Designed to support the preliminary stages of AI project development. This pool serves as a springboard for refining ideas and preparing them for more substantial funding rounds in the New Projects pool. Here are the key features of the Ideation Pool:
- Purpose: To assist teams in developing their initial AI concepts into viable project proposals that are ready for more advanced stages of development and funding.
- Benefits:
- Visibility and Feedback: Proposers receive valuable community feedback.
- Understanding Success Potential: A clearer perspective on the viability and potential impact of their idea.
- Seed Funding: Offers preliminary funding to help proposers develop a comprehensive proposal.
- Networking: Helps proposers connect with skilled individuals.
- Eligibility and Expectations:
- Projects must aim to evolve into a submission for the "New Projects" pool in subsequent funding rounds.
- Submissions must result in tangible deliverables such as a detailed project backlog, technical architecture, a clickable prototype, and preliminary market research.
- The projects should align with the conditions and objectives of the New Projects pool, demonstrating a clear pathway to publishing or utilizing an AI service on the platform.