M AY B E W E G O T W H AT W E N E E D1 4 0 C H A R A C T E R S , N O T F LY I N G C A R S

J O H N L I L LY ( @ J O H N O L I L LY ) , G R E Y L O C K PA R T N E R S & C FA

W E L I V E I N A N A G E O F W O N D E R S

F LY I N G P H O T O G R A P H E R R O B O T S

E V E R Y W H E R E , M A P P E D

A N D I M A G E D : )

P R I N TA B L E B O D Y PA R T S

W E C O U L D D O T H I S F O R H O U R S

B U T S O M E H O W, I T ’ S N O T E N O U G H

W H Y N O H O M E R O B O T S ?

( O R B E N D I N G R O B O T S ) ?

O R I N V I S I B I L I T Y C L O A K S ?

O R T H I S ? ? ?

O R T R I C O R D E R S ?( A T L E A S T W E ’ R E C L O S E O N T H I S O N E ! )

- F O U N D E R S F U N D & P E T E R T H I E L

“We wanted flying cars; instead we got 140 characters.”

L E T ’ S U N PA C K T H AT A L I T T L E

• Puts the focus on pure technology innovation

• Prioritizes science and engineering breakthrough above all else

• To be clear: science & engineering is fundamental

!

• but…

T O P 1 0 T E C H N O L O G I E S O F L A S T 6 , 0 0 0 Y E A R S ( F R O M T H E AT L A N T I C ’ S J A M E S FA L L O W S )

1. Printing press

2. Electricity

3. Penicillin

4. Semiconductors

5. Optical Lenses

6. Paper

7. Internal Combustion Engine

8. Vaccination

9. The Internet

10. Steam Engine

T O P 1 0 T E C H N O L O G I E S O F L A S T 6 , 0 0 0 Y E A R S ( F R O M T H E AT L A N T I C ’ S J A M E S FA L L O W S )

1. Printing press

2. Electricity

3. Penicillin

4. Semiconductors

5. Optical Lenses

6. Paper

7. Internal Combustion Engine

8. Vaccination

9. The Internet

10. Steam Engine

T O P 1 0 T E C H N O L O G I E S O F L A S T 6 , 0 0 0 Y E A R S ( F R O M T H E AT L A N T I C ’ S J A M E S FA L L O W S )

1. Printing press

2. Electricity

3. Penicillin

4. Semiconductors

5. Optical Lenses

6. Paper

7. Internal Combustion Engine

8. Vaccination

9. The Internet

10. Steam Engine

T O P 1 0 T E C H N O L O G I E S O F L A S T 6 , 0 0 0 Y E A R S ( F R O M T H E AT L A N T I C ’ S J A M E S FA L L O W S )

1. Printing press

2. Electricity

3. Penicillin

4. Semiconductors

5. Optical Lenses

6. Paper

7. Internal Combustion Engine

8. Vaccination

9. The Internet

10. Steam Engine

3 / 1 0 A R E C O M M U N I C AT I O N S A D VA N C E S

T H E C O M M U N I C AT I O N A D VA N C E S A R E W H AT M A K E T H E R E S T P O S S I B L E .

B U T W E T E N D T O U N D E R E S T I M AT E T H E M B E C A U S E T H E Y O F T E N L O O K T R I V I A L T O S TA R T.

E X A M P L E : S P E E D O F L I G H T C O M M U N I C AT I O N S ( A K A T H E T E L E G R A P H )

- M I T C H K A P O R

“Architecture is politics.”

A R C H I T E C T U R E S O F PA R T I C I PAT I O N

• Tim O’Reilly, extending the ideas of Kapor & Lessig

• “We need to pay attention to the architecture of systems if we want to understand their effects.”

• Some system architectures as fundamentally participatory

• Open source & the web itself are essentially constructed out of open participation

H U M A N A R C H I T E C T U R E S , N O T P U R E LY T E C H N I C A L A R C H I T E C T U R E S , D E F I N E O U R C O M M U N I T I E S

The Internet, a while ago.

A N D W E ’ R E C R E AT I N G N E W S Y S T E M S W I T H N E W A R C H I T E C T U R E S N O W AT A R A P I D PA C E , T R A N S F O R M I N G L I F E

W H I C H B R I N G S U S B A C K T O 1 4 0 C H A R A C T E R S

S O : A R C H I T E C T U R E S M AT T E R

B U T A L S O : A R C H I T E C T S M AT T E R

T H AT ’ S Y O U .

A N D T H AT ’ S T H E O P P O R T U N I T Y.

W E H AV E T O K E E P B U I L D I N G B E T T E R & B E T T E R H U M A N A R C H I T E C T U R E S

T E C H N O L O G Y E N A B L E S , B U T A R C H I T E C T U R E S D E F I N E O U R C O M M U N I T I E S , A N D W E C A N M A K E T H E M M O R E H U M A N .

JOHN LILLY, GREYLOCK PARTNERS & CFA | @JOHNOLILLY