# Meeting Minutes 02/12/2025
## Attendees:
| Name | Attendance | Role | Voting Seat (Y/N) |
| ------------------------ | ---------- | --------------------------- | ----------------- |
| Simon F. | Yes | Interim Chair | Y |
| Terence ‘Tex’ McCutcheon | Yes | Interim Secretary | N |
| Jack Briggs | Yes | Secretary | N |
| Laura M. | No | Member - Cardano Foundation | Y |
| Nathan A. | Yes | Member - EMURGO | Y |
| Wes P. | Yes | Member - Rare Network | Y |
| Martin M. | Yes | Member | Y |
| Vaibhav (Gintama) | Yes | Member | Y |
| Mubarak O. | Yes | Member | Y |
| Tim H. | No | Member | Y |
| Rand M. | Yes | SME - Rare Network | N |
| Natalia | No | SME | N |
| John G. | Yes | SME | N |
| Juan S. | Yes | SME | N |
| Jose I. | Yes | SME - ADA Solar | N |
Other Guests:
* N/A
## Intros/COI
Simon.: TBD
Laura.: TBD
Nate: TBD
Wes: TBD
Martin: TBD
Vaibhav: TBD
Mubarak: TBD
Tim: TBD
Rand: TBD
Natalia: TBD
John: TBD
Juan: TBD
Jose: TBD
## Agenda 2.12.25
* Official Cadence Meeting #2
## Decisions/Actions
* Decision: Interim Chair Action: Vote was held throughout the meeting. Terence announced the winner in #gmc-internal after all Bootstrap members had voted. Simon F. was selected as the Interim Chair.
| Topic | Discussion | Action Items |
| ------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Influencer Marketing | - Gnobudy John proposed allocating a small portion of the marketing budget to incentivize positive Cardano influencers. \
- Tim Harrison expressed reservations about the influencer marketing ecosystem but was open to the idea if framed as sponsorships. \
- General concerns were raised about the focus on influencer marketing. | - Gnobudy John to rewrite the influencer marketing proposal to reflect a sponsorship model. \
- Committee to gauge community sentiment and potentially revise the proposal. |
| Budget Feedback | - Terence McCutcheon highlighted concerns about the budget's focus on marketing and events versus growth initiatives. \
- Kit Willow suggested collecting feedback asynchronously via chat to save meeting time. \
- Tim Harrison emphasized the need to analyze community feedback from various platforms. | - Committee to actively engage in discussions on the forum and respond to community feedback. |
| Feedback Channels | - Tim Harrison inquired about the framework for capturing feedback on the budget proposals. \
- Jack Briggs clarified that the budget committee would conduct weekly sentiment analysis and provide high-level recommendations. \
- Jack Briggs encouraged the marketing committee to actively participate in forum discussions and make dynamic adjustments to the proposals. | - Committee members to actively participate in forum discussions and provide feedback. |
| Community Sentiment | - Jack Briggs highlighted the generally positive reception of the budget proposals. \
- Seomon Register shared his experience in a Twitter Space where the initial negative sentiment shifted due to the context of other committees' budgets. | - Committee to utilize Twitter Spaces and other platforms to socialize the budget proposals and gather feedback. |
| Budget Publicizing | - Seomon Register raised concerns about the premature publicizing of the budget before finalization by Scribe. \
- Tim Harrison acknowledged the mishap but emphasized transparency and the need to provide context about industry standards for marketing spends. | - Committee to ensure future budget drafts are not publicized without approval. |
| Socializing Budget Ideas | - Rand McHenry suggested socializing the budget ideas through presentations and community engagement to gather feedback and avoid sticker shock. | - Committee to utilize Twitter Spaces and other platforms to present and discuss budget ideas with the community. |
| Version Control | - Jack Briggs discussed the importance of version control for tracking changes in the budget proposals and demonstrating progress. | - Implement a version control system for the budget documents. |
| Interim Chair | - Terence McCutcheon initiated the process of selecting an interim chair for the committee. | - Committee members to vote for an interim chair. |
| Meeting Schedule | - Jack Briggs proposed clarifying the meeting schedule and potentially merging the marketing working group with the committee. | - Discuss and finalize the meeting schedule and format. |
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