CloudSpokes is a community that connects companies needing cloud development work with specialist cloud developers. It allows companies to post challenges and developers to submit solutions, with the winner receiving payment. This crowdsources cloud development work while allowing developers to showcase their skills and earn money. The community aims to modernize the development process by making it performance-based, social, and focused on cloud computing challenges rather than traditional on-premise or outsourced models. Developers can participate in contests, connect with peers, and potentially land paid work from companies using the platform.

1. CloudSpokesThe Industry’s First Community for Crowdsourcing Enterprise Cloud Development

2. CloudSpokes: Bringing Together Enterprise Cloud Challenges with a World of (Aspiring) Cloud Developers1Community of specialist cloud developers across platformsCompanies who need cloud developmentContestsForums | NetworkingOther

3. Why - The Combination of Two Massive Transformations Has Exponential Potential2CloudFor the first time ever, all it takes is expertise and an internet connection to contributeCrowd

4. Enterprise Cloud Adoption is Accelerating3Momentum to Date“It’s our belief that these cloud technology solutions will help us differentiate ourselves from competitors. The key is the speed with which we can move because we're cloud-based. It’s not just a growth strategy, it’s the transformation of our company.”Dick Escue, CIO RehabCare$1.6B+ revenue82K+ companies3M+ companies3K every day170 enterprises400K+ users490,000 developers102B objects on S3

5. Open Global Communities Are Driving New Innovation Through “the Crowd”4And Much Much More…Marketing AnalyticsMining1906 – Weighing OxenNetFlix– Beat us in predicting movies and win $1MGoldcorp – Help us find gold…and not go bankrupt !Francis Galton and the “wisdom of the crowd”2000 Submissions

6. ~10 Beat NetFlix

7. 14K Scientists

8. Market Cap from 100M to 9B

9. Wisdom of the Crowd or Market as a broadly applicable ruleToday’s Development Reality: Not right for “The Cloud” OR “The Crowd”CloudCommunity DevelopmentOn-PremiseIn-House + Offshore R&DElastic, pay as you go

10. All variable costs

11. Pay for results

12. Pay upfront for fixed capacity

13. High fixed costs

14. Pay for inputsWhy hasn’t the development process?The technology has changed….Why hasn’t the development process itself? 5

15. Bringing the Crowd to the Cloud Requires a New Type of Community6Performance BasedPay for performance – values output vs. hours

16. Market to match supply and demandSocial Networking100% CloudLet developers connect with peers

17. Let developers connect with potential employers

18. 100% focused on CIO’s #1 priorityChallengeFocused“Game-ified” experience, with contests and badgesHow it Works: Sponsoring a Challenge7Sponsor posts a challenge – define a task or project and set a price for it2. Challenges appear on a list for the developer community to see3. Community participants submit their answers to the challenge4. Submissions are peer reviewed and a winner is selected5. Sponsor pays out the winner

19. How it Works: Developer Experience8Come to the home page to sign up2. Create a public profile3. Connect with other members4. Participate in a challenges / Win $ 5. End up on a leaderboard!

20. What Makes CloudSpokesDifferent than Other Developer Communities?9Technology Community TypesCloudSpokes is…Neutral, not tied to a particular product or standard

21. Focused on a single topic: Cloud Computing

22. Offers a combination of networking/forums AND challenges/contests

23. Both competitive and collaborativeContests/Asset CreationForums/ Q&A / NetworkingSingle product / standardTopic focusedBroad / Generic

24. Seems cool but why?10

25. Launching CloudSpokes Was Just the First Shot in a Multi-Year War With the Status Quo11‘This revolution won’t be complete until the current business models of the global Sis – Accenture, Deloitte, IBM and others – are as comprehensively undermined as those of the software vendors they’ve traditionally worked with.’

26. Age of Hyperspecialization12“The point is: there are already huge opportunities for companies to engage hyper-specialist knowledge workers, and for these highly specialized workers to make money. The potential quality, speed, and cost advantages virtually guarantee that this model will become more prevalent.”Thomas Malone, MIT – Collective Intelligence

27. What does it mean for me?13

28. CloudSpokes History14

29. CloudSpokes Contest Examples15Google Reminder Bot Reminds You To Be #Awesome! ($1000)Superfell Builds Super Android Salesforce.com Admin App! ($1500)Webcam + Twilio API = Homemade alarm system ($<500)Omniauth for Heroku and Force.com($1500)Network Detection Javascript Library ($500) Simple Geolocation Toolkit ($1000)iPadCheckin App for SFDC ($2000)

30. CloudSpokesDreamforce

31. I’m in, but how?17

32. Digital Assembly18

33. Structure19

34. Discussion and Feedback20

35. Candle Problem applied to Technology21

36. Examples22

37. CloudSpokes Architecture23

38. Happy Meal but no fries!Application integration and scaleApplication design, development,Declarative, configuration, reporting

39. Environments

40. David Messinger Community Architect@dmessinghttp://blog.cloudspokes.comhttp://www.cloudspokes.com@CloudSpokesCome and compete where the rubber meets the code