Meeting Minutes 06/30/2026
Attendees:
Name
Attendance
Role
Voting Seat (Y/N)
Election Cycle
Laura Mattiucci
No
Chair (interim)
Y
April 2028
Marco Moshi
Yes
Vice Chair
Y
April 2028
Lara Bonasorte
Yes
Secretary
N
N/A
Andy Hung
No
Member
Y
April 2028
Alexa C. aka Thyme
Yes
Member
Y
April 2028
Josefine Birkigt
Yes
Member
Y
April 2028
Maggie Schmidt
No
Member
Y
April 2027
Otavio Lima
Yes
Member
Y
April 2027
Reshan Fernando
No
Member
Y
April 2027
Wes Parkinson
Yes
Member
Y
April 2027
Yoram Ben Zvi
No
Member
Y
April 2027
Other Guests:
Addictivedumplings
P. Lucas
Terence McCutcheon
Wilco van de Burgwal
Recording: Growth & Marketing Committee (Intersect) - 2026/06/30 - Recording
Transcript: Growth & Marketing Committee (Intersect) - 2026/06/30 - Transcript
Chat Transcript: Growth & Marketing Committee - 2026/06/30 - Chat
Intros/COI
Andy: Pacific Meta Alexa/Thyme: TBD Josi: TBD Lara: TBD Laura: Director Marketing and Comms at CF Maggie: TBD Marco: TBD Otavio: TBD Reshan: TBD Tex: OS Program Manager(Intersect), OSC Secretary, Committee Member Advocate Wes: Rare Network Yoram: TBD
Agenda 6.30.26
Open Forum
Decisions/Actions
Decisions
GMC Document Presentation Style: Agreed to pivot from a long text document to a more digestible format, including a condensed 2-3 slide summary presentation and a companion Excel template for DREPs to use.
Developer Experience Strategy: Accepted Laura's previous suggestion to focus on completing work using existing data and showcasing current achievements rather than pushing out a public call to gauge feedback.
Meeting Agenda Flexibility: Decided that if Fergie comes to speak next week, the Agricultural Vertical presentation will be pushed back by two weeks; if he cannot attend, Thyme and Josi will present it next week.
Actions
Lara: Finalize and share the official sheet for future goals, KPIs, and Q2 achievements/Q3 goals.
Lara: Follow up with Fergie (via Slack/Email/IO contacts) to secure him for a 20-30 minute slot in next week's meeting.
Lara: Research the exact location of the recorded Enterprise Adoption Working Group calls in the GMC drive.
Marco: Post the link to the "Capability to Adoption" document on Discord to increase visibility.
Marco: Work on condensing the 12-page framework into a shorter, user-friendly presentation format.
Marco: Connect with Yoram and review the existing Q2 business/enterprise adoption framework.
Wes: Coordinate with Lara and the Japan Community Manager (Fred) to explore translating the framework and navigating outreach to the Japanese DREP collective.
Wes: Take ownership of hitting top DREPs in their DMs to coordinate direct, 30-minute presentation meetings once materials are finalized.
Thyme & Josi: Continue collaborating on the agricultural vertical research sheet and remain ready to present it either next week or in two weeks.
Topic
Discussion
Notes
Meeting Leadership & Turnout
Laura was absent due to a last-minute appointment. Marco stepped in to lead as Vice Chair. Attendance was notably smaller than usual.
Lara noted that the low turnout was likely due to the extreme weather, busy schedules, and recent distressing ecosystem hacks.
Intersect Call Review
Lara and Marco recapped the Intersect call, where Q2 achievements and Q3 goals were presented to the ISC.
The ISC was pleased with the progress. Lara is currently building an official sheet to track future goals and KPIs.
Cardano Advisory & Ecosystem
The Intersect call chat featured a robust discussion regarding proper advisory for what the Cardano community needs to advance the ecosystem.
People broadly agreed with points made by Marco and Laura regarding ecosystem efficiencies and support strategies.
Quantum Initiatives
Marco raised a question about quantum energy discussions. Lara tried contacting Fergie from IO, who hasn't responded yet but may join next week.
Lara suggested also inviting Christian or Bosko (TSC Secretary) to discuss how quantum initiatives fit into the TSC roadmap.
Document Context: 'Capability to Adoption'
Marco shared updates on his 12-page ecosystem document. He noted that Laura added a major section on benchmarking against other protocols.
Marco emphasized that marketing shouldn't be funded blindly just because others do it, but because an ecosystem requires a holistic balance of all functions.
Practical Guidelines for DREPs
Marco discussed the need for a practical evaluation lens for Decentralized Representatives (DREPs) to lower bias toward pure infrastructure and highlight growth.
DREPs are currently overwhelmed with reading materials; the goal is to provide tools that help them evaluate proposals without needing deep domain expertise in every field.
DREP Engagement Strategy
Thyme suggested offering an Excel/spreadsheet template or a slide presentation as a companion to the heavy documentation. Wes agreed, noting passive delivery fails.
Wes pointed out that a massive amount of delegation sits with a Japanese collective. He suggested translating materials into Japanese and setting up direct 30-minute presentations.
Addressing DREP Bias & AI Tooling
Marco noted that many DREPs use AI (like ChatGPT) to read proposals, which filters out growth proposals because they don't show immediate, visible infrastructure outcomes.
Marco proposed integrating the evaluation framework directly into the AI prompts DREPs use to ensure a fairer, more holistic analysis. Thyme advised caution so it doesn't look like they are centralizing perspectives.
Enterprise Working Group Alignment
Lara brought up an enterprise framework piece by Yoram. While Yoram has been busy with a 5 a.m. initiative, his document from Q2 is complete.
Lara, Marco, and Terence noted that the Enterprise Adoption Working Group is still actively holding recurring meetings. Marco will sync with them to align their efforts.
Developer Experience & Vertical Updates
Terence gave an update on the Developer Experience working group, focusing on finalizing current data over holding public feedback calls.
Thyme and Josi have a research sheet in progress for the agricultural vertical. They will present it in two weeks (or next week if Fergie cannot make it).
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