post digital horizons presentation from invest in value roadtrip 2007
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Post-Digital Horizons
Presentation on the Jewish FutureNovember 2007
Aharon Horwitz and Ariel BeeryCo-Founders,
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Want a website in 5 minutes? www.weebly.com
Want a free social network? www.ning.com
Want a Internet TV channel? www.dogooder.tv
Want a personal start-up page? www.netvibes.com
Want your own radio station? www.pandora.com
Want to manage a project for 50 people for free? www.basecamp.com
Want to make international calls for free? www.jajah.com
Digital Cheat Sheet
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"The digital revolution is over.”-Michael Negroponte
Digital Revolution is over
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How to think Post-Digital
Post-Digital
It is not about the programming or the technology
It is about Utility.
Value = Utility/Time
To maximize value, services seek to increase utility and decrease time
ThumpThumpjewish content with a pulseEncourage Risk
Amazon: Lot’s of Servers
#1
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Platform
Platform according to pmarca: “a system that can be programmed and therefore customized by outside developers -- users -- and in that way, adapted to countless needs and niches that the platform's original developers could not have possibly contemplated, much less had time to accommodate.”
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Not an organization – an organizing framework.
Be the platform
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ThumpThumpjewish content with a pulseRespect the Code
Creative Economy Means:
www.PEOPLEOFTHECODE.com
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Aside: Can this be programmed?
Can this be hacked?
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MAVENHAVEN
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MavenHaven
MavenHaven.com
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•Focus on utility and value
•Enable risk-taking for start-ups
•Be the platform
•Tap the geeks
•Encourage hacks
Be a Start-Up Artist
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www.mavenhaven.com
www.creativezionism.com
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