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democratization, exponential,
xii
,
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,
10
,
13
–15,
21
,
33
,
59
,
276

in bioengineering,
64
–65

infinite computing and,
51
–52

demonetization, exponential,
8
,
8
,
10
–11,
14
,
15
,
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,
163
,
167
,
223

in bioengineering,
64
–65

infinite computing and,
52

D. E. Shaw,
129

Devitt, Scott,
132
–33

Diamandis, Peter H.,
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,
278
,
279
,
286
n

Digital Apparel,
61

digital cameras,
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–7,
9
,
10
,
12
,
12
,
14
,
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first model of,
4
–5,
5
,
9

digitalization,
8
–9,
8
,
10
,
20

of books,
154
–55

of synthetic biology,
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,
64

digital manufacturing,
33

discovery-based insights,
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,
161
–62

disruption, exponential,
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9
–10,
20
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24
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25
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29
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32
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39
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41
,
59
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,
256

robotics potential for,
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,
61
–62

of synthetic biology,
63
–65

3–D printing's impact of,
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–35,
37
,
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,
39

DIY communities,
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–16,
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233
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239
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,
243

case studies of,
219
–25

definition of,
215

massively transformative purpose (MTP) in,
215
,
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,
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reasons for building of,
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–29

wrong reasons for building of,
229
–30

see also
communities, online

DIY Drones,
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–17,
229
,
232
,
242

DNA,
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,
64
,
65

Doctorow, Cory,
38

Dogpatch, Ky.,
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doll industry,
38
–39

donation funding,
172
,
173

Doukas, Charalampos,
43

Downey, Robert, Jr.,
117

Dragon capsules,
34
,
97
,
119

Drive
(Pink),
79

drones,
14
,
44
,
61
,
133
,
275

dual-use crowdsourcing,
154
–56

Dunn, Jason,
35
–36,
37

Duolingo,
155
–56

DuPont,
72

D-Wave Systems,
58
,
59

Eastman, George,
3
–4,
15

Eastman Dry Plate Company,
4

Eastman Kodak Company,
see
Kodak Corporation

eBay,
118
,
218

“e-discovery” software,
56

Elastec/American Marine team,
252

electric cars,
119

Ellenberg, Jordan,
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Ellucian,
258

Engadget (blog),
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,
206

engagement strategies:

in crowdfunding campaigns,
203
–6,
207

early donor,
203
–5

incentive competitions as,
see
incentive competitions

for media attention,
205
–6

in online communities,
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236
–38,
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241

rating systems as,
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,
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,
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–37,
240

entitlement problem,
237

Entrepreneur
,
62

entrepreneurs, exponential,
xi
,
xii
–xiv,
15
,
17
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21
–22,
24
,
28
,
41
,
66
–67,
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–16,
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AI and,
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56
–59

birthing projects above line of super-credibility and,
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–99,
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–2,
107
,
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building online communities for,
see
communities, online

choosing technology for development by,
see
technology, exponential

crowd tools of,
see
crowdfunding, crowdfunding campaigns; crowdsourcing; incentive competitions

incentive prizes as tools of,
see
incentive competitions

infinite computing and,
50
–52

networks and sensors trend and,
43
,
47
–48

passion as important in,
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–7,
119
–20,
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,
125
,
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,
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,
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,
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,
228

psychological tools for,
see
psychological tools, of entrepreneurs

risk management and,
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–77,
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103
,
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–22,
126
–27,
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,
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,
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robotics and,
60
,
61
,
62

solving problems as business opportunities for,
xii

thinking at scale and,
see
scale, thinking at

in 3–D printing,
35
–39

see also
specific entrepreneurs and companies

equity funding,
172
,
173
–74

European Space Agency (ESA),
102

experts, in crowdfunding campaigns,
193

exponential communities,
xiii
,
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,
182
,
219
,
233

case study of,
225
–28

definition of,
215
–16

DIY vs.,
215
–16

see also
communities, online

exponential growth curve,
x
,
6
,
7
,
9
,
12
,
12
,
36
,
37
,
41
,
54
,
59

of biotechnology,
64

linear vs.,
7
,
9

Six Ds of,
see
Six Ds of Exponentials

exponential organizations,
15
–17,
18
–21,
22

crowd tools of,
see
crowdfunding, crowdfunding campaigns; crowdsourcing; incentive competitions

definition of,
15

linear vs.,
15
,
17
,
18
,
19
,
20
,
21

structure of,
21

see also
entrepreneurs, exponential;
specific exponential entrepreneurs and organizations

Exponential Organizations (ExO)
(Ismail),
xiv
,
15

extrinsic rewards,
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,
79

Exxon Valdez
,
250

FAA (Federal Aviation Administration),
110
,
111
,
261

Facebook,
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16
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128
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facial recognition software,
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Fairchild Semiconductor,
4

Falcon launchers,
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,
119
,
122
,
123

false wins,
268
,
269
,
271

Fast Company
,
5
,
248

Favreau, Jon,
117

feedback, feedback loops,
28
,
77
,
83
,
84
,
120
,
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,
180

in crowdfunding campaigns,
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–10

triggering flow with,
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,
90
–91,
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Festo,
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FeverBee (blog),
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Feynman, Richard,
268
,
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Firefox Web browser,
11

first principles,
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,
120
–21,
122
,
126

Fiverr,
157

fixed-funding campaigns,
185
–86,
206

“flash prizes,”
250

Flickr,
14

flow,
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–94,
109
,
278

creative triggers of,
87
,
93

definition of,
86

environmental triggers of,
87
,
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–89

psychological triggers of,
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,
89
–91,
92

social triggers of,
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,
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–93

Flow Genome Project,
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,
87
,
278

Foldit,
145

Forbes
,
125

Ford, Henry,
33
,
112
–13

Fortune
,
123

Fossil Wrist Net,
176

Foster, Richard,
14
–15

Foundations
(Rose),
120

Fowler, Emily,
299
n

Foxconn,
62

Free
(Anderson),
10
–11

Freelancer.com
,
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–51,
156
,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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Friedman, Thomas,
150
–51

Galaxy Zoo,
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–21,
228

Gartner Hype Cycle,
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–26,
25
,
26
,
29

Gates, Bill,
23
,
53

GEICO,
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General Electric (GE),
43
,
225

General Mills,
145

Gengo.com
,
145

Genius,
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genomics,
x
,
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,
64
–65,
66
,
227

Georgia Tech,
197

geostationary satellite,
100

Germany,
55

Get a Freelancer (website),
149

Gigwalk,
159

Giovannitti, Fred,
253

Gmail,
77
,
138
,
163

goals, goal setting,
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–75,
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,
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,
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–83,
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,
137

in crowdfunding campaigns,
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–87,
191

moonshots in,
81
–83,
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,
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,
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,
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subgoals in,
103
–4,
112

triggering flow with,
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–90,
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,
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Godin, Seth,
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–40

Google,
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14
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47
,
50
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61
,
77
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–39,
167
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208
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286
n

artificial intelligence development at,
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,
53
,
58
,
81
,
138
–39

autonomous cars of,
43
–44,
44
,
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,
137

eight innovation principles of,
84
–85

robotics at,
139

skunk methodology used at,
81
–84

thinking-at-scale strategies at,
136
–38

Google Docs,
11

Google Glass,
58

Google Hangouts,
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,
202