Here are the slides from a talk that I gave in Detroit. It's the first attempt at a deck to inspire people to think about building networks - for bringing together business and social good. I think it's about 70% of where it needs to be - if you have any comments please discuss it with me on USV.com: http://www.usv.com/posts/i-gave-this-talk-in-detroit-on-peer-networks-and-community-capitalism-help-me-make-it-better

1. community
capitalism
— @bwats
10/22/13
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2. hi, i’m Brian.
i’m a Venture Capitalist.
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3. hi, i’m Brian.
i’m a Community Capitalist.
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4. community
capitalism
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5. network effects
capitalism
community
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6. kickstarter
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8. so what?
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9. macro
"the fact that we’re connected
lets us be independent. it’s
almost a paradox."
— @nickgrossman
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10. macro
jobs?

11. macro
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12. macro
a silver lining
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13. macro
retro communities
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14. macro
modern communities
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15. macro
p2p
marketplaces
collaborative
consumption
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co-working x
education
support
networks
crowdfunding
media /
comms
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16. macro
shared values
= social infrastructure
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17. macro
rockford, il
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18. macro
the mayor of rockford
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19. macro
craft entrepreneurship
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20. macro
hurricane sandy
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21. macro
airbnb
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22. micro
starting your community
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23. micro
1. design for and with
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24. micro
2. share in public
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25. micro
3. embrace technology
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26. micro
4. bootstrap community
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27. micro
5. “respect. empower. include.”
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28. micro
design for and with
share publicly
embrace technology
bootstrap community
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“respect. empower. include.”
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29. thanks.
— @bwats
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