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communitycapitalism
10/22/13
— @bwats
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hi, i’m Brian.i’m a Venture Capitalist.
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hi, i’m Brian.i’m a Community Capitalist.
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community capitalism
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network effects
community
capitalism
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kickstarter
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so what?8
"the fact that we’re connected lets us be independent. it’s almost a paradox." — @nickgrossman
macro
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jobs?
macro
macro
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a silver lining
macro
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retro communities
macro
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modern communities
macro
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p2p marketplaces
collaborativeconsumption
crowd-funding
co-working x education
support networks
media / comms
macro
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shared values= social infrastructure
macro
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rockford, il
macro
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the mayor of rockford
macro
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craft entrepreneurship
macro
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hurricane sandy
macro
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airbnb
macro
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starting your communitymicro
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1. design for and with
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2. share in public
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3. embrace technology
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4. bootstrap community
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5. “respect. empower. include.”
micro
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design for and with
share publicly
embrace technology
bootstrap community
“respect. empower. include.”
micro
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thanks.— @bwats
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