TOP-IX Development Program presentation

1. DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
DP.TOP-IX.ORG
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2. Who we are
TOP-IX: TOrino e Piemonte Internet eXchange
Geographically Distributed Internet Exchange for North West Italy
No-profit consortium founded in 2002
58 affiliated members
Open to anyone who has an AS (not only ISPs)
Objectives integrated with WI-PIE program guidelines
Internet Development
Exchange Program (DP)
Develop and manage Make available
the network infrastructure an open innovation environment
to provide to foster
Internet Exchange services new business creation

3. Who we are
TOP-IX: TOrino e Piemonte Internet eXchange
Geographically Distributed Internet Exchange for North West Italy
No-profit consortium founded in 2002
58 affiliated members
Open to anyone who has an AS (not only ISPs)
Objectives integrated with WI-PIE program guidelines
Development
Program (DP)
Make available
an open innovation environment
to foster
new business creation

4. Open Innovation
Closed innovation Open innovation
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5. The Long Tail of web-based micro businesses:
Seed & Market niches
Size Development Phase
Web-based micro-businesses
Potential leaders of market niches
Seed
t
Number & Variety
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6. The Long Tail of web-based micro businesses:
Growth and Value Migration
Size Development Phase
Web-based micro-businesses
Potential leaders of market niches
Seed
t
Number & Variety
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7. Targeting the Long Web Tail:
Small investments x big number of projects
€ / Project
-
Web based
Start-ups
20K€
Same risk?
Same ROI?
1M€
Semiconductors,
Pharma, etc.
+
- +
5 50 N Businesses/Projects
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8. The Development Program (DP)
Piedmont is the place, Wi-Pie Program is the context, TOP-IX
Development Program is the tool
We foster smart ideas and business creation by providing
infrastructural support for internet ventures in the seed phase
We offer infinite bandwidth, a distributed computing platform, an open
innovation environment and a free trial period
DP STARTS YOU UP
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9. The Development Program (DP)
The open innovation environment of the Development Program:
CREATES VALUE
by fostering growth and development of
INNOVATION PROJECTS
through:
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10. The Development Program (DP)
The open innovation environment of the Development Program:
CREATES VALUE
by fostering growth and development of
INNOVATION PROJECTS
through:
1. Creation of a network of investors and potential
entrepreneurs
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11. The Development Program (DP)
The open innovation environment of the Development Program:
CREATES VALUE
by fostering growth and development of
INNOVATION PROJECTS
through:
1. Creation of a network of investors and potential
entrepreneurs
2. Organization of events in order to enable informal
meetings between investors and potential entrepreneurs
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12. The Development Program (DP)
The open innovation environment of the Development Program:
CREATES VALUE
by fostering growth and development of
INNOVATION PROJECTS
through:
1. Creation of a network of investors and potential
entrepreneurs
2. Organization of events in order to enable informal
meetings between investors and potential entrepreneurs
3. PDI infrastructure exploited as risk evaluation tool
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13. THE MODEL (DP)
BUSINESS SOCIAL EVENTS
PLAYERS
INVESTORS
CANDIDATES
TOP-IX (DP)
SCOUTING & NETWORKING
INFRASTRUCTURE
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14. CA
ND
IDA
TES RS
OPEN
INVESTO
ENVIRONMENT
DP Projects INVESTOR Projects
Technology Trial
Risk Evaluation Trial
Business Definition
Investment
Business
$
Business
$ 15

15. From DP to IX
CA
ND
IDA
TES ORS
INVEST
BUSINESS
$$$
Internet
Exchange
New member Hosted by one of TOP-IX
connected to the IX members
Directly improve TOP-IX Indirectly improve TOP-IX
revenues revenues

16. Some Innovation projects
Social Networking
Internet TV
Grid Computing
Gaming
ShareGrid
Internet Movie distribution
Peer2Peer TV

17. DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
DP.TOP-IX.ORG
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License
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