Website: https://www.si3.space/
Grow3dge Accelerator Deck: http://bit.ly/grow3dge
Abstract
This proposal is submitted to support Scroll, its Ecosystem Growth Council and growth leaders in creating ecosystem alignment around their KPI’s and growth strategies. It requests $5,000 in funding for ecosystem participation in SI<3>’s Grow3dge Accelerator.
Grow3dge is a 10-week growth-focused program running from August 7 – October 9, designed to help projects launch public-facing campaigns and programs and deepen their impact across their parent ecosystems.
Grow3dge offers each participant structured pathways to learn, collaborate, and grow alongside 22 womxn educators and operators from organizations like Uniswap, Zerion, Adobe, Stellar, Ledger, Serotonin, Dune analytics, and many more. SI<3> is also offering a ‘Scroll Live’ LinkedIn Live showcase event with Scroll’s Grow3dge participants, sharing their projects with new adopters and potential investors.
Key Benefits:
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Capacity building: Grow3dge participants will leave with frameworks, playbooks, and connections that directly support their long-term adoption goals.
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Ecosystem Alignment: This proposal is in alignment with Scroll’s new Ecosystem Growth Council. Our Grow3dge program is in support of ecosystems and their promising projects. The education in this accelerator is geared for ecosystems, to support in alignment of KPI’s and strategies across ecosystems and the projects within them. This includes a module from Serotonin’s Senior Growth Analytics lead, in how to align growth strategies, KPI’s and reporting across organizations with multiple structures (DAO’s, Foundations and corporate structures).
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Partnership and co-marketing potential amongst the cohort of educators and participants
Grow3dge Curriculum Details:
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‘Preparing Your Metrics for Success’ with Web3 Marketing Lead at Dune Analytics, and Senior Growth Analytics Manager at Serotonin. Prepare your on-chain and off-chain metrics dashboard and KPI targets for your metrics framework throughout the accelerator and beyond.
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‘Designing & Developing Accessibly’ with Design Lead and CTO from SI<3>. Learn insights and strategies on how to design and develop your products and programs, keeping accessibility top of mind.
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‘Incentivizing Learning with Certifications and Rewards’ with Lead DAO Steward from Unlock Protocol and Product Manager at Huddle01. Discover how to incorporate education, incentives and rewards within your product as tools for driving adoption and retention, including how to use Unlock NFT’s integrated with Scroll for events, memberships and educational certifications.
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‘Global Education 3.0’ with Founders of Women Biz LATAM, BitQueens Africa and Women of Web3. Learn from Web3 leaders from the U.S, Africa and LATAM on how to create products and programs that are accessible across global languages and cultures.
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‘Adoption For All’ – with Ecosystem Lead at Moonbeam and Director of Growth and Engagement at Adobe Express. Represent the ecosystem you are a part of (Scroll) with an understanding of how your ecosystem can grow together. Hear from experienced ecosystem leaders in both Web2 and Web3 how to develop growth targets that unite projects through shared visions and aligned strategies.
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‘Preparing for Scale’ with Head of Marketing from Uniswap and Business Development Lead at Zerion. This session is all about scaling! Learn how to prepare for significant growth and discover strategies that are currently working in Web3, and how these can be replicated within your projects.
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‘Creating Lasting Partnerships’ with Head of Partnerships at Ledger and Co-Founder of BD in Web3. Business Development and Partnerships are core to Web3 growth. Learn from experts in their fields how to create meaningful partnerships that will support in creating lasting value for your organization.
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‘Immersive & AI-Supported Education’ with Director of Research and Education at Blockchain Research Institute, Founder of Friends with Holograms, and Co-Founder of Reliabl AI. Studies show that immersive learning environments inspire learners to retain information by 5-8x. Discover tools and resources for creating more engaging learning sessions for your new and retained users.
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‘Bringing Web3 Into Real-World Impact’ with Ecosystem Lead at Stellar and Project Manager at Metagov. Learn how organizations like Stellar are creating major, real-world impact with partnerships from PayPal and others.
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‘Know Your Cybersecurity & Privacy’ with Founder of Peace Keepers and CEO at Hacken. Receive introductory education on important security and privacy topics for your personal, team, and corporate cybersecurity.
Each participating organization in the accelerator receives:
- Access to all ten modules of training
- Access to our private Telegram accelerator channel with all educators and participants, fostering networking throughout the 10 weeks
- Growth and Education 3.0 Playbook
- Certification for participation
Overall Cost
$5,000 in SCR
About Us
SI<3> is an ecosystem of communities, professionals, and protocols focused on fostering education and collaborative growth in the emerging on-chain economy.
Kara Howard, Co-Founder & Ecosystem Growth Lead:
Kara has been a womxn-in-emerging tech community builder and growth marketer for over twelve years. Her first role in women in tech leadership was as the LA Chapter Lead of the Vinetta Project, focused on connecting women founders with women investors. Kara previously worked on Wall Street in Equity Research and as a financial analyst, and holds an MBA from NYU. Kara is now bringing her career experience in emerging technology, finance, womxn-in-tech community building, partnerships and marketing together as she leads SI<3>, an education-driven ecosystem of emerging tech organizations and communities.
Jelena Gjorgev, Co-Founder & CTO
Jelena is a seasoned full-stack developer and educator deeply involved in blockchain and Web3 technologies. With extensive experience in software development, she actively participates in academia as a university lecturer and mentor. Jelena’s work emphasizes the integration of cutting-edge technologies with practical applications, aiming to foster inclusive and equitable digital solutions. Her role as a technical advisor highlights her expertise and commitment to advancing the field through both educational endeavors and strategic development.
Previous Grant Testimonials:
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First place winner out of 32 projects in the Arbitrum Mini-Grant Series on Jokerace, in the Future of Web3 Identity category. We successfully executed this grant by sponsoring 30 budding women in Web3 in the emerging markets into our Si Her collective to develop themselves professionally in Web3.
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Thank ARB Arbitrum Firestarter Grant Recipient: Arbitrum in our ‘Granting Access’ LinkedIn Livestream with 320 attendees.
This is the testimonial from our grant with Thank ARB:
“The Granting Access event was well-attended and successfully executed, with clear evidence of deliverables. The focus on onboarding under-represented groups is seen as a positive step that could drive significant impact for Arbitrum.”
- Push Protocol Partnership with community onboarding event and Push chat channel integration (Over 200 new adopters of the protocol):
“Push x SI<3> Ecosystem’s partnership has been impressive, driving awareness and hundreds of new adopters to the protocol.”
- Unlock Protocol partnership with two community workshops hosted onboarding 35 womxn in Web3 community leaders and their communities into Unlock Protocol:
“Unlock Protocol DAO and SI<3> have transformed workshops into a joyful celebration of kindness and enthusiasm, fostering a vibrant and dedicated community that embraces blockchain-based events and membership creation.”