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(VC, grants by foundation, token sales, etc)", "questionId": 4}, {"type": "number", "answer": "2", "hidden": false, "question": "Total team size", "questionId": 5}, {"type": "number", "answer": "7", "hidden": false, "question": "How old (in Months) is the project?", "questionId": 6}, {"type": "paragraph", "hidden": true, "question": "If you participated in past grant rounds using a different project payout wallet address, please share it here:", "questionId": 7, "encryptedAnswer": {"ciphertext": "C0PG7GRehKR1jqfQEriDgdjdv2PbZZJf4NVtkUFTf/w=", "encryptedSymmetricKey": "f7b322ce388e8d49ed962ff7efc7264d7c1b71c03b1472bf2643f7367ff9b2939626f0da8bf7286f3ee26d80700a8f147e4de7dd3d2ea372d6274a8bc10df4368ed8771f85e63af9c83c5ff1ca74cb8631e66e3cd74462fb3423bd458fbf3c87be8a2bbd9c68691f417213f52454365a1443f7daf1f9389d1ef93da30687b1070000000000000020799c71e19bb6ae2a3cac640698aac0aab0d5bddb9cdc2cf450ff87a5e469fc27ae705075e58eb736927386163f435284"}}, {"type": "short-answer", "answer": "https://twitter.com/ting | https://twitter.com/nathansvan", "hidden": true, "question": "Profiles or socials of other main team members publicly associated with the project: ", "questionId": 8}, {"type": "checkbox", "answer": ["yes"], "hidden": true, "question": "Have you read and confirmed your grant abides by the Program General Eligibility Policy? https://gitcoin.notion.site/GG18-Eligibility-cb4a5754c56043d4b3ed34eddbac261c?pvs=4", "questionId": 9}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Our primary focus is early-stage web3 founders, especially underrepresented founders. We are co-creating a new system\u2014collective venturing. We aim to provide access to education on web3 entrepreneurship, a network through our founder community, and funding opportunities (e.g. remove barriers by providing a living stipend). We\u2019re part media company, part venture studio. We will innovate with blockchain technology and use the power of media to make venturing more accessible and bring visibility to founders and their projects.", "hidden": false, "question": "Please explain how your project meets the round-specific eligibility criteria. ", "questionId": 10}, {"type": "paragraph", "hidden": false, "question": "If you've participated in past grant rounds, please share any new updates or milestones from the prior months. ", "questionId": 11}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Two media metrics are 1) number of unique views (not impressions) and 2) number of followers/subscribers. A general metric is the NPS score: How likely are the founders to recommend us to a colleague or friend? Once we receive funding, we can measure the number of founders we provide a living stipend to. In the future, we will also have venture-related metrics.", "hidden": true, "question": "How do you measure the impact of your project? Please provide examples and/or standard metrics. This might be used in future impact reports ", "questionId": 12}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "We believe in collaboration over competition\u2014 the cause is greater than us. We are partnering with web3 founder communities, Advisory, Backdrop, and others, to form a super-connected network. We also want to create a network of media and venture studios to collaborate and share learnings and resources. This will eventually lead to building a venture protocol.\n\nWe\u2019re also in partnership talks with a layer 1 and venture studio regarding educational content and other founder-related content.", "hidden": true, "question": "Anything else you'd like to share about your project, previous work, or other project affiliations? Anything you'd like to add that may help in determining project eligibility?", "questionId": 13}, {"type": "paragraph", "hidden": true, "question": "Anything else you'd like to share about your project, previous work, or other project affiliations? Anything you'd like to add that may help in determining project eligibility?", "questionId": 14}, {"type": "checkbox", "answer": ["yes"], "hidden": true, "question": "Would you like to opt-in to future messages from Gitcoin for updates, information, and/or interviews? 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", "questionId": 16}, {"type": "multiple-choice", "answer": "North America", "hidden": false, "question": "Location/Region where the project is based ", "questionId": 17}], "project": {"id": "10:0x8e1bD5Da87C14dd8e08F7ecc2aBf9D1d558ea174:887", "title": "VENTURE\u157d", "logoImg": "bafkreic73z4vuxdfevgwbg64r2k3wra54cuh2mwcj4wh4rsxzbznpnzhke", "metaPtr": {"pointer": "bafkreiflkogkixlpd3b4rv555rb27tdgqhjqvlxvkdpunj52famlhkz4pe", "protocol": "1"}, "website": "https://venturetothex.com", "bannerImg": "bafkreietdkrhxf4d6wlcku5qpfnx2anpegv3fipjsqlkzcxbpfyjzqsnim", "createdAt": 1691802078034, "userGithub": "tingw_xyz", "credentials": {"twitter": {"type": ["VerifiableCredential"], "proof": {"jws": "eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImNyaXQiOlsiYjY0Il0sImI2NCI6ZmFsc2V9..P0zM3H9byutrBKwud8qMt5UPB9wzeX0p5qClpkupvLYW5tw_sZ8Jf8baZPn4tRFxV5bSvz3g8ouj7KI-tPAzDg", "type": "Ed25519Signature2018", "created": "2023-08-12T00:30:51.186Z", "proofPurpose": "assertionMethod", "verificationMethod": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC#z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC"}, "issuer": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC", "@context": ["https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1"], "issuanceDate": "2023-08-12T00:30:51.186Z", "expirationDate": "2023-11-10T00:30:51.186Z", "credentialSubject": {"id": "did:pkh:eip155:1:0x05fC26074f17a7f496cA869171b52a92A3912AF4", "hash": "v0.0.0:Ca1V7OL54rxScKVcQHKXanXvcDAGpSgSAD7lLlpANng=", "@context": [{"hash": "https://schema.org/Text", "provider": "https://schema.org/Text"}], "provider": "ClearTextTwitter#venturetothex"}}}, "description": "# We envision an equitable future where everyone has the power to bring their ideas to life.