Meeting Minutes 03/26/2025

Attendees:

Name	Attendance	Role	Voting Seat (Y/N)
Simon F.	Yes	Interim Chair	Y
Terence ‘Tex’ McCutcheon	Yes	Interim Secretary	N
Jack Briggs	No	Secretary	N
Laura M.	Yes	Member - Cardano Foundation	Y
Nathan A.	No	Member - EMURGO	Y
Wes P.	Yes	Member - Rare Network	Y
Martin M.	No	Member	Y
Vaibhav (Gintama)	Yes	Member	Y
Mubarak O.	No	Member	Y
Tim H.	Yes	Member	Y
Rand M.	No	SME - Rare Network	N
Natalia	Yes	SME	N
John G.	Yes	SME	N
Juan S.	Yes	SME	N
Jose I.	No	SME - ADA Solar	N

Other Guests:

• Elizabeth Morrison

• Thiago Nunes

Intros/COI

Simon: Simon 'Seomon' Fleck: Interim GMC Chair, Cardano After Dark co-founder, ODIN member Laura: Laura Mattiucci, Director Marketing and Comms at CF Nate: Nate Acton, VP of Global Marketing at EMURGO Wes: TBD Martin: TBD Vaibhav: Voting member of bootstrap growth and marketing committee. Voluntary Part of Various Working groups in intersect. Mubarak: AKA Kit Willow: Voting member of the Growth and Marketing Committee. Community member Tim: Tim Harrison, EVP Community & Ecosystem, Input | Output Rand: TBD Natalia: ADALINK, Interim GMC Non-Voting Member, CEO of AdaLink John: TBD Juan: TBD Jose: TBD Jack: TBD Tex: Open Source Program Manager (Intersect), OSC Secretary, Committee Liaison

Agenda 3.26.25

• Agenda (2m)

• Announcements (5m)

• Talks with Kyle/Product (10m)

• GMC Charter (10m)

• Budget 2.0 (10m)

  • Put in info action

  • Communication (DRep-list)

• Slides

• Strategic target audience (10)

• Wachsman meeting (5)

• What is our supplier approach

Decisions/Actions

• GMC Charter: It was decided to create a clean version of the GMC charter for review at the next meeting, incorporating feedback on representation and delegated authority.

• Budget 2.0: The committee decided to schedule the budget 2.0 info action for the third week of April, with weekly reassessment. A Discord poll was to be created to confirm this schedule.

• Budget 2.0 Slides: It was decided to remove the "not for public release" note from the budget slides and replace it with "work in progress draft for DREP review."

• Strategic Target Audience: A working group was formed to develop the strategic target audience and go-to-market plan, including members from GMC, MCC, and the product committee, as well as an Intersect staff member.

Topic	Discussion	Action Items
Introductions and Agenda	Introductions of attendees, including Elizabeth Morrison filling in for JB. Agenda outlined: announcements, Kyl product committee presentation, TMC charter, budget 2.0, communication, strategic target audience, and Vox me.	None.
Kyl Product Committee Update	Tim Harrison IO provided an update on discussions with Kyle regarding aligning the product committee and TSC, focusing on the 2030 vision, go-to-market plan, regional opportunities, and defining metrics for ecosystem success.	Tim Harrison IO to continue collaboration with the product committee and explore shared metrics.
GMC Charter Review	Review of the GMC charter, with discussion on the committee's role as a strategic planning and representative entity. Concerns raised about the committee's authority and representation.	Finalize a clean version of the charter for review next week, incorporating feedback on representation and delegated authority.
Budget 2.0 Discussion	Discussion on the process for submitting budget proposals and the timing of the budget 2.0 info action. Concerns raised about the timing due to the NCL and ICC info actions.	Tim Harrison IO to consult with Jack on the budget submission process. Schedule the budget 2.0 info action for the third week of April, with weekly reassessment. Create a poll on Discord for approval of this schedule.
Budget 2.0: Proposal Submission	Discussion on how budget proposals should be submitted, with concerns about individual vs. consolidated submissions. Clarification provided from AMA information.	Tim Harrison IO to report back after talking to Jack about proposal process. Committee to review and consolidate proposals.
Budget 2.0: Event Budget	Discussion on the allocation of the events budget, with concerns about ensuring optionality for community members to bid for budget. Clarification on available funds provided.	Ensure open bidding for event budget, with clear guidelines for community submissions.
Budget 2.0: Product Committee Budget	Discussion on the product committee's budget for workshops related to the 2030 vision.	Juan Sierra to provide details on the product committee’s workshop budget.
Budget 2.0: Communication	Discussion on communication strategies for the budget, including social media and event promotion.	Everyone to share budget related information on their social media. Add events to the shared document.
Budget 2.0: Slides	Discussion about the "not for public release" note on the budget slides.	Remove "not for public release" and replace with "work in progress draft for DREP review."
Strategic Target Audience	Discussion on expanding the target audience to include researchers and refining the existing primary audience. Proposal to collaborate with the product committee on this.	Create a working group to develop the strategic target audience and go-to-market plan, including members from GMC, MCC, and the product committee. Tim Harrison IO to coordinate with relevant parties.
Working Group Formation	Discussion on forming a working group for the marketing strategy document, including representatives from GMC, MCC, and the product committee.	Form the working group with representatives from GMC, MCC, and the product committee, and an intersect staff member.
AdaLink's Participation	AdaLink offers to share their marketing strategy and participate in the working group, despite limited time availability.	Include AdaLink in the working group and incorporate their existing strategy.
Cardano Over Coffee	Simon announces he has to leave for a Cardano over coffee meeting about the budget.	Everyone to join the Cardano Over Coffee meeting if they are able.
Next Meeting Topics	Wachsman and supplier approaches will be pushed to next week’s meeting.	None.