NYC Innovation Scene
Opportunities for the NY Office

                      Oct 13th, 2011
                      New York City
Did you know:
Innovation is defining new rules for success



   WHAT                     HOW
 Human-centric           Fast development
   product                     cycles


   Impeccable               Constant UX
     service                   focus

Some Steve Jobs             Community
    magic                    building
Did you know:
Silicon Alley start-ups are pushing innovation
Did you know:
… incumbents are trying hard to keep up…
Did you know:
… businesses are built around innovation
The NYC innovation landscape: From
concept to product, corporations to startups


               Corporations



Analyze                        Prototype




                 Startups
spins-out, incubates and sells
ventures back to clients


                       Identify ‘Intrapreneurs’
                       Build venture company

                       Spin venture back in
                       client if successful
designs, engineers and
brings products to market




Discover

Design

Deliver
designs innovative strategies
   and ensures product feasibility




Develop Capabilities
Innovate

Grow

Build Businesses
accelerates the growth of
promising tech startups




                       Capital Advisory

                       Business Development

                       Strategy Consulting

                       Start-up Incubation
creates an community around start-up
 incubation and collaboration




   Education

   Office Space

   Support

   Collaboration
Competitive landscape


                Model        Client focus    Build own    Community
                                            businesses

Prehype       Excubation        Both        Whitespace,       -
                                            Coffeememe
Frog           In-house      Corporations        -            -

IDEO           In-house       Corp. and          -        Open IDEO
                                gov.
Pulse         Partnership      Startups      DLP, Bank        -
Advisory                                      Sonar
General      Collaboration     Startups          -          Startup
Assembly                                                   Weekend
faberNovel   Collaboration      Both         digitick,    pariSoma,
                                              PINK         research
faberNovel in the NYC
        environment
                      SWOT Analysis


A multi-faceted   But can be hard
team              to position to
                  clients


With the          When enterprise
expertise to      services are
address NYC’s     fragmenting
problems
A multi-faceted team


   Multidisciplinary network
    Entrepreneurs, Designers,
   Technologists, Strategists

   City innovation expertise

   Knowledge of digital products

   Both sides of the table
   Incubator/investor & start-up
   Consultant & technologist       S   W
                                   O   T
With the expertise to address NYC’s problems


                                   S   W
                                   O   T
   Startup ecosystem inflation
   point
   Explosion of Silicon Alley
   Growing need for office space
   Funding gap to address

   Mayor Bloomberg’s strategy
   City opportunities
   Stanford innovation center in NYC

   Great media ecosystem
But can be hard to position to clients

                  Marketing positioning
                  What target client?
                  Consult or excubate?

                  Physical products




              S   W
              O   T
When enterprise services are fragmenting


             S   W
             O   T

                 From large generalists to small
                 specialists
                 Specialized start-ups threaten
                 incumbents
                 Expansion of small venture funds

                 Start-up audience’s specifics
                 Limited cash
                 Great digital skills
                 Very specific needs
Embrace ambiguity, make fragmentation an
opportunity

Segment offering
PINK, pariSoma



Address NYC specifics
Media, city innovation,
Silicon Alley


Leverage diversity
Mobile, Strategy
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Other competitors to watch
creates human-centric
products and experiences


                         Product Development
                         Interactive Experience

                         Brand Communication
focuses on Industrial Design
Global innovation firm Continuum
Innovation is no present in New Yok

NYC innovation scene

  • 1.
    NYC Innovation Scene Opportunitiesfor the NY Office Oct 13th, 2011 New York City
  • 2.
    Did you know: Innovationis defining new rules for success WHAT HOW Human-centric Fast development product cycles Impeccable Constant UX service focus Some Steve Jobs Community magic building
  • 3.
    Did you know: SiliconAlley start-ups are pushing innovation
  • 4.
    Did you know: …incumbents are trying hard to keep up…
  • 5.
    Did you know: …businesses are built around innovation
  • 6.
    The NYC innovationlandscape: From concept to product, corporations to startups Corporations Analyze Prototype Startups
  • 7.
    spins-out, incubates andsells ventures back to clients Identify ‘Intrapreneurs’ Build venture company Spin venture back in client if successful
  • 8.
    designs, engineers and bringsproducts to market Discover Design Deliver
  • 9.
    designs innovative strategies and ensures product feasibility Develop Capabilities Innovate Grow Build Businesses
  • 10.
    accelerates the growthof promising tech startups Capital Advisory Business Development Strategy Consulting Start-up Incubation
  • 11.
    creates an communityaround start-up incubation and collaboration Education Office Space Support Collaboration
  • 12.
    Competitive landscape Model Client focus Build own Community businesses Prehype Excubation Both Whitespace, - Coffeememe Frog In-house Corporations - - IDEO In-house Corp. and - Open IDEO gov. Pulse Partnership Startups DLP, Bank - Advisory Sonar General Collaboration Startups - Startup Assembly Weekend faberNovel Collaboration Both digitick, pariSoma, PINK research
  • 13.
    faberNovel in theNYC environment SWOT Analysis A multi-faceted But can be hard team to position to clients With the When enterprise expertise to services are address NYC’s fragmenting problems
  • 14.
    A multi-faceted team Multidisciplinary network Entrepreneurs, Designers, Technologists, Strategists City innovation expertise Knowledge of digital products Both sides of the table Incubator/investor & start-up Consultant & technologist S W O T
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    With the expertiseto address NYC’s problems S W O T Startup ecosystem inflation point Explosion of Silicon Alley Growing need for office space Funding gap to address Mayor Bloomberg’s strategy City opportunities Stanford innovation center in NYC Great media ecosystem
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    But can behard to position to clients Marketing positioning What target client? Consult or excubate? Physical products S W O T
  • 17.
    When enterprise servicesare fragmenting S W O T From large generalists to small specialists Specialized start-ups threaten incumbents Expansion of small venture funds Start-up audience’s specifics Limited cash Great digital skills Very specific needs
  • 18.
    Embrace ambiguity, makefragmentation an opportunity Segment offering PINK, pariSoma Address NYC specifics Media, city innovation, Silicon Alley Leverage diversity Mobile, Strategy
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    creates human-centric products andexperiences Product Development Interactive Experience Brand Communication
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    Global innovation firmContinuum Innovation is no present in New Yok