IQIP-17 IQ Times - Educational Podcast Grant #2

Author

Jae Yun

Background

For the past 4 months, IQ Times has worked on bringing BrainDAO & IQ.wiki related content towards interested parties. We have filmed, edited, and produced 8 videos, with the first video being uploaded on July 26th. 2 IQ Times Interviews, A bi-weekly update video, a staking tutorial and a series of Youtube shorts.

We have held 2 giveaways:

https://twitter.com/IQ_TIMES/status/1663371247366045698 (Korean) https://twitter.com/IQ_TIMES/status/1663371080101412867 (English) https://twitter.com/IQ_TIMES/status/1686719396704854016 (Korean) https://twitter.com/IQ_TIMES/status/1683704567433936897 (English)

During those four months, we hired translators, transcribers, editors, designers and necessary equipment to push out 2 videos a week. Majority of the grant will go towards the production of videos.

All funds will go towards production costs as we have cut the grant down from $18,000 in 3 months to $12,000 for 6 months.

We have around 11,000 views on Twitter, 800 views on Youtube, 2300 views on WeChat which has been accumulated in a single month's time.

We have provided translated interviews conducted by the IQ.Wiki team and the Flywheel Podcast here:

https://mirror.xyz/iqtimes.eth

In addition, by providing a space for community members to discuss the latest developments and share their thoughts and opinions, IQ Times has helped build a stronger and more engaged community around the IQ token. This has helped to increase traffic towards IQ.wiki and raise awareness and understanding of the project, and ultimately contribute to the long-term success of IQ.

I believe that within the month of actively uploading, we have made steady progress in growing the channel.

With this new grant, the team at IQ Times has learnt to optimise the production of videos so we’ll be able to produce videos right away. The first few weeks of the initial grant was spent planning on the development of IQ Times hence the rollout of the first video was delayed. I believe that IQ Times represents a crucial asset for the IQ protocol, and that it has the potential to serve as a gateway that facilitates the convergence of the Korean community and the global community.

IQ Times - 1 Video/Interview per week for the next 6 months (Product expenses/grant of $12,000 USD worth of IQ tokens to be provided) Increasing legitimate followers of IQ Times twitter Increase presence posts for IQ Times Twitter ​​Producing educational interviews of World-wide and Korean founders/projects or content related to IQ.wiki in the blockchain space with translations for both English and the Korean Community. All interviews to feature a descriptive IQ.wiki page of the project + founder with the objective of integrating the respective page into the project’s landing page (BD Team will assist) Using IQ Times blog post on Mirror to continuously promote the interviews

Proposal

Grant IQ Times $12k worth of IQ over the next 6 months to fund initiatives to educate people about IQ token, IQ.wiki, and the IQ ecosystem as a whole through interviews, events, and giveaways.

Proposed Grant and Budget Breakdown

Total Cost: $12,000 (6 Month Term)

Overview

I propose for IQ Times to receive $12k worth of IQ over the next 3 months to engage in the following activities:

Producing educational interviews of World-wide and Korean founders/projects or content related to IQ.wiki in the blockchain space with translations for both English and the Korean Community. All interviews will feature a descriptive IQ.wiki page of the project + founder with the objective to integrate the respective page into the project’s landing page. Have sections in breaking down BrainDAO treasury holdings/change, HiIQ Statistic, IQ staking Yield, BrainDAO development team updates (IQ.wiki, IQ news , IQ GPT). Have it featured in both video form and written form IQ.wiki and BrainDAO always in the description Incentivizing listeners who contribute to the contents with giveaways. Promote IQ.wiki/HiIQ as well as a staking guide for the Korean community in both video and written form.

IQ Times Host:

Jae Yun: Greetings! My name is Jae Yun and I am an active contributor to the IQ community. I was born in South Korea, but spent most of my life living in New Zealand. I moved back to Korea in 2016, did my mandatory military service and am now working for Frax Finance as part of the Business Development team. I have been in the crypto space for 7 years, and got into DeFi about 4 years ago. I graduated from the Business School of Sogang University with my second major in English literature.

My native language is English, however I’m also able to communicate in Korean proficiently, which will help when I interview Korean as well as English speaking Protocols and translating content. This will allow me to share updates with both IQ’s Korean and English speaking communities.

I am hoping to bring the Korean community of IQ the same amount of exposure to updates and alfa the english community is receiving.

I am also hoping that with this mission in mind, I can organically grow the community and educate people since IQ.wiki is undervalued in the crypto space.

Motivation

The Korean community is an essential part of the IQ Ecosystem, and their contributions and involvement have been instrumental in the success of the project. However, the community has voiced concerns about feeling excluded from updates and content related to the project, due in large part to the language barrier and a lack of concerted outreach efforts.

At IQ Times, we recognize the importance of engaging with all members of our community, and we believe that inclusivity and accessibility are key components of a successful project. Therefore, we have taken steps to address these concerns by asking to partner with the BrainDAO Team to provide a platform that caters to both the Korean and English-speaking communities.

Our aim is to provide a solution that not only helps bridge the language gap between the Korean and English-speaking communities but also fosters a more informed and engaged community around the IQ project. With IQ Times, we believe that we can create a more comprehensive and inclusive knowledge ecosystem that benefits all members of our community.

In addition to providing access to IQ-related news and updates in both English and Korean, IQ Times will also serve as a space for community members to connect, share insights and opinions, and participate in discussions related to the project. By facilitating communication and collaboration across different linguistic and cultural boundaries, we believe that IQ Times can help to build a stronger, more diverse, and more cohesive IQ community.

Proposal

For: Grant IQ Times $12k worth of IQ over the course of 6 Months. Against: Do Nothing