Shopify + Cardano NFTs Token Gating Web3 for E-commerces Stores

[GENERAL] Name and surname of main applicant

[GENERAL] Are you delivering this project as an individual or as an entity (whether formally incorporated or not)

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

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

[GENERAL] Summarize your solution to the problem (200-character limit including spaces)

Bringing Shopify eCommerces to the Cardano Blockchain Ecosystem. The NFTs as the future of e-commerce, it will allow any online store to use NFTs to unlock digital content, experiences and interact

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

[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?

[GENERAL] Please provide here more information on the open source status of your project outputs

Project will be fully open source.

[SOLUTION] Please describe your proposed solution

Connect with your fans and drive sales by giving token holders exclusive access to your merch, experiences, and more. Connect wallet, unlock next‑level shopping experiences!

Add to Shopify eCommerce stores and websites in 10 minutes. NoCode.

Web3 NFT Tokengated for eCommerces bridges NFT communities with your brand, on and offline. When token holders connect their wallets to your online store, they get special access to innovative commerce experiences - from exclusive collections and behind the scenes events to one-of-a-kind perks and more.

Add a tokengating app to your online store and decide which products, collections, experiences, and more will be made available exclusively for token holders.

As main objectives of the Web3 NFT Tokengated for eCommerces/Stores, we can validate that they will be achieved through:

• Bringing eCommerce and Websites to the Cardano blockchain.

• Provide an easy and friendly platform for ecommerces (virtual stores) and conversion pages, to integrate in a simple way with Cardano's blockchain and have a powerful tool to offer to their users and customers.

• When token holders connect their wallets to your online store, they get special access to innovative commerce experiences - from exclusive collections and behind the scenes events to one-of-a-kind perks and more.

• Professionalizing Cardano's blockchain-connected tools and adding a tokengating app to your online store and deciding which products, collections, experiences, and more will be made available exclusively for token holders.

[IMPACT] Please define the positive impact your project will have on the wider Cardano community

Why does this matter? For one, it means that the future of Web3 shopping is about exclusivity. And while NFTs often are oversimplified as digital art, or “jpgs,” these unique blockchain tokens that signify ownership over an asset are increasingly being used as membership passes, tickets to events, and “keys” that unlock perks.

MEASURE THE IMPACT:

• Real-time generated information for site users
• Amount of sharing on social networks
• Number of ecommerce / online stores with app
• Number of Web3 Experiences Unlocked
• Number of shares on specialized media sites
• Validation of feedback and platform improvements

OUTPUTS AND OPPORTUNITIES:

We will give the community some sort of progress report as we go along, in the form of a monthly news release on Cardano Feed, to measure the progress of our proposal, with the evolution of the project according to the Catalyst KPIs.

• Number of hits to the website: 30,000
• Number of ecommerce / online stores with app: 50
• Number of the products with the Web3 NFT experiences: 300
• Number of connected Web3 wallets: 1,500
• Number of Web3 Experiences Unlocked: 1,500

[CAPABILITY & FEASIBILITY] What is your capability to deliver your project with high levels of trust and accountability? How do you intend to validate if your approach is feasible?

Our team has previously been approved in 5 projects on Catalyst and all projects were successfully completed and with a project closure report containing all proof of delivery (4 projects in Fund 8 and 1 project in Fund 9) and 2 projects in development in Fund 11.

Our team is composed of developers, UX / UI, Marketing, SEO, Marketing, Business and we developed the largest media coverage platform Cardanofeed.com, with more than 1,000,000 monthly visits and also the largest "Cardano Ecosystem" project directory (approximately 1,200+ projects).

Our team has already organized several official Cardano events for the community, including:

• Cardano at IX BITCONF 2022 - Exhibit Largest Blockchain LATAM BR (May, 2022)
• Cardano Summit São Paulo 2022 (November, 2022)
• Cardano Brasil Workshop CIP-1694 in São Paulo (July, 2023)
• LATAM CIP-1694 PanLatam Workshop - Punta Del Este / Uruguay (June, 2023)
• Member of INTERSECT MBO since July 2023
• DReps Brasil Workshop Governance in São Paulo (June, 2024)

We attended Cardano's global workshop on CIP-1694 Governance in person in Edinburgh UK (July, 2023).

[PROJECT MILESTONES] What are the key milestones you need to achieve in order to complete your project successfully?

