Company onboarding pack

[ivandigiusto]

Project:

Company Onboarding Pack

Elevator Pitch:

Success of the Helium Network depends on getting a large number of devices onto the network. High number of devices will come from large companies deploying devices to solve problems for themselves and for their clients.

At this time, it is very difficult for large companies to understand, assess and adopt Helium as relevant information is either hard to understand, missing, out of date, or on some Discord channel.

This project will create two sets of information to address their questions and concerns:

• One page summary of relevant topics: tech, blockchain, network, economics, ongoing requirements
• Additional content for the existing Helium docs explaining the relevant topics in easy to understand terms

Total fiat/HNT ask:

$8,000

Name and Address:

Submitted to grants@dewi.org

Project Details:

Create information that will make it easy for a large company to consider Helium for their IoT needs.

Currently, a person needs to go through various sites to understand how Helium works. Some of the information is out-of-date and incomplete. This creates a barrier for an organisation to on-board because it:

• Does not signal “mature ecosystem” to the prospective organisation
• Does not make it simple for the decision makers to understand the value proposition
• Does not prepare the organisation for using the network

To make Helium a seamless experience Helium Docs should correctly describe the network, economics and the ongoing operation. Then it is up to hotspots, the network, the wallet and devices to consistently deliver on the described experience.

Two types of content are proposed: an infographic and an update of Helium Docs focusing on the on-boarding experience of a large company.

An infographic should be a sufficient overview of main concepts. It will be used as a one-page slide to explain the why, what, how of Helium. The goal of this infographic is to show the potential of the Helium network and entice a decision-maker to invest additional time into understanding Helium.

An update to the Helium Docs will explain various aspects of the Helium network that a company would want to understand. It is important to cover the economics, technical aspects, and address typical concerns that a company may have about adopting Helium.

Roadmap:

The project will be delivered in two stages. An infographic will be provided to solicit feedback at a first non-financial milestone. The final milestone will contain both documents.

One-page infographic showing relevant Helium concepts

• Purpose
• Longevity of the project - beyond Helium Inc
• Network components
• Economics
• How to get started/Where to get more information

Update of Helium Docs - https://docs.helium.com/

• Detailed explanation of network components (more detailed than now) and how they interact with each other
• Economics (what are all the fees and ongoing costs - state channels, adding devices, DevAddr)
• How to get started
• Things to consider
• Differences in trial vs production
• Operating Router/Console
• LoRaWAN network server concepts
• Hotspot placement and management
• Device management

Milestones:

Milestone + Date	Deliverable	Summary	Cost
9 Jan 2022	Draft Infographic	Infographic - (without the Helium branding) covering the main topics
Final, 9 March 2022	Updated Infographic; docs.helium.com updates	Infographic updated with DeWi feedback; Pull-request with updated docs.helium.com section for on-boarding large organisations	8,000 USD

[JessmFromEarth]

Project deliverables for Milestone 2 due date changed to Feb 28th.

[ivandigiusto]

Changed Milestone 2 delivery to 9 March after correspondence with Clarissa.