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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:

  1. Change

  2. 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

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Incubator

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Source: https://www.inbia.org/

 

Accelerator

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Source: http://gan.co/the-network

 

Coworking

  • Shared office space

  • Shared resources

  • Variety of events

  • Limited services

  • Cost: Monthly Fee

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incubator

  • Shared office space
  • Shared resources
  • Long-term support (6+ months minimum)
  • Mentors available
  • Competitive application process
  • Cost: Monthly or Program Fee; Occasionally Equity
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Accelerator

  • Post Incubator
  • Shared Office Space
  • Shared Resources
  • Short-term support (intensive 2-4 months)
  • Highly selective, cohort based
  • Provide funding
  • Cost: Equity
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Build the Future

 

Practical Futurists

 

Startup Community?

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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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