Behind the Scenes: Why Tribeca Loves Flashpoint

Tribeca Co-founder and Chief Disruption Officer Addresses Tribeca Flashpoint Students

September 24, 2010

We live in troubled times

Threats and Opportunities

 Innovate or Die

Creative Destruction (Joseph Schumpeter)

Can we harness and shape the future through innovation, can we create tomorrow's jobs?

We are all connected (14.4, 28.8, 56k,100mb, T1, 3G, 4G) wired and wireless

Mobile Telephony 

Talk about Tribeca, Flashpoint, Fillpoint, Disruptive Innovation Theory and Application

An  Eclectic Resume (Tribeca, Turtle Pond, Fillpoint, Sesame Workshop, Rock and Roll hall of Fame, Desmond Tutu Peace Foundatuon, Richard Leakey's Wildlife Direct)

My TwitBit  (Owen and Mzee)

Flashpoint meets Fillpoint (small world)

"Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful."

February 10, 2009 Crave SVG acquired by Fillpoint 

 What is Tribeca?

One of the world's biggest film festivals

Started After September 11th to help bring people back on the streets 

Thought it would be a one time event

First year expectation---> 10,000 people

Almost pulled the plug then one Friday afternoon....American Express stepped in as our partner

First year result          ---->150,000

After first year it was time to Go Big or Go Home

This year                    ----->400,000

 To Go Big we had to change and re-invent was a film festival was.

Allegory of the Bus:  Change is hard

 Message:  Get on the bus, get off the bus.  Just don't get in front of the bus.

'A Bronx Tale'

When you see a fork in the road take it 

Sidebar:  Mentors can help you learn how to make good decisions, create opportunities but rest is up to you

Lilo (Bronx Tale) and Leo (This Boys Life)

Mentorship is critical

Can we learn to make better decisions?

Can we scale innovation?

What is a good decision? One You Don't Regret

International, Education, Distribution, Channel, Cultural Diplomacy, Story-telling

Verticals and Intersections (Sports, Fashion, Music, Food, Video Games etc....)

We are creating a 21st Century Global Media Company to connect creators with audiences, audiences who create, particpate "from cradle to grave" (JR) 

We embrace technology but there is threshold resistance to change at every step and around every corner 

We are creating a new global ecosystem for story-telling to hopefully make the world a better place

 How Do You It?

Break all the Rules, Make Up New Business Models 

Success Means:   Fail But Learn

The Conspiracy Theory (Triangle Below...)

We are the disruptive film festival

Why Is Tribeca Interested in Flashpoint?

The Future is Change and Change is the Future

But Change Is Hard

Lessons on Innovation (scroll down)