Milestone 1

Cost: 30%

Month: 1 month

% Completion: 30%

M1 - Acceptance Criteria

(A) Delivery of the information architecture

(B) Definition of the Mind Map and sections of the site

(C) Creation of the platform wireframe

(D) Creation of news tracking on Cardano Feed

Milestone 2

Cost: 30%

Month: 1 month

% Completion: 60%

M2 - Acceptance Criteria

(A) UX/UI studies for the first website interface

(B) Definition of tech requirements

(C) Creation of news tracking on Cardano Feed

Milestone 3

Cost: 15%

Month: 1,5 months

% Completion: 75%

M3 - Acceptance Criteria

(A) Start of Front-end programming

(B) News release about measure tracking proposal on Cardano Feed

(C) Invite of eCommerce sites to use the platform

Milestone 4

Cost: 10%

Month: 1,5 months

% Completion: 85%

M3 - Acceptance Criteria

(A) Start of Back-end integration

(B) News release about measure tracking proposal on Cardano Feed

(C) Invite of eCommerce sites to use the platform

Milestone Final

Cost: 15%

Month: 1 month

% Completion: 100%

MFINAL - Acceptance Criteria

(A) Completed of Front-end and back-end integration

(B) Whitelist with Users for Platform MVP

(C) Form with Collecting of feedback on platform

(D) Link with News published on Cardano Feed

(E) Launch of the platform

[RESOURCES] Who is in the project team and what are their roles?

Otávio Lima - https://www.linkedin.com/in/otavioaclima/

Founder & CEO at Cardano Feed

Entrepreneur and passionate about technology, I started working at age 16 when I set up my first technology company and I never stopped. I founded some internet startups, some successful and others not so much. Started my business for 6 months in Silicon Valley/Silicon Valley, California (USA), in Rio de Janeiro and Belem.

I have practical and theoretical knowledge in B2B and B2C e-commerce, marketplace, digital marketing, UX/user experience, navigation tests, interface, information architecture, big data, data driven, data science, web metrics , BI (Business Intelligence), open innovation, crowdsourcing, ERP integrations, digital signage/digital signage and out-of-home digital media.

I actively participate in the cryptocurrency/blockchain, DeFi, cryptocurrency, enthusiast and fan of digital currencies such as Bitcoin (BTC), Cardano (ADA) and other cryptocurrencies.

Felipe Barcelos - https://www.linkedin.com/in/felipebarcelospro/

CTO at Cardano Feed

I started studying computers at the age of 9. Always looking for ways to solve problems and generate value. All of this took me on the journey of entrepreneurship and made me open my startup at the age of 18.

In recent years, my dedication has been to improve my technical expertise with Clean Code, refactoring, TDD, DDD, design patterns, clean architecture and languages like Javascript. Using frameworks like Next JS, Angular JS, Nest JS, Strapi and a few more.

Lucas Fernandes - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucas-fernandes-silva/

Marketing Assistant

Founder of an Education startup in 2021 in São Paulo from an insight that our current teaching model is not aligned with the needs that the job market needs. Since then, my main purpose has become to create, share and connect experiences and knowledge with people around the world, offering new opportunities to develop the skills they will need for the professions of the future, today.

Today, my biggest motivation comes from showing that any dream is possible and that there are no limits for those who really dream big, have their feet on the ground and take one step at a time. We are certainly only at the beginning of a great journey.

Manage workload:

We currently have a team of 7 additional collaborators working together with our core project team. We were able to distribute and organize tasks and sprints within our development roadmap. And we also have a bank of technical professionals waiting to be hired according to the increase in projects.

[BUDGET & COSTS] Please provide a cost breakdown of the proposed work and resources

Detailed budget breakdown:

Tech:

Developer Front-end = $2,800 x 6 months = $16,800

Developer Back-end = $2,800 x 6 months = $16,800

Developer Cardano Node Specialist = $3,200 x 6 months = $19,200

Product Owner = $900 x 6 months = $5,400

Scrum Master = $900 x 6 months = $5,400

Designer UX/UI =$900 x 6 months = $5,400

SUBTOTAL: $69,000

Marketing & Sales:

Marketing Assistant = $600 x 6 months = $3,600

Social Media = $800 x 6 months = $4,800

Marketing Budget = $6,700

SUBTOTAL: $15,100

Stack:

Amazon AWS Services Maintenance (1 year) = $2,800

Add-ons, notifications and endpoints: $3,150

APIs & Connectors: $3,900

SUBTOTAL: $9,850

TOTAL: $93,950 x $0,47 ADA = ₳ 199,893

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

Connecting Cardano's blockchain to the e-commerce and online sales ecosystem is a great asset that will bring visibility and utility to users, at an acceptable cost for implementing a project of this type.

Implementing a marketing and sales expansion tool that facilitates adoption and is easy to integrate with millions of online stores is an excellent value for integrating Web3 tokengating into ecommerces, websites, landing pages and conversion pages.