Project Name
The Web3 Ocean Podcast
Project Category
Outreach
Proposal Earmark
2nd/3rd Grant
Proposal Description
Phase 2 (Received Partial grant in R18) - I wish to continue The Web3 Ocean Podcast and shape the Audioverse going forward. For R19, we have already secured a media partnership with FIL-Singapore. FIL-Singapore is an in-person event in Singapore where developers, ecosystem partners, and Web3 evangelists will be gathering up. With the R19 grant, we also aim to plan and shape a few sessions/events around the Web3 Ocean Podcast.
Audio - The Web3 Ocean podcast is currently live on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Pocket Casts, Stitcher, and Fountain. The value-capture from the audio(recorded) conversations is a long-term play. In Phase 2, I will take the podcast to a few more Social-Audio platforms including Twitter spaces. We have secured a few guests who are keen to engage with the Ocean Community too.
Blockchain - I have embedded myself in the OceanDAO to engage with all the community members and to understand the future roadmap after the Ocean ONDA V4 release. I have started engaging with select community members to explore high-potential/ long-term high-value projects. These project owners will find a space in the Web3 Ocean Podcast.
Community - We have shaped a community(Twitter/discord) at the Republic of Ocean. We strengthened the community architecture by conducting a Domain Drop after the V4 ONDA release. The long-term objective is to strengthen the nodes of the community so that the network becomes stronger. Network effects capture the true value in Web3.0. We will partner with the right projects and teams to create NFTs. We will be doing a few more domain drops in the coming weeks.
Data - I have created a channel between my SaaS podcast and The Web3 Ocean Podcast. My Hypothesis
is that there will be multiple use-cases that will come up this year, which will have direct relevance to the Ocean Protocol and vice-versa. I will also do deep-dive research on this space.
99.99% of podcasts will fail after their 1st season. The success of a podcast primarily lies in 3 factors:
- The Host (Currently I have 16K Twitter followers and I created the ABCD Storyboard)
- The Story (Candid conversations via storytelling is an art)
- The Distribution (Network access in the podcasting ecosystem)
Grant Deliverables
Deliverable 1 - Produce 6 Deep-dive thought leadership articles based on the discussions in the podcast. Release it on Mirror. This will strengthen the brand of the Web3 Ocean Podcast. I have embedded myself in the Token Engineering, Boson Protocol, and Forefront community for my research. ($1500)
Deliverable 2 - Release 10 more high-impact curated episodes as part of R19. As the host, I’ll take the feedback from community members to shape the narrative following the story arc. I am currently experimenting with Video mix-ups too. There may be a need to procure studio gears for Video-podcasting. ($2500)
Deliverable 3 - Continue building the community around the listeners and the theme of the podcast. Token-specific discussions can be held at Clubhouse. Engage with the community members on Twitter and in the newsletter. ($1000)
Deliverable 4 - Podcast Marketing and Distribution via 7P framework. I’ll be a guest on a few Data/Web3 podcasts to talk about the Ocean Protocol & the Web3 Ocean Podcast. ($1500)
Deliverable 5 - Bring in Guests from Ocean Protocol and conduct 2 educational virtual Hackathons/Mixers for listeners and community members. Distribute tokens/gifts/swags etc. Few future Ocean ambassadors can be
hand-picked from these virtual hackathons. ($2000)
Deliverable 6 - FIL Singapore Participation. We will curate our participation (speaker events, gatherings), etc after the grant confirmation. ($5000)
Deliverable 7 - Republic of Ocean Campaign. We have a tech idea (Shipyard applicant) that our community is excited about. We will highlight some of the upcoming use-cases via a campaign after discussing them with the Shipyard team. We will give away some prizes to the active community participants/contributors.($1500)
Project Description
The Web3 Ocean Podcast will be at the intersection of: Audio, Blockchain, Community and Data. (ABCD)
[Trailer already launched: Spotify]
- Audio - There are 4 million podcasts in the world. Having researched on the Audioverse for the last 3 years, I have cracked the secret sauce for an effective long-lasting podcast. I’d love to host the Web3 Ocean podcast and have guests from the Ocean protocol community as well.
- Blockchain - I completed the DAO fellowship at On Deck. (We had founders from Coordinape in our programming) As I understand this space, I know the gaps in the narrative as well. I want to have a strong business case for Ocean Protocol with the Data economy via the episodes.
- Community - I have been trained by the best community leaders (David Spinks) in the world via the On Deck ecosystem and currently manage podcasting communities in the US/APAC. I love the community architecture frameworks and would like to have the Web3 community leaders on the podcast.
- Data - Data is the old oil. Algorithm is the new oil. Coming from global consulting and SaaS background, I understand the data ecosystem and want to shape the narrative forward. As an Ocean ambassador, I sense the synergies between the SaaS data stack and Ocean Protocol.
Final Product
- Launch the Episode of Bruce Pon before the Davos Summit 2022
- A Podcast that will include Ocean protocol ambassadors/community members and Web3 leaders.
- The narrative will be very well researched in the Web3 space, thought provoking and futuristic.
- We will design & mint Ocean NFTs for episodes as well for distribution.
- The newsletters will go via a Web2 stack, which will onboard the next set of Ocean ambassadors in the community.
Timeline -
April 2022 - Background Research work done. Trailer of the podcast is live on Spotify & Google Podcasts
May 2022 - Community for the Web3 Ocean podcast created. 100+ Web3 Founders & Venture Capitalists have been onboarded.
Value Add Criteria
As the Ocean ONDA V4 launch was on the 8th of June, this project will accelerate the usage of Ocean in the coming months. In the upcoming FIL Singapore event, you will find the presence of the Web3 Ocean podcast too. DAOs with stronger audio-visual narratives are the foundations of the community Protocols. Sometimes the release of episodes will also give a spike to the Ocean token. As an Ocean ambassador, Aquabot ONDA V4 NFT Holder & Ocean Academy NFT Holder, I am quite active in the community and will try to onboard a few more quality ambassadors in the coming months.
The community will get value from these pointers:
• Quality podcast & Host to drive the narrative.
• Marketing Assets for Ocean Protocol – Many of the future episodes can be directly used by Ocean Protocol in its educational content, branding, and thought leadership.
• Some of the guests who come on the Web3 Ocean Podcast can be partners for Ocean Protocol
• The distribution of podcasts has a strong network effect and it will help the Ocean ecosystem at large.
• Show notes and Media Assets will have a call to action like joining the Ocean DAO, OCEAN Ambassador program, and contributing to the OCEAN Protocol community.
• The podcast has a dedicated website and a community. This will have a good media presence and gravitate the SEO.
• NFTs for Guests - Use cases to be discussed with the community members who will be part of the social layer of the Podcast.
Core Team
Saswat Sahu - Host, 12+ years global consulting experience. https://www.linkedin.com/in/saswatksahu/
Top SaaS podcaster in the world. Saswat Sahu - On Deck Founding Fellow. Host of SaaS it up Pod & The
Dr. Abhishek Nayak - Data & Analytics Marketing Professor - Amsterdam Business School
https://www.linkedin.com/in/prof-abhishek-nayak/
Advisors
Trevor Ward - DAO fellow, On Deck, Runs a Crypto Finance community in Utah.
Revanth - Growth Head, Flint.Money
Priyan Padhi - Crypto Evangelist (Based out of Brussels)
Others - On Deck experts, Maven Experts, Web3 Community Heads, DAO leads
I’ll be curating more advisors after the grant.
Funding Requested
15000
Minimum Funding Requested
609
Wallet Address
0x543b556c1b16804d2a39f054f06df4cecf2f167e