The platform revolution: 
making online work happen
Platforms are the offices/factories of the future 
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Millions of people collaborate on platforms each day 
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Why platforms can be so much more productive 
Platforms 
! 
1. A-linear communication 
2. Crowdsourcing resources 
3. Self-organisation 
Chains 
! 
1. Linear communication 
2. Ownership of resources 
3. Central planning 
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Platform labor is rewarding for all 
Businesses 
! 
24/7 hassle-free 
access to the best 
possible expertise. 
Professionals 
! 
Work where, when 
and for whoever you 
want. 
Platforms 
! 
Access to productive 
resources without the 
investments. 
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Then why is it not widely used in professional processes? 
? 
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Why not crowdsource your software needs? 
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Why not crowdsource your customer service desk? 
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Why not crowdsource your logistics? 
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Why not crowdsource your entire value chain? 
Making online work happen 
October 2014
Because until today important infrastructure was lacking 
• Social collaboration requires a different reward system 
! • 'Social salary' should be based on social productivity 
! • Until today there was no infrastructure for crowd payments 
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But as of today, there is Mobbr 
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Key features 
• Fully licensed e-wallet & payment solution 
! • Only payment system that can pay many 
recipients with one click 
! • Facilitates all major currencies and Bitcoin 
! • Pay 'social salary' for tasks and 
collaborations on any website or platform 
! • Find tasks, professionals & platforms 
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How it works 
! 
- Find platform 
- Create task 
- Pledge money 
- Invite contributors 
! 
- Find task 
- Check task status 
- Work on task 
- Get 'social salary' 
! 
- Facilitate tasks 
- Use reputation system 
- Define distribution key 
- Connect key to Mobbr 
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Example: Crowdsource a piece of software on Github 
! 
1. Create an issue or directory on Github 
2. Drop the url in the box on Mobbr.com 
3. Click button to pledge money 
4. Click button to invite workers 
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Example: Crowdsource a piece of software on Github 
! 
4. Check out the task on Mobbr.com 
5. Click 'go to task' to contribute on Github 
6. When the issue is closed, the payment 
triggers 
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Example: Crowdsource a piece of software on Github 
! 
7. Mobbr reads the contribution statistics 
from the Github database 
8. Mobbr distributes the money among 
the contributors based on these 
statistics 
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Making online work happen 
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Any questions 
? 
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Contact us 
@mobbrcom 
! 
Ernesto Spruyt 
Co-founder 
! 
@ernesto_spruyt 
ernesto@mobbr.com 
! 
+31 6 5266 7982 
or meet us here: 
! 
Speaking at Crowdsourcing Week Summit 
Copenhagen 16 October 2014 
! 
Startup Alley at Techcrunch Disrupt 
London 20/21 October 2014 
! 
Alpha Program Exhibitor at The Web Summit 
Dublin 4/6 November 2014 
! 
Speaking at Crowd Dialog 
Munich 20 November 2014 
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The Platform Revolution: Making Online Work Happen

  • 1.
    The platform revolution: making online work happen
  • 2.
    Platforms are theoffices/factories of the future Follow @ernesto_spruyt on Twitter
  • 3.
    Millions of peoplecollaborate on platforms each day Follow @ernesto_spruyt on Twitter
  • 4.
    Why platforms canbe so much more productive Platforms ! 1. A-linear communication 2. Crowdsourcing resources 3. Self-organisation Chains ! 1. Linear communication 2. Ownership of resources 3. Central planning Follow @ernesto_spruyt on Twitter
  • 5.
    Platform labor isrewarding for all Businesses ! 24/7 hassle-free access to the best possible expertise. Professionals ! Work where, when and for whoever you want. Platforms ! Access to productive resources without the investments. Follow @ernesto_spruyt on Twitter
  • 6.
    Then why isit not widely used in professional processes? ? Follow @ernesto_spruyt on Twitter
  • 7.
    Why not crowdsourceyour software needs? Follow @ernesto_spruyt on Twitter
  • 8.
    Why not crowdsourceyour customer service desk? Follow @ernesto_spruyt on Twitter
  • 9.
    Why not crowdsourceyour logistics? Follow @ernesto_spruyt on Twitter
  • 10.
    Why not crowdsourceyour entire value chain? Making online work happen October 2014
  • 11.
    Because until todayimportant infrastructure was lacking • Social collaboration requires a different reward system ! • 'Social salary' should be based on social productivity ! • Until today there was no infrastructure for crowd payments Follow @ernesto_spruyt on Twitter
  • 12.
    But as oftoday, there is Mobbr Follow @ernesto_spruyt on Twitter
  • 13.
    Key features •Fully licensed e-wallet & payment solution ! • Only payment system that can pay many recipients with one click ! • Facilitates all major currencies and Bitcoin ! • Pay 'social salary' for tasks and collaborations on any website or platform ! • Find tasks, professionals & platforms Follow @ernesto_spruyt on Twitter
  • 14.
    How it works ! - Find platform - Create task - Pledge money - Invite contributors ! - Find task - Check task status - Work on task - Get 'social salary' ! - Facilitate tasks - Use reputation system - Define distribution key - Connect key to Mobbr Follow @ernesto_spruyt on Twitter
  • 15.
    Example: Crowdsource apiece of software on Github ! 1. Create an issue or directory on Github 2. Drop the url in the box on Mobbr.com 3. Click button to pledge money 4. Click button to invite workers Follow @ernesto_spruyt on Twitter
  • 16.
    Example: Crowdsource apiece of software on Github ! 4. Check out the task on Mobbr.com 5. Click 'go to task' to contribute on Github 6. When the issue is closed, the payment triggers Follow @ernesto_spruyt on Twitter
  • 17.
    Example: Crowdsource apiece of software on Github ! 7. Mobbr reads the contribution statistics from the Github database 8. Mobbr distributes the money among the contributors based on these statistics Follow @ernesto_spruyt on Twitter
  • 18.
    Making online workhappen Follow @ernesto_spruyt on Twitter
  • 19.
    Any questions ? Follow @ernesto_spruyt on Twitter
  • 20.
    Contact us @mobbrcom ! Ernesto Spruyt Co-founder ! @ernesto_spruyt ernesto@mobbr.com ! +31 6 5266 7982 or meet us here: ! Speaking at Crowdsourcing Week Summit Copenhagen 16 October 2014 ! Startup Alley at Techcrunch Disrupt London 20/21 October 2014 ! Alpha Program Exhibitor at The Web Summit Dublin 4/6 November 2014 ! Speaking at Crowd Dialog Munich 20 November 2014 Follow @ernesto_spruyt on Twitter