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Prototype 1 Deliverables

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This page is an annex to the Funding Contract for the first CHF 1,000,000 funding round. It lists the deliverables for Prototype 1, organized into milestones. A second wave of deliverables for Prototype 2 is partially anticipated at the end of this document.

Overview

Note: Milestones are executed sequentially. The second milestone cannot be launched until the first is fully completed and operational.

Prototype 1 covers all deliverables achievable with the first CHF 1,000,000. It is organized into approximately 4 milestones. The deliverables span 5 dimensions:

Technology: Bonding Curve, Need-Driven Funding mechanism, Dashboard, Distribution algorithms
Marketplace: Pilot use cases (Babysitting, Street Fundraising, etc.) demonstrating the model in practice
Community: Civic Incentive, Waves, Communities of Practice, Early Adopters programme
Communication: Explainer videos, communication campaigns
Governance: Full contract modelling, multilingual core content, Open Calls operational

Two funding tranches: dogfooding then open calls

The CHF 1,000,000 round is structured in two tranches, addressing the cold start effect:

First tranche (~CHF 200,000 to 250,000): dogfooding. Deliver the base technology maximising user autonomy (including the WikiDeal Internal AI for contract analysis/transformation), and build WikiDeal's own community as the sole initial pilot, driven by the bonding curve and participatory funding. No external recruitment or migration yet.
Second tranche (~CHF 800,000): open calls. Launch open calls for pilot experiments, open to any type of community (federations and user-group representatives running pilots). Spheres of activity are defined, deliberately avoiding head-on competition with very mature markets (short-term housing / Airbnb-type, taxi transport / Uber-type). Prerequisites: clearer rules of the game, demonstrated legal feasibility (arbitration), one-click smartphone-app generation pulling wiki data, and peer/lawyer endorsement validating contracts. The deliverables of this tranche notably include the results of the whole wave 2 of open calls (evolving list).

Milestone 1: Donation and Reward Structure Implemented

Goal: donation and reward mechanism functioning

Early Adopter programme launched (including Funding contracts and annexes)
Need-Driven Funding mechanism designed and documented
Pre-launch costs covered
Steering Committee constituted
Initial communication operations (detailed planning, working groups formation, open calls preparation)
Donation and reward mechanism functioning (Note: The technical Bonding Curve rules are documented separately)
2 reward types operational:
- Donor: making a donation without guarantee of return.
- Reward: conditional rewards, where a portion is kept by the person and a portion is allocated to the community based on the Need-Driven Funding mechanism.

Milestone 2: Marketplace Pilots

Goal: demonstrate real-world marketplace operation

At least 2 marketplace pilots live (Babysitting, Street Fundraising)
Contract modelling for all pilot domains (base contracts, amendments, compensation, closing)
Need-Driven Funding tested in at least one marketplace domain
User Group (Community of Practice) operational for each pilot

Milestone 3: Community & Distribution

Goal: reward distribution and civic engagement running

Rewards distribution mechanism implemented
Karma token distribution mechanism implemented. Karma tokens are planned for step 2 of Prototype 1, not for the very beginning: step 1 is devoted to constituting the structure, and no services are provided yet at the start.
Civic Incentive operational: Flex Pricing applied in at least one marketplace
Waves programme launched (at least one priority User Group wave: e.g., arbitration groups)
Modelling of all contracts linked to community stimulation dynamics
Explainer videos produced (at least 3: intro, funding, marketplace pilot)

Milestone 4: Governance

Goal: governance framework operational, ready for Prototype 2 preparation

Open Calls fully operational (all 3 tracks: Permanent, Need-Driven Funding, Prototype)
Results of the wave 2 open calls delivered (the list of wave 2 calls is intended to evolve)
CDIEM evaluation process live (peer review, reputation system, X parameters)
Multilingual translation of all core content completed
Governance transfer criteria defined (Steering Committee → community)
Communication campaigns: at least 2 major campaigns
Position paper for Prototype 2 drafted (based on learnings from P1)

Prototype 2: Preview

Prototype 2 deliverables will be defined through the Prototype Proposal process described in Open Call. At this stage, the following themes are anticipated:

Refinement of the Bonding Curve formula based on real data from P1
Expansion to additional marketplace domains (Housing, Transport, etc.)
Full autonomy of community governance (reduced Steering Committee role)
Advanced Civic Incentive mechanisms (representation rights, analysis seats)