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This is what I presented on May 20th
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The journey of an entrepreneur
Marc CanterTECA
May 20th, 2010
I came to help create Jobs• Third Frontier = $1B, 55k Jobs = $57k per job
Isn’t there a more efficient way to create Jobs!
• Digital divide is not economic• Can’t we use social media to create Jobs?• Can’t we use public money – better?
The real-time Web can help
• Live Video-help is the safety net• Two-way conversations• Help is always there – whenever you need it
I came to NEO
• To do the “Digital City project”• Teach at Case• Change the way we think about Jobs• Start another Billion dollar company• Enjoy the lifestyle, food, schools, housing• To find REAL people, ethnicity, diversity
Former Mayor’s home now has an urban garden
Principles
• Connect Meatspace to Cyberspace– Human facilitation– Tech won’t do it by itself
• Dashboards = equalizer• Connect Haves to Have Nots• Open source, freemium pricing• Open Web, Open Ideas• Open Source, Open Standards
On-line world connects to the real world• Getting people comfortable with computers• All jobs in the future will require tech skills• Human facilitation
Keep your priorities straight
• Family comes first• Software is about changing the world, not making money
Three areas converging
Jobs won’t be full-time, they’ll be project oriented
$1T worth of Multimedianeeds to get created
Multimedia Encyclopedias
• Animated Charts of battles• Videos and exploded annotated diagrams• Interactive simulations of Polymer Molecules• 3d Visualizations• Interactive games• Dynamic data
Software as infrastructure
• Common, free, always-on• Cloud services, Inside-the-Firewall• Open Government
Hardware, Bandwidth, Servers, Access
Applications and Services
Solutions, Compelling Experiences
“Citizen Dashboards”• Open standard based• Integrated services• Aggregated content and people• Highly customizable
Webcams and Location pages• See top 16 webcams, editorially selected– Rotate throughout the day
• Click on webcam, go to a location page• Location pages:– Who lives by– Photos, videos– Other webcams– Leave comments,Reviews, Media, Links
• On shared servers
A Community Activity Stream
Family
• Shared media collections• School participation• After school orgs• All members of the family tied in• Car ‘puter• Health• Vacations• Church/Synagogue
Digital Jobs• Multimedia production work• Independent contractors• Virtual office worker, book keeping• Multimedia business directory• Independent marketing or sales rep• Tech support• Health concierge
Looking to hire
• 5 hired, 4,995 to go……• Case Connection Zone• iDEA Institute• Civic Commons• Medical startups• Community groups
ProgrammersUI DesignersVP of Engineering
I’m a product guy
• Software veteran = 30+ years• Co-founder of MacroMind, became Macromedia• Interactive Music Videos• Interactive TV tools• Early AJAX• Community Commons• Open Social Networking• Open Standards
I often scare people• Use my Operatic training to stand out• Ask hard questions, put people on the spot• Think real hard, and fast, in real-time• Opinionated• Outspoken
………. for a reason