Milestone 4 EoMC
Project 1200212, final milestone: Platform Launch, Community Engagement, and Project Evaluation. ADA 18,489.00, 18.5% of the project.
Live course: SPO Online Business Academy on Andamio mainnet. Cohort live sessions run 21 September to 26 October 2026.
Evidence state as at 2 October 2026.
A. Treasury System
Acceptance criteria: Treasury system is seeded with first cohort Catalyst funded fees. All other treasury features were evidenced in Milestone 2 and Milestone 3; access control was evidenced in Milestone 2.
Evidence required: Documentation of treasury system roles and access controls.
Evidence
| Item | Link |
|---|---|
| Treasury contract and access controls, accepted at Milestone 2 | Technical case document |
| Fee collection rail, accepted at Milestone 3 | Enrolment to checkout, recorded end to end |
| Treasury seeded for the first cohort, holding the ADA set aside to cover each learner's Andamio access-token fee | Verify treasury balance on-chain |
B. Live Test Cohort
Acceptance criteria: Minimum 15 SPOs are confirmed as participants for the initial course run.
Evidence required: List of confirmed participants with their SPO details. Signed agreements or confirmation emails from participants.
Evidence
Eight confirmed participants. Participant names, Discord handles and emails are held in the Applications record and not published here; the public pool details below identify each as a Cardano SPO. Participant 5 operates a pool on the MusashiNet testnet, not yet on mainnet: the course serves prospective operators as well as established ones.
| # | Ticker | Pool ID | Calidus | Course activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STR8 | pool1qqqqdktl6pq46td0mwut0qn30g7nlue0sete9wxl0hwsq37wrw8 | Verified | enrolled |
| 2 | GMBL | pool1mhww3q6d7qssj5j2add05r7cyr7znyswe2g6vd23anpx5sh6z8d | not provided | module 000 accepted |
| 3 | VSPBM | pool1peps5qt7kjcnsfh530hya9wa7ww5rplvw3n73efk800mk4unsyg | not provided | module 100 accepted, 000 in assessment |
| 4 | BKRY | pool13y37atzdckzr0gvj8mtnma49602jjtcw2dhr9zmpy4rase88j6p | not provided | enrolled |
| 5 | NIGHT | pool1ektalsfq2dtz939ng9ms4yzj0sudytxs376q4jmxmcea67jd35a (MusashiNet testnet) | not provided | enrolled |
| 6 | to confirm | to confirm | not provided | module 100 credential claimed, 000 in assessment |
| 7 | ECP | pool16cdtqyk0fvxzfkhjg3esjcuty4tnlpds5lj0lkmqmwdjyzaj7p8 | not provided | enrolled |
| 8 | RCADA | pool1p82vmqednsalje23mpnz9u3qt9ruj79xu83mr6p8t93fw5fcu3y | not provided | enrolled |
Five further operators joined the cohort mailing list through the persona quiz and did not submit an application. They are not counted above.
Pool details are verified at application: the application form checks the claimed pool and Calidus ID against the Cardano chain before accepting an application. Participant 5's testnet pool was supplied directly by the operator and verifies at the linked MusashiNet explorer page.
| Cohort record | Link |
|---|---|
| Onboarding session, 21 September 2026 | Write-up and recording |
| Session 1, 28 September 2026 | Write-up and recording |
TODO Outstanding: seven further participants against the minimum of 15. Confirmation emails to all participants. Per-participant completion, recorded when the cohort ends on 26 October 2026. Pool ticker and pool ID for participant 6.
C. Pricing Model
Acceptance criteria: Pricing strategy is documented and aligns with provided market research.
Evidence required: Pricing strategy document.
Evidence
| Item | Link |
|---|---|
| Pricing strategy, adopted 5 October 2026 | Pricing strategy |
| Market research the strategy is drawn from | Pricing market research |
| Tiered checkout, accepted at Milestone 3 | Enrolment to checkout, recorded end to end |
The funded cohort stays free to Catalyst funded pools. After it, the Guided Cohort is $295 and Self-Paced is $210, with supported places at a price the operator chooses for pools estimated to earn under 5,000 ADA a year. Each price is traced to a research finding in the strategy: comparable courses, what a pool pays its operator, and the cost of delivery.
D. Marketing Campaign
Acceptance criteria: Promotional materials are created for relevant media channels as appropriate, including posts for X, LinkedIn and SPO Discord communities.
Evidence required: Samples of created promotional materials for each channel. List of marketing activities conducted with dates and outcomes.
Evidence
Thirty-five campaign items, each carrying a posted reference.
