No-Code for Citizen Developers

I N T R O D U C T IO N

The world is full of creators and doers who don't want to sit back and watch, they want to create the future.  The hub for these creative souls are the 30,000+ co-workspaces  scattered around the world. From Lagos to HoChiMinh to London and San Francisco creatives can be found pouring over data trying to think of the next big idea. These individuals can and should build on the Cardano blockchain.  

Data on co-working spaces can be found here --> https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189761/coworking-footprint-americas/

O V E R C O M I N G   S T E E P  B A R R I E R S  TO  E N T R Y

Creative in the 30,000 workspaces across the globe frequently have low budgets but where they may be lacking in funds they make up for in boundless enthusiasm. If there is a way to get something built they will find it. This project is about reaching out to workspaces across the globe and providing them with a low cost No-Code Platform that supports building applications on Cardano. 

C I T I Z E N   D E V E L O P M E N T

Citizen Developers are are people with little to no knowledge of programming who build software using No-Code platforms like QModeler. The advent of No-Code has created a sea change in the way software is developed by allowing Citizen Developers to build software and communities to work collaboratively to create software solutions to problems. Citizen Developer is a new term to describe someone who is participating in building software products despite having little or no technical knowledge.The growth of Citizen development is estimated to be 30% per year and will overtake programming development in the next 3 years.

N O  C O D E  H AC K A T H O N S

No-Code hackathons are long-running events, 3-6 month or even longer, that brings people of all backgrounds together   around the task of creating software to solve a problem. We hope to soon use No-Code hackathons to include Plutus smart contracts using QModeler. Follow the progress of no-code hackathons at https://www.cardanonocode.com/

W H O  W E   A R E

We believe technology should unite and not divide us. We strive to democratize technology by simplifying it so that innovation happens across all strata of society. Our vision will be realized when any sized company, from enterprise to a small business owner, or even a single person with a yen to create, can innovate solutions to their problems. Ferdon - the maker of Qmodeler is its located in Vietnam. QModeler is a supporter of the Vietnam National Computer Olympic Team where many of our team members competed.

Ferdon is a company of currently 20 people passionate about democratizing technology. Ferdon has been working 3 and a half years to build our flagship product, QModeler, one of the first no-code platforms and the first no-code platform for blockchain. QModeler is capable of synthesizing models into smart contracts.

Ferdon is launching the first of its kind, no-code hackathons, long running events that bring together communities to solve pressing issues using No-Code tools.

Ferdon's active projects include

• In collaboration with WADA we have launched a first of its kind no-code hackathon to develop a solution for food safety traceability in Africa.
• Launching a no-code hackathon in Vietnam to develop a solution to food traceability in Vietnam.

flagship product

Ferdon's flagship product is a low-code platform for developing the blockchain. see link below

https://youtu.be/njce9Q9hhMc

A B O U T   T H E  P R O J E C T

Create a marketing campaign that reaches out so the 30,000 workspaces and informs them of an opportunity to include a No-Code Development Platform for Cardano in the package they offer to their customers.  Their customers will receive 1 month free use of QModeler, A No-Code Application Development Platform for Cardano, and the remaining months at a rate of $30 per month adjusted to the local cost of living - so lower in Africa and parts of SEA. 

Outreach 

• email campaign to send 30,000 emails to co-workspaces 
• calls  - try to reach english speaking co-workspaces. 
• old fashion snail mail to the 30,000 co-workspaces that have real addresses. 

Creatives will be able to use QModeler to build NFT projects and write projects that use Metadata. Coming soon they will also be able to write and deploy smart contracts on Plutus. 

https://youtu.be/8400ucuSh2o

I M P A C T

This project will many creatives to the Cardano along with their ideas, vision and creativity.

S U C C E S S    F A C T O R S

3 month - Have reached built a database of CoLab contacts and already have built a pipeline of potential customers from by email and snail mail outreach.

6 month - Will have closed 200 CoLabs

12 month - will have will have 700 projects on Cardano that were built in CoLabs by 

L A U N C H   D A T E

Will launch November 15, 2021

A U D I T A B I L I T Y  O U T R E A C H

• Number of emails send 
• Number of calls made
• Number of new singed up  Co-Workspaces

A U D I T A B I L I T Y   P R O J E C T

•  number of no-code contracts - auditable using a indexer
• number of Co-Labs who use No-Code  - will be listed on our website -->  https://www.cardanonocode.com/
• number of people attending  training sessions and classes given - will be listed on our website --> https://www.cardanonocode.com/

P R O J E C T   H O M E P A G E

https://www.cardanonocode.com/projects.html

B U D G E T

research - build a database of co-working spaces across the world.                  --- $6,000

resources - 2 full time researchers for 3 weeks 

email campaign - build a database of co-working spaces across the world. -    --- $10,000

resources - 1 person full time for a week 

cold calling  - call spaces directly and inform them of our offering         .            - -- $10,000

resources - 3 people working full time for 4 weeks.                                               ---  $10,000

TOTAL  COST                                                                                                          $36,000