Learn Cardano LinkedIn & SubStack webinars

[GENERAL] Name and surname of main applicant

Alexandros Ntolgkov

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

Entity (Incorporated)

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

12

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

No

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

A yearly long series rolled out on a weekly basis with webinars on my SubStack the Unchained Web which teaches about Cardano and invites Cardano projects to showcase their product and educate on it.

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

Yes

[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.”

The only dependencies would be the Cardano projects themselves accepting to this.

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

Yes

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

Well, by open source I mean publicly available as public goods.

[SOLUTION] Please describe your proposed solution

52 webinars 1 per week which explain Cardano from the bottom up and once this is done, invite prominent Cardano Projects to showcase their product and use cases and educate people on this.

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

Education and onboarding of new users. Aiming to have in the long term 1000 to 2000 attendees or watchers per webinar at least

[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?

My Unchained Web newsletter on LinkedIn has more than 1500 subscribers which I am importing on a per batch basis and I am also getting native Substack subscribers due to my content as well. Creating a yearly long series where people can be educated about Cardano and its use cases will prove to be a good investment for the future.

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

Milestone output:

First 13 weeks of webinars:

• Explaining Cardano's fundamentals, history and how it works and is different from other blockchains 2 - 3 webinars
• Marketing the webinars
• Inviting Cardano projects to showcase use cases and educate people on it.
• Creating an "exam" as per the first 13 webinars to be done through Google Forms, Typeform
• Using platforms like Accredible issue certificates based on exam results

Acceptance criteria:

• 13 webinars completed
• Accumulating short term viewership data
• Quiz results
• Asking for feedback from viewers
• How many exams taken
• How many people passed
• How many certificates issued

Evidence of milestone completion:

• Drafting a report on the acceptance criteria and giving links to the recordings

Milestone output:

Second batch of 13 weeks of webinars:

• Inviting Cardano projects to showcase use cases and educate people on it.
• Marketing the webinars
• Creating an "exam" as per the first 13 webinars to be done through Google Forms, Typeform
• Using platforms like Accredible issue certificates based on exam results

Acceptance criteria:

• 13 webinars completed
• Accumulating short term viewership data
• Quiz results
• Asking for feedback from viewers
• How many exams taken
• How many people passed
• How many certificates issued

Evidence of milestone completion:

• Drafting a report on the acceptance criteria and giving links to the recordings

Milestone output:

Third batch of 13 weeks of webinars:

• Inviting Cardano projects to showcase use cases and educate people on it.
• Marketing the webinars
• Creating an "exam" as per the first 13 webinars to be done through Google Forms, Typeform
• Using platforms like Accredible issue certificates based on exam results

Acceptance criteria:

• 13 webinars completed
• Accumulating short term viewership data
• Quiz results
• Asking for feedback from viewers
• How many exams taken
• How many people passed
• How many certificates issued

Evidence of milestone completion:

• Drafting a report on the acceptance criteria and giving links to the recordings

Milestone output:

Fourth batch of 13 weeks of webinars:

• Inviting Cardano projects to showcase use cases and educate people on it.
• Marketing the webinars
• Creating an "exam" as per the first 13 webinars to be done through Google Forms, Typeform
• Using platforms like Accredible issue certificates based on exam results

Acceptance criteria:

• 13 webinars completed
• Accumulating short term viewership data
• Quiz results
• Asking for feedback from viewers
• How many exams taken
• How many people passed
• How many certificates issued

Evidence of milestone completion:

• Drafting a report on the acceptance criteria and giving links to the recordings

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

Alexandros Ntolgkov: Project Manager

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

Tools to be used on a year long for certification purposes and other parafernalia:

Certify'em: 130 USD

Research: 52 webinars 150 USD x 52 = 7,800 USD

Recording webinar/course: 52 webinars 75 USD x 52 = 3,900 USD

Module creation 75 USD * 52 = 3,900 USD

Quiz & Certification creation 75 USD * 52 = 3,900 USD

Presentations 150 x 52 = 7,800 USD

Unforeseen costs piggybacks = 5000 USD

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

It will be free and hence the costs will not be substantial other than paying for the platforms used and for the work being put in.