X, @FLUID7. Ten posts.
| Date | Post |
|---|---|
| 12 Sep | Opening question |
| 14 Sep | Launch thread |
| 15 Sep | Operator personas |
| 17 Sep | Technically excellent, commercially invisible |
| 17 Sep | Live sessions |
| 18 Sep | Countdown |
| 18 Sep | Persona data from the quiz |
| 19 Sep | Final call |
| 21 Sep | Launch day |
| 28 Sep | Session 1 write-up |
LinkedIn. Two posts.
| Date | Post |
|---|---|
| 28 Sep | The first cohort is two sessions in |
| 29 Sep | Technically excellent, commercially invisible |
SPO and Cardano Discord communities. Eight posts across six external servers.
| Date | Community | Post |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep | Andamio | Announcement |
| 11 Sep | SPO Call | Announcement |
| 11 Sep | xSPO Alliance | Announcement |
| 12 Sep | RealFi | Announcement |
| 15 Sep | IOG / Intersect | Announcement |
| 17 Sep | Midnight | Announcement |
| 18 Sep | xSPO Alliance | Reminder |
| 19 Sep | Andamio | Final call |
FLUID7 Discord. Nine items in #spo-academy and #please-reshare, 12 to 29 September: cohort announcements, onboarding recap, session 1 write-up, the session 2 scheduling poll, and the credential claim instructions issued to participants on 29 September.
Email. Three broadcasts to the spo_academy_f12 segment: schedule announcement (20 Sep),
session 1 reminder (28 Sep), session 1 write-up (28 Sep).
Community calls. xSPO Alliance weekly call, 4 October 2026: the course was presented in person to the operators attending. A spoken item, so it carries no posted reference and is not counted in the thirty-five above.
First-party funnel. SPO business persona quiz, live since 3 September.
Outcomes. Eleven quiz submissions, all synced to the mailing list, four opting in to updates. Eight participants confirmed for the cohort.
E. On-chain Assets
Acceptance criteria: Certification NFTs are successfully minted on the Cardano blockchain. NFTs accurately represent course completion and are pool specific.
Evidence required: Transaction hash of minted NFTs on the Cardano blockchain. Visual designs of the certification NFTs.
Evidence
The course carries eight credentials, one per module. Two are claimed and anchored on chain; the FLUID pool worked example verifies below. A participant credential is also anchored on chain, but its verification link is withheld here for privacy. Each page below verifies publicly, with no login.
| Holder | Module | Public verification page | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| andamio-fluid7, FLUID pool worked example | 000 | Verify | Anchored on-chain for this holder |
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| On-chain course id | e60f29abf7a3f348bf4f51a078dae6f53cd3bc065d74632d3f67d785 |
| Module 000 credential identifier | f676c37c88dfd4f5be3463ba9c1e9de9acff3922841420fb47cfef0b98ae1f31 |
| Module 100 credential identifier | df12e7317cd2051d0c0a5cb0b6441c90d4c5c8a7a50a30f1d8621449a7f9845f |
Credential mechanism, accepted at Milestone 3: recorded end to end.
Pool association: the application form verifies the claimed pool and Calidus ID against the Cardano chain before an application is accepted, and module assignments are worked on the operator's own pool.
Visual designs of the credentials. Each module's credential is a circular badge carrying the course name, the module name, the on-chain course id and the credential identifier, so the design itself states what it certifies.
The module 000 credential, SPO Academy Orientation, as held and marked "Verified on Cardano blockchain":
All eight credentials as shown on the course page, one per module:
F. Beta Test Cohort Results and Iteration
Acceptance criteria: Feedback is collected from participants as appropriate. Actionable improvements are identified based on feedback.
Evidence required: Compiled feedback report from participants. Document outlining identified improvements and action plan.
Evidence
Feedback raised by participants during the run, and the action taken:
| Raised by participants | Action taken |
|---|---|
| Minting the access token took longer than planned; wallet connection and collateral caused difficulty | Worked through live on the call; help offered in the cohort channel; token cost refunded |
| Session 2 slot clashed with participant travel | Date moved by participant poll |
Source: onboarding write-up, session 1 write-up.
TODO Outstanding: the participant feedback instrument, to be issued after the final session on 26 October 2026, and the compiled feedback report.
G. Close-out Report
Acceptance criteria: Report covers all project milestones and their outcomes. MVP success is evaluated against pre-defined criteria. Report includes recommendations for future development. Close-out video meets the Catalyst PCR and PCV criteria.
Evidence required: The complete close-out report document. Project timeline showing achieved milestones. List of lessons learned and future recommendations. Project close-out video supplied on public link.
Evidence
| Milestone | Outcome |
|---|---|
| 1. Course Foundation and User Experience Design | EoMC, approved August 2024 |
| 2. Technical Infrastructure and Content Development | EoMC, signed off September 2025 |
| 3. Platform Enhancement and Course Content Finalization | EoMC |
TODO Outstanding: the close-out report and the close-out video, both of which depend on the cohort completing on 26 October 2026.