Open source Professional Network Platform for People in Blockchain, Web3 and Crypto - CardanoFeed

[GENERAL] Name and surname of main applicant

Otávio Lima

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

Individual

[GENERAL] Requested funds in ada

199893

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

Complete professional directory platform with investors, founders, builders, CEOs, venture capitalists, angel investors, business accelerators, venture builders, launch pads and open innovation apps.

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

Project will be fully open source.

[METADATA] Horizons

Connected Community

[SOLUTION] Please describe your proposed solution

Access to capital is one of the biggest challenges in the technology environment worldwide (except in Silicon Valley).

To help the ecosystem and connect promising startups in need with investors interested in supporting innovative businesses, the Professional Network Platform for People in Blockchain, Web3 and Crypto was created. Get to know the Cardano blockchain, which provides training and expands the network of participants.

Designed to bring together startups interested in attracting investments and investors (Investors, Founders, Venture Capitalists, Angel investors, Accelerators, Launchpads and Open Innovation), in an informal way, in the form of questions and answers.

A community that brings together those interested in investing and supporting innovative businesses in blockchain, cryptocurrencies, DeFi, Cardano, Tokens, CNFTs and with high potential for financial return.

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

A community that brings together individuals who want to invest in startups, to entrepreneurs who develop products and services with the potential for growth in scale.

MEASURE PROGRESS:

• 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 according to the Catalyst KPIs.
• Number of registered investors: 1,000+
• View investor profiles: +5,000
• Diversity of types of investors: VC, Corporate Venture, Angel...
• Expand the project relationship network

AUDITABILITY

Success for this project can be defined:

• Contacts made between projects and investors
• Investments made and capital raised
• Testimonials and emails received about completed deals and partnerships made
• Validation of feedback and platform improvements

[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 7 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, 1 project in Fund 9, 2 projects in Fund 11) and 2 projects in development in Fund 12.

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).

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

• Member of INTERSECT MBO since July 2023

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)
• DReps Brasil Workshop Governance in São Paulo (June, 2024)
• Intersect at BlockchainRIO 2024 in Rio de Janeiro (July, 2024)
• Intersect at ADN Event in Buenos Aires / Argentina (July, 2024)
• Cardano & Intersect at NFT BRASIL 2024 (September, 2024)
• Intersect Governance Workshop Rio in Rio de Janeiro (September, 2024)
• Cardano & Intersect at Bitsampa in São Paulo (October, 2024)
• Cardano Summit São Paulo 2024 in São Paulo (November, 2024)

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

Milestone 1

Cost: 30%

Month: 1,5 months

% Completion: 30%

M1 - Acceptance Criteria:

• Start of platform architecture planning
• Gathering requirements and features
• Creation of the website wireframe
• Validation with key users
• Adjustments and adaptations in wireframe
• Wireframe finalization

Milestone 2

Cost: 30%

Month: 1,5 months

% Completion: 60%

M2 - Acceptance Criteria:

• UX/UI studies for the website
• Creation of the first version of the interface with some screens
• Validation of requirements and features
• Adjustments in the first version of the interface
• Design and UX validation with key users
• Design tweaks
• Creation of all other screens and interfaces

Milestone 3

Cost: 85%

Month: 2 months

% Completion: 85%

M3 - Acceptance Criteria:

• Attracting the first investors
• Active prospection of investors on Linkedin, investment fund sites and network
• Validation of requirements and features
• Search contacts on Crunchbase
• Platform validation with early investors
• Adjustments in front-end
• Start of front-end programming
• Inclusion of investors in the application database

Milestone Final

Cost: 15%

Month: 1 month

% Completion: 100%

MFINAL - Acceptance Criteria:

• Validation of front-end programming with users
• Start of front-end and back-end integration
• Completion of front-end and back-end integration
• MVP release as a beta version for early adopters
• Validation of feedback and platform improvements
• Official launch of the platform
• Communication with media partners, content portals, crypto specialist sites.
• Disclosure to the projects and possible interested in fundraising.

[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

Python Developer = $2,500 x 6 months = $15,000

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: $64,800

Marketing & Content:

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

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

Content Specialist = 1,900 x 6 months = 11,400

Marketing Budget = $4,000

SUBTOTAL: $23,700

Stack:

Amazon AWS Services Maintenance (1 year) = $1,600

Add-ons, notifications and endpoints = $900

Crawler and scraper APIs: $2,950

SUBTOTAL: $5,450

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?

To help the ecosystem and connect promising startups in need with investors interested in supporting innovative businesses, the Professional Network Platform for People in Blockchain, Web3 and Crypto was created.

A community that brings together those interested in investing and supporting innovative businesses in blockchain, cryptocurrencies, DeFi, Cardano, Tokens, CNFTs and with high potential for financial return.