The Limitless City
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A strategy-driven deck detailing our approach to the lack of social start-ups in Boston, despite a booming innovation community.
The Limitless City
- 1. The Limitless City Presented by Mind Palace
- 3. Heres how it started.
- 5. The Boston Brain Trust Founded by the Governor in 2010 in combination with the Innovation District. Using the power of ideas, the Trust fuels regional growth and job creation in Boston with collaborative innovation initiatives. Thought-leaders Innovators Venture Capitalists Consortium
- 6. Boston Brain Trust Members Danah Boyd + Senior researcher at Microsoft's Kendall Square office + Leading authority on how young people use technology and social media + Widely published on the subject and gives high-profile talks at events such as SXSW Jean Hammond + One of Boston's most active and well connected angel investors + Backs start ups including Zipcar and Crimson Hexagon + Mentors up-and-coming start ups through a program called TechStars + Runs workshops designed to introduce others to angel investing Edward Boches + Chief Innovation Officer at Mullen advertising agency + Pushing the boundaries of education at Boston University + Great hair
- 7. Mind Palace A non-traditional ad agency founded by BU graduates Michelle Carpenter, Ben Johnson, Anne Sipio, Taylor Walker, and Kate Worthey
- 8. The Objective To convince Facebook to found a new department right here in our very own city, Beantown, MA. And make Boston the epicenter of innovation.
- 9. Strategy Facebook VCs Talent Boston
- 10. Who we want.
- 11. Zuckerberg Pyramid King Zuck Facebook Execs Facebook employees Boston Facebook users All Facebook users
- 12. Boston Communities Target Boston communities in order to put pressure on King Zuck King Zuck Facebook Execs Facebook employees Boston Facebook users All Facebook users
- 13. Targets 1) Scholars, students, and academics 2) Start-up community Primary 3) Venture capitalists 4) General Bostonians Secondary Capitalize on the energy and passion that Boston culture is known for to excite these people and mobilize them for participation.
- 14. The Zuck Whats that I hear? The sound of Boston crying out to me? To the people of Boston, I hear you! I hear youuuuu!!!
- 15. What we can do.
- 16. Facebooks Problems: How do we bring our platform to the future? How do we make the most How do we grow our of our resources in innovative company in every and effective ways? direction towards future innovation?
- 17. Bostons Solutions: We can help!
- 18. What we can offer Boston can offer things no other location can A Special Combination: Innovative businesses The culture Energy Start-up community Academics Research The people
- 19. Boston is ripe for the picking
- 24. 3) FB Forward- FB thinking innovation department Objective: make the future Facebook a reality by developing Facebook with limitless ideas
- 25. 4) Living Facebook Objective: Show Zuckerberg the energy and creativity that Boston can offer in a way he cant ignore
- 26. Living Facebook
- 27. The Results
- 28. Short-term Facebook opens FB in the Innovation District with 2,000 new employees, recru ited from Facebook Forward and Bostons universities
- 29. Mid-term Bostons economy gets a critical boost from the huge influx of students who want to attend Boston schools
- 30. Long-term FBs presence in Boston leads to an attitude shift in the entire population, inspiring communities to mobilize in all of Bostons notable arenas
- 32. In case you were wondering Minddddddd Palace!