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12.15.08The Social Venture Commons – in developmentThings have been moving quickly in the last few weeks and I'm happy to say that we're in development on the Social Venture Commons. I've created a more descriptive presentation below and have also included a brief primer on peer production of organizations (a quick snapshot of the #hohoto holiday party in Toronto). I'm working on initial partnerships for the commons and am getting ready to reach out for seed investment for one of the for-profit properties (VenTwits.com). In the spirit of peer-producing this as we go below are some specific items we'd love to have taken up. Just post in the ...
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11.22.08The Social Venture Commons: Primer PresentationBuilding on my previous posts about the Social Venture Commons here's a draft overview of what's been brewing. This venture is one part of my trio to support the ventures working from the new mode of organizing I see emerging. The two other pieces are the micro-funds (presentation coming soon) which is a modified version of early-stage venture/angel investing and a social capital learning project (in development for a trio of venture networks) based in part on the thinking here. Ping me directly if you are interested in learning more - and if you have comments on the presentation below please ...
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10.28.08Expanding on the Social Venture CommonsExpanding on my previous post on micro-funds and the social venture commons, here are few more pieces on what I see being the core elements of the Social Venture Commons. First, I see the commons containing three interdependent realms: conversations connections accomplishments Accomplishments are the product and desired outcomes of every venture. They are also a great catalyst of conversation. Conversation, in turn, is a great catalyst of connections - connections to ideas, resources, people etc. And connections, in turn, catalyze accomplishments - new resources to help get things done better, faster, etc. Of course it's not that linear but I do sense a compelling ...
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10.22.08Micro-funds and the Social Venture CommonsWorking with the building blocks for a new kind of venture capital I've been shaping a couple of core components - micro funds, and the social venture commons. Micro-funds: making small, flexible, intuitive, low-cost, high-leverage investments. Features: Short life: fully invested within 3 years or less Small, high-leverage investments: invest financial (e.g. $25-50k) and social capital in high-leverage ways - core capacity, incremental engagement, financial seeding Low or no fee: offset with performance based incentives for financial and impact returns appropriate to the fund Light-weight and dynamic operations: led by individuals or organizations that have a unique position or perspective on the 'frontiers' - run ...
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