Mikko Puhakka gave a presentation on open generation at OpenSourceCamp in Beijing on October 10, 2010. He discussed the history of open collaboration traditions from Finland and how they spread globally with the rise of the internet and Linux. He then introduced his venture capital funds, C2IVC and GrowVC China, which focus on ambitious entrepreneurs and providing strategic support. C2IVC and GrowVC China officially launched on the date of the presentation and encourage attendees to learn more about partnering with them.

1. Open
Genera)on
OpenSourceCamp,
Beijing
10.10.10
Mikko
Puhakka,
,
Founding
Partner
C2IVC,
GrowVC
China

2. Open
Genera)on
Agenda
• The
Past
• The
Present
• The
Future
• Join
us!

3. The
Past
• The
Finnish
’’Talkoo’’
tradi)on
• Folklore
movement
in
1800’s
• Impact
• Emergence
of
LAMP
with
internet
• Talkoo
way
of
working
popularized
by
internet
and
the
global
impact
of
Linux

4. The
Present
• LAMP
as
default
• Open
collabora)on
coming
mainstream
• Open
source’s
meritocracy
leadership
has
a
great
match
with
Chinese
tradi)onal
leadership
thinking
• Internet
as
business
model
(Liu
Peng)

5. The
Children
are
Leading
Change
(1/2)

6. The
Children
are
Leading
Change
(2/2)

7. The
Future
–
The
Open
Genera)on
• Introducing
C2IVC
and
GrowVC
China
– Adventure
– Ambi)on
– Harmony

8. C2IVC
–
A
Virtual
Incubator
• We
are
looking
for
entrepreneurs
and
companies
who
are
ambi)ous
and
are
looking
for
an
adventure,
not
just
for
making
money
• We
provide
harmony
into
your
business
through
mentorship
and
strategic
advise,
in
select
cases
we
are
also
available
for
board
seats
• The
Founding
team
has
a
long
history
of
working
with
young
companies
and
have
been
involved
in
crea)ng
Billions
of
dollars
of
value
(eg.
MySQL)
• Our
main
focus
is
ini)ally
Beijing
and
China,
but
we
are
open
for
discussing
other
possibili)es
• Our
first
day
of
opera)on
is
today
10.10.10,
for
more
info
please
see
www.C2IVC.com

9. GrowVC
China
• A
virtual
Silicon
Valley
operated
in
China
by
C2IVC
• Partly
owned
by
GrowVC
Interna)onal
with
opera)ons
globally
(Europe,
USA,
India)
• GrowVC
is
a
crowd-­‐funding
pla]orm
connec)ng
entrepreneurs
and
people
looking
to
invest
(even
small
investments
are
possible)
• At
this
point
you
can
get
involved
and
registered
for
FREE,
so
do
so
today!
• Our
launch
date
is
today
10.10.10
• For
more
info
and
registra)on
please
go
to:
h`p://china.growvc.com

10. Thank
you!
Mikko
Puhakka
– Connect
to
me
on
Linkedin
h`p://fi.linkedin.com/in/mikkopuhakka
– Follow
me
on
Twi`er:
@pumo68