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# Stage LightPaper V1

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🙊[<mark style="color:purple;">What is Stage</mark>](/product-docs/introduction.md#what-is-stage)<mark style="color:purple;">?</mark>

* [<mark style="color:purple;">How Stage uses NFTs</mark>](/product-docs/introduction.md#what-is-stage)<mark style="color:purple;">?</mark>
* [<mark style="color:purple;">Who Created Stage</mark>](/product-docs/introduction.md#who-created-stage)<mark style="color:purple;">?</mark>
* [<mark style="color:purple;">The Future Vision</mark>](/product-docs/introduction.md#what-is-the-future-of-stage)

🥷[<mark style="color:orange;">Our current features</mark>](/product-docs/info/about-our-current-platform.md)

* [<mark style="color:orange;">Wallet Connect</mark>](/product-docs/info/about-our-current-platform.md#users-can-connect-wallet-via-metamask-to-gain-access-to-a-community)
* [<mark style="color:orange;">Dashboard</mark>](/product-docs/info/about-our-current-platform.md#community-dashboard-displays)
* [<mark style="color:orange;">Online Courses</mark>](/product-docs/info/about-our-current-platform.md#courses)
* [<mark style="color:orange;">Members Directory</mark>](/product-docs/info/about-our-current-platform.md#members-directory)
* [<mark style="color:orange;">Events Calendar</mark>](/product-docs/info/about-our-current-platform.md#events-calendar)
* [<mark style="color:orange;">Admin Features</mark>](/product-docs/info/about-our-current-platform.md#admin-features)

🔮<mark style="color:red;">The Stage Vision</mark>

* [<mark style="color:red;">Why Do We Need Stage</mark>](/product-docs/faq.md#why-do-we-need-stage-in-the-first-place)
* [<mark style="color:red;">Current Education System is Whack</mark>](https://yourstage.gitbook.io/product-docs/pages/w8TEpJ6aqInqzCmUGpiF#this-is-not-us-shit-taking-the-education-system.)
* [<mark style="color:red;">Why Use NFTs to Better Online Education</mark>](/product-docs/faq.md#why-use-nfts-to-create-online-education-communities)

💵[<mark style="color:green;">Learn to Earn Model</mark>](/product-docs/info/learn-to-earn-model.md)

* [<mark style="color:green;">How to Earn From Learning</mark>](/product-docs/info/learn-to-earn-model.md#how-does-stage-allow-people-to-earn-from-their-learning)
* [<mark style="color:green;">Using Rewards To Increase User Participation</mark>](/product-docs/info/learn-to-earn-model.md#why-we-need-to-reward-our-students)
* [<mark style="color:green;">NFTs As Certificates</mark>](https://yourstage.gitbook.io/product-docs/pages/XM1mdakO2IprgGQqOpEF#nfts-as-certificates.)
* [<mark style="color:green;">Metaverse Resumès</mark>](https://yourstage.gitbook.io/product-docs/pages/XM1mdakO2IprgGQqOpEF#our-goal-is-to-replace-resumes-and-college-degrees.)