The Opportunity for Civic Startups

Presentation given at the Web 2.0 Expo NY, 2011

Transcript

1. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman The Opportunity for Civic Startups Web 2.0 Expo 2011 - Nick Grossman | @nickgrossman THE LAST BIG UNDISRUPTED MARKET:
2. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman me, me, me
3. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman you?
4. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Today
5. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Today 1.Civic
6. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Today 1.Civic 2.Disruption
7. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Today 1.Civic 2.Disruption 3.Trends
8. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Today 1.Civic 2.Disruption 3.Trends 4.Opportunities
9. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman What we mean by Civic
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11. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman of or relating to a citizen, a city, citizenship, or community affairs
12. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman of or relating to a citizen, a city, citizenship, or community affairs This is pretty broad
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22. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman civic media
23. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman participatory media civic media
24. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman participatory media civic life civic media — Ethan Zuckerman Director, MIT Center for Civic Media
25. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman What we mean by Disruption
26. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman (obligatory hackjob on disruptive technologies) see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disruptive_technology
27. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Software is eating the world — Marc Andreessen WSJ, 8/20/2011
28. craigslist | classifieds apple | music, phones, cameras amazon | books, retail linkedin | recruiting airbnb | hotels google | direct marketing netflix | videos skype | phones twitter | news
29. craigslist | classifieds apple | music, phones, cameras amazon | books, retail linkedin | recruiting airbnb | hotels google | direct marketing netflix | videos skype | phones twitter | news The tools now exist to transform any institution
30. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman employees: 32
31. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman airbnb
32. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman What is ripe for disruption in the civic space?
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34. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Politics - national, local Community Transportation Borrowing sugar Clearing graffiti Protests […]
35. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman 4 trends that are setting the stage for civic startups
36. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Spending more and getting less 1
37. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman source: Code for America
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39. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman ‘Bloomberg has called the project a “disaster”… [its] cost has exceeded $600 million, nearly ten times over budget’
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41. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman ‘has soared in cost from $260mm to as much as $1.9bn’
42. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman topek
43. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Changing of the guard 2
44. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman graphic: Code for America
45. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman graphic: Code for America
46. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman graphic: Code for America
47. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman graphic: Code for America
48. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman CHICAGO John Tolva BOSTON Nigel Jacobs SAN FRANCISCO Jay Nath WHITE HOUSE Vivek Kundra NEW YORK Rachel Sterne CODE for AMERICA Jen Pahlka + many more
49. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman The rise of the Civic Hacker 3
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55. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman osm haiti
56. save a life
57. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman cfa fellows
59. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Government as a Platform 4 — Tim O’Reilly
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61. Governments are starting to think less like app developers and more like platform providers
63. source: Wired Magazine
64. Real-time Server Mobile, web & other apps Closed Model Platform Model API Open Source
65. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman govt
66. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman govt direct vendors
67. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman govt direct vendors platform apps
68. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman govt direct vendors platform apps outside apps
69. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman 4 Models for Civic Startups
70. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Be the platform builder 1
71. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman govt vendors platform apps outside apps
72. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman + lots, lots more
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76. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman transpo
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79. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Be the platform builder 1
80. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Disruptive Opportunities Be the platform builder 1
81. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Disruptive Opportunities Open Source Be the platform builder 1
82. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Disruptive Opportunities Open Source Cloud / SaaS / IaaS Be the platform builder 1
83. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Disruptive Opportunities Open Source Cloud / SaaS / IaaS Design Be the platform builder 1
84. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Disruptive Opportunities Open Source Cloud / SaaS / IaaS Design Be the platform builder 1 Challenges
85. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Disruptive Opportunities Open Source Cloud / SaaS / IaaS Design Be the platform builder 1 Challenges Procurement
86. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Disruptive Opportunities Open Source Cloud / SaaS / IaaS Design Be the platform builder 1 Challenges Procurement Long sales cycles
87. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Disruptive Opportunities Open Source Cloud / SaaS / IaaS Design Be the platform builder 1 Challenges Procurement Long sales cycles Product vs. services
88. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Build on the Platform 2
89. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman govt vendors platform apps outside apps
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92. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman apps for america
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94. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman The idea for the re-design originated from Sunlight Labs’ Apps for America 2 contest. Developers Andrew Carpenter, Bob Burbach and Dave Augustine from WestEd Interactive built GovPulse.us, “The Federal Register at your fingertips” and won second place. They caught the attention of OFR, who contacted them to help with the official re-design.
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96. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman mycityway MyCityWay
97. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Build on the Platform 2
98. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Disruptive Opportunities Build on the Platform 2
99. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Disruptive Opportunities Design Build on the Platform 2
100. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Disruptive Opportunities Design Simplicity Build on the Platform 2
101. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Disruptive Opportunities Design Simplicity Analytics Build on the Platform 2
102. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Disruptive Opportunities Design Simplicity Analytics Build on the Platform 2 Challenges
103. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Disruptive Opportunities Design Simplicity Analytics Build on the Platform 2 Challenges Platform risk
104. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Play outside the lines 3
105. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman govt vendors platform apps outside apps
106. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman blockboard
107. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman commonplace
108. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman localocracy
109. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Play outside the lines 3
110. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Disruptive Opportunities Play outside the lines 3
111. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Disruptive Opportunities Agility Play outside the lines 3
112. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Disruptive Opportunities Agility Design Play outside the lines 3
113. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Disruptive Opportunities Agility Design User-centered approach Play outside the lines 3
114. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Disruptive Opportunities Agility Design User-centered approach Play outside the lines 3 Challenges
115. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Disruptive Opportunities Agility Design User-centered approach Play outside the lines 3 Challenges Finding a business model
116. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman The Enterprise End-Run — Me! bit.ly/enterprise-end-run 4
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121. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman The Enterprise End-Run 4
122. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Disruptive Opportunities The Enterprise End-Run 4
123. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Disruptive Opportunities Employ users as sales force The Enterprise End-Run 4
124. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Disruptive Opportunities Employ users as sales force The Enterprise End-Run 4 Challenges
125. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Disruptive Opportunities Employ users as sales force The Enterprise End-Run 4 Challenges Tension between user-focus
126. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Disruptive Opportunities Employ users as sales force The Enterprise End-Run 4 Challenges Tension between user-focus and enterprise-focus
127. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Recap
128. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Recap 4 Trends:
129. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Recap 4 Trends: 1 Spending more & getting less
130. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Recap 4 Trends: 1 Spending more & getting less 2 Changing of the guard
131. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Recap 4 Trends: 1 Spending more & getting less 2 Changing of the guard 3 The rise of the Civic Hacker
132. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Recap 4 Trends: 1 Spending more & getting less 2 Changing of the guard 3 The rise of the Civic Hacker 4 Gov’t as a Platform
133. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Recap 4 Trends: 1 Spending more & getting less 2 Changing of the guard 3 The rise of the Civic Hacker 4 Gov’t as a Platform 4 Models:
134. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Recap 4 Trends: 1 Spending more & getting less 2 Changing of the guard 3 The rise of the Civic Hacker 4 Gov’t as a Platform 4 Models: 1 Be the platform builder
135. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Recap 4 Trends: 1 Spending more & getting less 2 Changing of the guard 3 The rise of the Civic Hacker 4 Gov’t as a Platform 4 Models: 1 Be the platform builder 2 Build on the platform
136. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Recap 4 Trends: 1 Spending more & getting less 2 Changing of the guard 3 The rise of the Civic Hacker 4 Gov’t as a Platform 4 Models: 1 Be the platform builder 2 Build on the platform 3 Play outside the lines
137. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Recap 4 Trends: 1 Spending more & getting less 2 Changing of the guard 3 The rise of the Civic Hacker 4 Gov’t as a Platform 4 Models: 1 Be the platform builder 2 Build on the platform 3 Play outside the lines 4 The Enterprise End-Run
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139. civiccommons.org | openplans.org | @nickgrossman Thanks! @nickgrossman nickgrossman.info