\n\nWe believe in challenging existing systems that are not accessible to all.\n\nWe believe that entrepreneurship is not reserved only for those who have access to higher education (prestigious universities), network, and wealth.\n\nAt Venture to the X, we\u2019re co-creating a new system\u2014**collective venturing**. \n\nWe strive to be accessible, collaborative, and transparent in all we do: content and media, founder community, and funding opportunities.\n\nWe\u2019re a multimedia venture network for founders (think media company x venture studio). We help early-stage web3 founders tell their stories, learn and collaborate together.\n\n\n# The traditional VC model is not accessible.\n\n### Problem\n\nThe traditional VC model applies to *less* than 1% of founders; yet, private institutional capital dominates research, media, and public attention. Most founders are self-funded, and the majority of would-be founders never start due to lack of access to funding.\n\nUnmet Needs:\n- Access to education\n- Access to network \n- Access to funding\n\n![0.5% of entrepreneurs raise venture capital](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Gc5-28aVGDBk3i1B5xSkkH_HhdU-Abqp/view?usp=drive_link) [View graphic](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Gc5-28aVGDBk3i1B5xSkkH_HhdU-Abqp/view?usp=drive_link)\n![83% of entrepreneurs self-fund](https://drive.google.com/file/d/12f-Tre-yt55X7ZXCZhJX_zTsjaPIeJQx/view?usp=drive_link) [View graphic](https://drive.google.com/file/d/12f-Tre-yt55X7ZXCZhJX_zTsjaPIeJQx/view?usp=drive_link)\nSource: [Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation](https://www.kauffman.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/capital_access_lab_exec_summary_FINAL.pdf)\n\n![61% of Americans have at least one business idea](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JHkpOiTbVChvXk56n2d78UkghDzP4kPJ/view?usp=drive_link) [View graphic](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JHkpOiTbVChvXk56n2d78UkghDzP4kPJ/view?usp=drive_link)\n![92% of would-be founders never follow through on their business ideas](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FnSbfpFGBlq0TqFVO8xy8BS1y9zN6r1P/view?usp=drive_link) [View graphic](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FnSbfpFGBlq0TqFVO8xy8BS1y9zN6r1P/view?usp=drive_link)\nSource: [Zapier-Commissioned Harris Poll](https://zapier.com/blog/potential-entrepreneurs-report/)\n\n\n# We\u2019re co-creating a new system\u2014collective venturing.\n\n### Solution\n\nCommunity members will innovate and market together. We will use the power of media to make the content accessible to more people and bring visibility to projects.\n\n- Education \u2014 Produce engaging, high-quality educational content and media.\n- Network \u2014 Curate a collaborative and connected network of founders, funders, and supporters.\n- Funding \u2014 Provide a living stipend to founders-in-residence.\n\n### Progress\n\n![Builder to the X Season 1](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Kb-xUYdbBnn7phq_oo3cXHOkJqD8OBS6/view?usp=drive_link) [View graphic](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Kb-xUYdbBnn7phq_oo3cXHOkJqD8OBS6/view?usp=drive_link)\n\nIn May, we launched our inaugural show, Builder to the X, to support founders by giving them a platform to tell their stories and share the wins and challenges of their first year building in web3.\n\n- [Youtube](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSh6brMFbKmx0wDeZLc9Uc89jASoXEoEv)\n- [Lenstube](https://lenstube.xyz/venturetothex.lens)\n- [Spotify for Podcasters](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/venturetothex)\n\nBy the end of the year, we plan to launch our second show, highlighting the journeys of 1-3 people launching a web3 business around the theme of \u201c**Building for an Open Web**.\u201d We will guide them through the process of ideating and validating their ideas. Video content will be released on Youtube, Lenstube, and other social media, documenting the process, interviewing participants, and explaining project ideas.\n\n- Education \u2014 Provide a structured process and facilitate collaboration and learning by building together to gain knowledge, experience, and skills.\n- Network \u2014 Provide a fun and supportive environment for people to learn by building together in public.\n- Funding \u2014 Provide a small stipend to participants, made possible through this grant.\n\n\n# Let\u2019s build an equitable future together.\n\n### Budget\n\nThe grant will be used for content and video production and a stipend to the participant(s).\n\n- $12,000 funded \u2014 feature 1 founder in 5-10 videos\n- $24,000 funded \u2014 feature 2 founders in 10-20 videos\n- $36,000 funded \u2014 feature 3 founders in 20-40 videos\n\n*If the grant received is significantly less than the funding goal, then the funds will be reallocated for content and video production for Builder to the X.*\n\n### Team\n\nTing is an award-winning brand experience designer and strategist in tech with 15+ years of experience in media and marketing. She is the former head of global brand experiences and innovation at Twitter. She was a founding partner of a VC-backed social impact startup, accelerating movements around society\u2019s most pressing issues. She lives at the intersection of community, culture, social impact, and tech. [Twitter](https://twitter.com/ting)\n\nNate is a startup catalyzer for good, with 10+ years experience of helping people flourish, whether in web3, social entrepreneurship, or the nonprofit sector. He led learning experiences with [CCS](https://society.mirror.xyz/) (Crypto, Culture, & Society) on social impact and systems transformation and video production for [Forefront](https://www.forefront.market/)\u2019s Web3 Creator Residency. Other experience includes coaching and nonprofit work. His education is in film and business. [Twitter](https://twitter.com/nathansvan)\n", "lastUpdated": 0, "projectTwitter": "venturetothex"}, "recipient": "0x13C8F410A583c357F1f702bd1dAF783E8C9Cfb5d"}}