iSPIRT Foundation is a non-profit tech think tank that drives orbit shifts through volunteerism. The document discusses iSPIRT's volunteer model, which aims to trigger volunteers through its mission and impact. Volunteers are described as thinkers and doers who build digital public platforms, standards, policies, and more. The session highlights some of iSPIRT's orbit shift challenges in areas like lending, payments, and digital infrastructure. It provides information on how to volunteer and the onboarding process, which involves reading materials, discussions, and a knowledge quiz before taking on challenges.
2. 30 yr Architects
10 yr Planners
5 yr Doers
• Think Tanks
• Universities
• Research Labs
• VCs
• Policy Makers
• Incumbents
• Challengers
iSPIRT Foundation: a non-profit Tech Think-and-Do Tank
Driving 30-year Orbit Shifts
Powered by no-greed and no-glory volunteering!
3. Starting as a “Balloon Volunteer”
Volunteer Handbook lays out how iSPIRT Volunteer Model works
Triggers (Why Volunteer?)
- iSPIRT Mission
- iSPIRT Team
- iSPIRT Credo
Experience (Why stay a Volunteer?)
- Flow (i.e. fun)
- Impact
- Self-growth
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https://pn.ispirt.in/presenting-the-ispirt-volunteer-handbook
4. 1. Services Innings to Product innings
Orbit-Shift for India (Overall)
2. Product Entrepreneur Orbit-Shift
(Playbooks)
a. gSaaS Panga Entrepreneur
b. Bharat Panga Entrepreneur
3. M&A Orbit-Shift (Market Catalysts)
4. Financial Inclusion Orbit-Shift (Market
Catalysts)
a. Payments
b. Savings
c. Asset Lending to Flow-based
Lending
5. Banking Orbit-Shift (Market Catalysts)
a. Transaction Engine
b. Data Engine
c. Bill Pay
6. Health Inclusion Orbit-Shift (Market
Catalysts) 4
Many Orbit-Shifts: Focus is on two in this session
iSPIRT is a collection of Orbit-Shifts and “Rooms”
7. Innovate Successfully for Bharat (Market
Catalysts)
a. SIs Innovate Successfully for Bharat
b. VCs Innovate Successfully for Bharat
c. Startups Innovate Successfully for
Bharat
8. India as gSaaS Hub Orbit-Shift (Market
Catalysts)
9. Type-3 Policy Orbit-Shift (Policy)
10. Software as Soft Power of India
Orbit-Shift (Policy)
11. Value-Chain Orbit-Shift (Platforms)
a. API-fication of value-chain orbit-shift
b. Public Platforms orbit-shift
c. Push to Pull Logistics orbit-shift
12. Tradebody to SRO Orbit-Shift (Market
Catalysts)
5. Builders, Not Program Managers
Volunteer Qualities from Volunteer Handbook
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We Think and Do, We Build and Amplify.
Build
- Digital Public
Platforms
- Standards
- Policy
- Playbooks
- Market Rules
(SROs)
- VC Narrative
- Airgame
(Public
Narrative)
- Academic
Working
Papers
- and more...
“Whole of society” approach
6. Some Challenges
Pick your first choice!
1. Underwriting Models for Cash Flow Lending
a. Shift from underwriting an entity to underwriting a business transaction
2. Open Credit Enablement Network (Performance)
a. High Availability & Performance across multiple parties
3. Real-Time Pledge Registry
a. Preventing Double Financing & Over-indebtedness
4. Capital Allocation for Cash Flow Loans
a. Growing a Cash Flow Loan Book
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7. Some Challenges
Pick your first choice!
5. Multi-Party Dispute Resolution
a. Real-Time resolution of disputes across multiple parties
6. Economic Framework for Digital Public Infrastructure
a. Designing incentive-aligned business models (Data Sharing,
Payments)
7. Paperless & Presenceless Digital Public Infrastructure for Entities
a. Enabling Digital KYC & Digital Signatures for Sole Props,
Partnerships, and Pvt Ltds
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8. Interested in Volunteering?
Reach out to us through this form!
What happens after you fill out the form?
bit.ly/iSPIRTForm
- Prathibha Sastry will connect with you
- Will ask you to read Volunteer Handbook
and Playgrounds Coda
- Address Questions
- Ask you to do Knowledge Quiz
- Will connect you to Anchor Volunteer to
discuss potential Balloon Volunteer
challenge(s)
- Go/no-go discussion
- Get started!
This is a 3-4 week process.
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