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Open Ecosystem BD Working Group

The Open Ecosystem BD Working Group was borne out of the need for collaboration in the ecosystem after the decentralization in the fall of 2023. This is a bottom-up group that is coming together to see if we can forge a strong decentralized BD organization that addresses challenges at four levels:

  1. Community - We need to get to know each other, form links, support each other and break down the natural silos that form. There’s a lot of collective intelligence and experience that we can lean on if we can make the right connections between people.

  2. Political - Polkadot BD operates in the umbrella of the ecosystem and is a part of OpenGov. Traditionally the network has been more technically-focused, so it is rather new for “BD” to have a voice, but it’s quite important that we not only represent the voices of potential customers but also participate in internal dialogue.

  3. Strategic - We need to contribute to and fit into the larger ecosystem strategy that is being developed now. And as with any other activity, we have limited time and resources, so we need to figure out the best return that we can get as an ecosystem on BD activities.

  4. Operational - And finally we need to actually get things done and see not only in our individual teams but also as Polkadot. We should prove out that we can accomplish great things together as a decentralized BD organization.

Onboard to the Open Ecosystem BD Working Group Get access to the Telegram group and the monthly calls

Current Initiatives

Discussions around these initiatives happens in the Telegram group.

  1. RFI for Case Studies
  2. RFI for Enterprise Products and Services
  3. Mythical Case Study
  4. University Outreach
  5. Explore BD Collective
  6. Prioritze Unmet BD Needs

Meetings

Meetings are scheduled monthly on a recurring basis.