MoM - विVIDH
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> This note captures the Minutes of Meetings on विVIDH.
> This note is updated after each meeting with the mentors and is organised date-wise.

## Role of Mentors :male-teacher:
- Help us ==shape the initiative==
- Orchestrate the ==project planning==
- ==Give advice== on the progression
- Have ==short meetings== with the teams once a week

## Role of Guides :adult:
- ==Enabling support== to the participants on daily basis in their available timings
- Provide necessary ==resources==
- ==Clearing doubts== on a regular basis
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- **Meeting #1**
- **Date:** 26th September, 2020
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## :walking: Walk Through

:zap: What will the **projects** be **based on**?
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- Mix of everything
- Build on ==different platforms==
- Keep everything open to choice, trendy & exciting
- ==Not just dApps==, other stuff like - Tooling System, Writing Libraries, Distributed Protocols, etc.

:zap: What are the **domains** that we should concentrate on?
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- Consider participants who are good in ==Frontend==, ==Backend==, ==UI-UX== also.
- And then, we make teams where we have participants with expertise in each aspect depending on the project requirement.

:zap: What is an ideal **number of participants**?
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- We are thinking of ==20 members== for the first batch.
- ==4-6 teams==.
- Small team size.

:zap: What are the things we should consider while **selecting the participants**?
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- Must be ==very much interested==.
- Check if they are capable of producing what they promise to (or expect to)
- Reach out to mentor when in doubt about selecting a candidate (if required)

:zap: How to **Distribute the Projects**?
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- Rather than asking participants what they want to build, ==ask what they are good at!==
- The mentors can then suggest some 2/3 options which suit their skillset and area of interest the most.

## :memo: Notes
- *We want विVIDH to have a uniqueness about it hence we will try our best to ==add flavor of community== in the initiative.*
- *Collect areas on which mentors have already worked. And ==mention “preferred” platforms== (as we have mentors who are working on them)*
- **Incentives**
*1. Opportunity to land an ==Internship== or even a job.*
*2. ==Free Courses from Zubi== (Rs 750 worth WazirX token on successful completion)*
*3. Opportunity to be a part of BChain Dynamic’s core team.*
*4. Top 3 projects will be featured on our website.*

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- **Meeting #2**
- **Date:** 3rd October, 2020
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## :walking: Walk Through

:zap: What can be the **End Product**?
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- The outcome ==shouldn’t necessarily be a dApp== or any visible end product.
- It can also be research work, or contribute to an already existing project and document the improvements.

:zap: How do we **form the groups**?
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- We give the participants the ==flexibility to form their own teams==, and if some of them need assistance in doing so, we'll help them out.
- Make thier timeline of availability visible so that they can form groups accordingly.

:zap: How do we **tackle the exam situation**, and how do we make it flexible?
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- We ask the participants to specify their engagements for the next 3-4 months.
- We will need to give the college going partcipants flexibility in the timeline to accomodate their exams.

## :memo: Notes
- *We need to assess the candidate's skillset and decide if the person's project is feasible or not.*
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- **Meeting #3**
- **Date:** 11th October, 2020
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## :key: Key Takeaways
- Try and ==approach the placements coordinators== of different colleges to promote विVIDH among their students.
- Divide the programme into multiple phases(eg - onboarding) and ==document the proceedings of each phase== on our notion page and a simplified version of the same to be added on our website.
- Decide on ==the mode of communication== during the execution of विVIDH. Also decide on the number of (open/closed)channels required.
- Decide ==a time for the recursive meetings== every week. Post the agenda beforehand.

## :pray: Humble request to the mentors & guides
- If you guys could ==write something of your own== about vividh and post it on your handles, that would have a bigger impact than sharing our social media posts.
- A ==video== from your side speaking about विVIDH will help us greatly.
- We want you to benefit from this initiative as well, however minimal it maybe, so ==if you know anyone from your connection who is a good fit for विVIDH==, let us know and we will consider their application based on your word.
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- **Meeting #4**
- **Date:** 24th October, 2020
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:zap: Who will hold the rights to the **Intellectual Properties** built under विVIDH?
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- We will have the projects/ideas/research work as ==Open Source== until atleast under the duration of विVIDH.
- Moving forward, the participants can take it forward, as a startup of their own, etc by deciding with the mentors and guides. We would prefer to keep it open-source.

:zap: Should we try and get **mentors/guides for other technologies**, like Web Development, UI/UX, etc?
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- That is something that we can do.
- We can try and have some talks or mentoring sessions arranged on the same.
- The requirement for continuous support might not be required, rather a mentoring figure will be more appropriate.

:key: **Key Takeaways**
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#### 1. We will use ==Like Minds== as our communication platform for विVIDH.
- To get a preview of the platform and to get familiar with it, we will soon shift all our communication from Whatsapp to Like Minds.
- It is a platform to build communities, more like a group management tool with the DNA of Whatsapp and Telegram available on both android and iOS.
- If we feel that the platform lacks some features necessary for the daily operations of विVIDH, other platforms will be considered in addition to Like Minds. We will still use Like Minds for general communication.
#### 2. We will be sharing a ==MoU== with all the mentors and guides and we expect it to be signed and reverted back to us as per your convenience.
#### 3. We have shortlisted a good number of participants for virtual interviews and the same is underway. We can expect for it to be done by mid-week.
#### 4. About the ==Induction Week== :
- Once we are done finalizing the participants, we'll get on with the induction week, mostly ==starting next Friday==.
- As mentioned in the roadmap, we have planned for 3 sessions followed by a span of 4 days for the participants to go through the resources shared to them.
- ==We will require all of yours presence in the **DAY 2** of the induction week (tentatively next Saturday, ) as we will introduce you all to the first batch of विVIDH & they will get an thorough overview of the programme.==
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