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Social Impact Ecosystems
Lucas Lindsey | FSU | Nov. 1st
Executive Director
Domi Station
@urbnist
1. Domi
2. Ecosystems
3. Tallahasee
We give the future a home.
www.domistation.com
@DomiStationTLH
We Those That
Build the Future
the ethos of the Entrepreneur:
constructive Discontent
The Problem
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Incubator Programs
Easy ways to dive in
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Get Started
Domi's core 6-month, cohort-based incubator program. 3 months weekly class. 3 months implementation.
www.domistation.com/get-started-cohort
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PowerUp
12-month program for existing small businesses that want to grow their market impact. 5 firms per year.
www.domistation.com/powerup
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Events
Tons of events open to All:
Startup Weekend, PowerForward Workshop, 1 Million Cups, Women Wednesday's, Learn-to-Code bootcamps
www.domistation.com/events
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Coworking
Part-Time and Full-time Drop in Desks, private offices, and shared amenities. fast Wifi, Hot Coffee, & Good People.
www.domistation.com/coworking
And Now, Lessons in ecosystem Building
Innovation is not about new ideas.
It is about the embrace of New ideas.
https://hbr.org/2012/12/how-to-create-an-innovation-ec
https://hbr.org/2012/12/how-to-create-an-innovation-ec
Ecosystems are not built and managed.
Ecosystems are grown and cultivated.
The goal is an organic system that fosters interaction among actors.
THINGS LIKE: CONNECTIVITY ACROSS SOCIAL BARRIERS, OPTIMIZING FOR SERENDIPITY.
in short: Rainforests, Not Farms
http://www.championsnetwork.co/
http://www.championsnetwork.co/
http://www.championsnetwork.co/
1. relationships based on trust, not Control
http://www.newnetworkleader.org/
2. promote others, not yourself
http://www.newnetworkleader.org/
3. Create constellations,
Not stars
http://www.newnetworkleader.org/
http://kccitallahassee.com/
http://www.theinstitutefornonprofits.org/
http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/chapters/tallahassee
http://www.frenchtownheritage.org/
Two things
people hate most:
Change
The Way Things Are
If something's missing, Build it.
At the end of the day, Action is what matters.
lucas@domistation.com
Domi's MVP
Mission:
Educate and empower early-stage entrepreneurs
Vision:
Build the most diverse startup community in the southeast
Purpose: Provide a home for the fearless to access resources and create wealth for their community.
Start Small and Grassroots forward
Leverage big Partnerships To Scale Impact
Source: http://startupquote.com/
momentum at all costs
Source: http://startupquote.com/
Have a bias toward action
Source: http://startupquote.com/
increase your luck surface area
Source: http://startupquote.com/
Shake a lot of hands
Source: http://startupquote.com/
Know Your Numbers
Source: http://startupquote.com/
Iterate toward Perfection
Source: http://startupquote.com/
Iterate toward Perfection
Photo Credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/hades2k/7001927337
Executive Director
Domi Station
@urbnist
Source: http://startupquote.com/
Be Authentic, Be Real
Source: http://startupquote.com/
Build Collaborative networks
Source: https://www.facebook.com/events/1059970570784473/
Source: https://www.facebook.com/groups/876167135862662/
Making sense of startup support. What works for your city?
Coworking
Incubator
Source: https://www.inbia.org/
Accelerator
Source: http://gan.co/the-network
Coworking
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Shared office space
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Shared resources
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Variety of events
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Limited services
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Cost: Monthly Fee
incubator
- Shared office space
- Shared resources
- Long-term support (6+ months minimum)
- Mentors available
- Competitive application process
- Cost: Monthly or Program Fee; Occasionally Equity
Accelerator
- Post Incubator
- Shared Office Space
- Shared Resources
- Short-term support (intensive 2-4 months)
- Highly selective, cohort based
- Provide funding
- Cost: Equity
Build the Future
Practical Futurists
Startup Community?
Source: http://startupquote.com/
Focus on Where You're Headed,
Not WHere Youv'e Been
Source: http://www.mallorylbrooks.com/blog/tallahassee-photography-foremost-happy-motoring
COMMUNITY TAKES MANY FORMS
- Capacity building power of networking +
- Power law returns; so do more things +
- Run small experiments; iterate toward perfection +
- = The Startup/Community Dev Crossover
WhERE THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD
Luck favors the hustlers
Constructive Discontent
By Lucas Lindsey
Constructive Discontent
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