the Learning Management System (LMS) while maintaining a secure IT Department.

The company is a printing, marketing, and mailing organization that handles secure data for major organizations that maintain PHI and require HIPAA Compliance. For over 10 years, purchasing of all company technical assets goes through James. Responsible for spending hundreds of thousands of dollars annually. 

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

Hardware Acquisition and Ark Construction: Purchase necessary hardware for our 3D artist to commence the construction and animation of the Ark Content.

Completion of Open Source Bounty Platform: Empower community engagement and collaboration. 

Community Collaboration. Providing a platform for SPOs and other projects to introduce themselves, their operations, and their vision. Educating the community on how we can work together to strengthen the network and onboard more to the ecosystem. 

Sustainability. Key for the feasibility - Being able to maintain the services on a minimal scale. This allows us to sustain marketing and liquidity for the bounty hunters and Cardano Projects being supported. 

Success validated by goal achievement, user feedback, consistency of events and updates, and clear documentation of the development process.

[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.

First funding expected Q4 ’23

Funding:

10k ADA for Hardware for 3d Designer.

60k ADA for Development

Milestone 1: Estimated 60 days from Round 1 Funding

-Confirm Purchase Hardware.

-Detailed Development Timeline and Implementation Plan.

-Simple Demo of Front End.

Round 2 Funding:

60k ADA for Development

Milestone 2 Deliverables: Estimated 60 days from Round 2 Funding.

-Confirm Setup of 3d Artist Setup

-Simple Demo of 3d Animation clip.

-Completion and Demo of the official V2 Release of the Cardano Ark Bounty Board.

-Configure/Register/Prepare CARK Stake pool.

-Cardano Ark Event with SPOs and Community Collaborations

Round 3 Funding:

200k ADA for Treasury.

Milestone 3 Deliverables: 120 Days from Round 3 Funding

-Release 

-Publish Open-Source Bounty Platform.

-Announce CardanoArk -Announce Opening of CARK Pool.

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

Milestone 1 Deliverables: Estimated 60 days from Round 1 Funding.

• Confirm Purchase Hardware.

Submit an itemized list of the items purchased along with receipts as evidence of the transaction.

• Demo of Front End with Wallet Integration Login
• Detailed Development Timeline and Implementation Plan.

10-20 days before we begin developing, for research and preparation. 

10-20 days to put together a comprehensive timeline and scope of the V2 Development and implementation. 

10-20 days to get the frontend functioning securely.

This gives us our 60 day timeline for Milestone 1. 

Milestone 2 Deliverables: Estimated 60 days from Round 2 Funding.

• Confirm Setup of 3d Artist Setup:

Submit photos of setup with screenshots as proof of specs and running. 

• Simple Demo of 3d Animation clip:

Minimum 15 Second Clip of more than simple walking animation to prove progression in our animation. 

 

• Completion of Development, demo, and announcement of the official V2 Release of the Cardano Ark Bounty Board.

Following Features are the minimum: Wallet Integration Login capabilities, Roles to specific bounties, Dark Mode, and internal Database to create a fully self dependent application. 

• Configure/Register/Prepare CARK Stake pool.

Have a registered Block and Relay Node up and running, ready for delegation. 

• Cardano Ark Event with SPOs and Community Collaborations

This event will be a collaboration event with featured presentations from 4+ CNFT Projects and 2+ Stake Pool Operations. Event will have a giveaway value of a minimum of 1k ADA in NFT Prizes.

Milestone 3 Deliverables: 120 Days from Round 3 Funding

• Demo and Release V2 Bounty Board Platform for Community Use. Login, Connect Wallet, Hunt and Claim Bounty, Withdraw Funds.
• Publish Open Source Bounty Platform on GitHub.
• Announce CardanoArk -Announce Opening of CARK Pool.

Ark Treasuries will be delegated to the Project pool.

Will be sharing the Catalyst Milestone Updates via YouTube, then sharing via other platforms.

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

Funds for hardware for 3d Artist would be used to purchase a computer. Needs have been discussed and defined - and expected costs are under $2500 USD. Founder will fund any additional needs. 10k Ada allocated for this.

Remaining funds are allocated to development. A commitment such as this would allow them to devote quality time into the project to ensure its quality and prompt delivery. 

2 people @ 20 hours X 20 Weeks = 800 Hours of work. at $50 an hour per developer, that comes to 40k USD which comes to around 120k Ada. @ .27 ADA (Will be adjusted to current prices I assume)

Founder will fund any additional needs if the Liftoff Milestone has been met.

Treasury LiftOff Milestone is based on the current luck to mint a block.

With 200k Ada - we will mint over 1 block on average, per month.

This provides a baseline to provide ongoing income for our team and the community of hunters and explorers!

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

Portion will be used to create a Cardano ecosystem freelancing platform designed to reward community members from all community members to promote, educate, and support the projects they believe in. 

Small Portion will be used to create 3d entertainment and interactive onboarding platforms.

Majority of Funding will be utilized to form a treasury to create a rewards system.

Ultimately, the Cardano Ark is a vessel for adding value to the Cardano Ecosystem.

Together, we can #BeTheSolution🚀

[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