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Update README.md to align with main github page

README.md

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   Speckle | SketchUp
 </h1>
-<h3 align="center">
-    Connector for SketchUp
-</h3>
-<p align="center"><b>Speckle</b> is the data infrastructure for the AEC industry.</p><br/>
 
 <p align="center"><a href="https://twitter.com/SpeckleSystems"><img src="https://img.shields.io/twitter/follow/SpeckleSystems?style=social" alt="Twitter Follow"></a> <a href="https://speckle.community"><img src="https://img.shields.io/discourse/users?server=https%3A%2F%2Fspeckle.community&amp;style=flat-square&amp;logo=discourse&amp;logoColor=white" alt="Community forum users"></a> <a href="https://speckle.systems"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/https://-speckle.systems-royalblue?style=flat-square" alt="website"></a> <a href="https://speckle.guide/dev/"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/docs-speckle.guide-orange?style=flat-square&amp;logo=read-the-docs&amp;logoColor=white" alt="docs"></a></p>
-<p align="center"><a href="https://github.com/specklesystems/speckle-blender/"><img src="https://circleci.com/gh/specklesystems/speckle-blender.svg?style=svg&amp;circle-token=76eabd350ea243575cbb258b746ed3f471f7ac29" alt="Speckle-Next"></a> </p>
-
-# About Speckle
-
-What is Speckle? Check our ![YouTube Video Views](https://img.shields.io/youtube/views/B9humiSpHzM?label=Speckle%20in%201%20minute%20video&style=social)
-
-### Features
-
-- **Object-based:** say goodbye to files! Speckle is the first object based platform for the AEC industry
-- **Version control:** Speckle is the Git & Hub for geometry and BIM data
-- **Collaboration:** share your designs collaborate with others
-- **3D Viewer:** see your CAD and BIM models online, share and embed them anywhere
-- **Interoperability:** get your CAD and BIM models into other software without exporting or importing
-- **Real time:** get real time updates and notifications and changes
-- **GraphQL API:** get what you need anywhere you want it
-- **Webhooks:** the base for a automation and next-gen pipelines
-- **Built for developers:** we are building Speckle with developers in mind and got tools for every stack
-- **Built for the AEC industry:** Speckle connectors are plugins for the most common software used in the industry such as Revit, Rhino, Grasshopper, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Excel, Unreal Engine, Unity, QGIS, Blender and more!
-
-### Try Speckle now!
-
-Give Speckle a try in no time by:
 
-- [![app.speckle.systems](https://img.shields.io/badge/https://-speckle.xyz-0069ff?style=flat-square&logo=hackthebox&logoColor=white)](https://app.speckle.systems) ⇒ creating an account at our public server
-- [![create a droplet](https://img.shields.io/badge/Create%20a%20Droplet-0069ff?style=flat-square&logo=digitalocean&logoColor=white)](https://marketplace.digitalocean.com/apps/speckle-server?refcode=947a2b5d7dc1) ⇒ deploying an instance in 1 click 
-
-### Resources
-
-- [![Community forum users](https://img.shields.io/badge/community-forum-green?style=for-the-badge&logo=discourse&logoColor=white)](https://speckle.community) for help, feature requests or just to hang with other speckle enthusiasts, check out our community forum!
-- [![website](https://img.shields.io/badge/tutorials-speckle.systems-royalblue?style=for-the-badge&logo=youtube)](https://speckle.systems) our tutorials portal is full of resources to get you started using Speckle
-- [![docs](https://img.shields.io/badge/docs-speckle.guide-orange?style=for-the-badge&logo=read-the-docs&logoColor=white)](https://speckle.guide/user/blender.html) reference on almost any end-user and developer functionality
+> Speckle is the first AEC data hub that connects with your favorite AEC tools. Speckle exists to overcome the challenges of working in a fragmented industry where communication, creative workflows, and the exchange of data are often hindered by siloed software and processes. It is here to make the industry better.
 
+<h3 align="center">
+    Connector for SketchUp
+</h3>
 
 #  Repo structure
 
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    After building `sqlite3.sln` file, compiled `sqlite3.so` (for Windows) and `sqlite3.bundle` (for OSX) dynamic library files are created
    by solution to place them into source code into `speckle_connector/src/ext`. Building this project should be only
    happen when SketchUp starts to support newer Ruby versions (currently it is `2.7`).
+
+### Other repos
+
+Make sure to also check and ⭐️ these other Speckle next generation repositories:
+
+- [`speckle-sharp-connectors`](https://github.com/specklesystems/speckle-sharp-connectors): .NET connectors and desktop UI
+- [`speckle-sharp-sdk`](https://github.com/specklesystems/speckle-sharp-sdk): our .NET SDK for next gen connectors and development
+- [`speckle-powerbi`](https://github.com/specklesystems/speckle-powerbi): PowerBi connector
+- and more [connectors & tooling](https://github.com/specklesystems/)!
 
 ## Contribution Guide
 
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 2. To check overall state of repository by RubyCritic, run below
    ```ruby
    rake rubycritic 
-   ```
+   ```