Comments on: Kiva, Transparency and P2P Microlending http://www.zevlowe.com/?p=53 Observations, ideas and travel notes. 25ยข at a time. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:42:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: zeruya lesmana http://www.zevlowe.com/?p=53&cpage=1#comment-60 zeruya lesmana Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:42:04 +0000 http://www.zevlowe.com/?p=53#comment-60 hai zev, apa kabar? baik - baik saja ? lama tidak mendengar kabar dari zev. zev ada dimana sekarang ? mudah - mudahan zev tidak lupa dengan kita di dinari. saya tunggu berita dari zev hai zev, apa kabar? baik – baik saja ? lama tidak mendengar kabar dari zev. zev ada dimana sekarang ? mudah – mudahan zev tidak lupa dengan kita di dinari. saya tunggu berita dari zev

]]> By: K is for Kiva.org « The Little Venture Capitalist http://www.zevlowe.com/?p=53&cpage=1#comment-52 K is for Kiva.org « The Little Venture Capitalist Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:19:50 +0000 http://www.zevlowe.com/?p=53#comment-52 [...] The Lemonade Stand [...] [...] The Lemonade Stand [...]

]]> By: Kiva, Transparency and P2P Microlending « Kiva Stories from the Field http://www.zevlowe.com/?p=53&cpage=1#comment-50 Kiva, Transparency and P2P Microlending « Kiva Stories from the Field Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:51:52 +0000 http://www.zevlowe.com/?p=53#comment-50 [...] Zev Lowe (@zevlowe) recently returned from his Kiva Fellowship in Bali, Indonesia. He is currently researching social innovation at ESADE Business School in Barcelona, Spain. This entry is a repost from his personal blog. [...] [...] Zev Lowe (@zevlowe) recently returned from his Kiva Fellowship in Bali, Indonesia. He is currently researching social innovation at ESADE Business School in Barcelona, Spain. This entry is a repost from his personal blog. [...]

]]> By: Julie Pachico http://www.zevlowe.com/?p=53&cpage=1#comment-49 Julie Pachico Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:32:24 +0000 http://www.zevlowe.com/?p=53#comment-49 Great response! I saw this on Zack's twitter feed. I included the link on the Fellows wiki, hope you don't mind :) I'm Julie, KF9 in Mexico by the way. I'm so glad to see that the "Kiva ambassador" feeling lasts beyond the fellowship! Great response! I saw this on Zack’s twitter feed. I included the link on the Fellows wiki, hope you don’t mind :) I’m Julie, KF9 in Mexico by the way. I’m so glad to see that the “Kiva ambassador” feeling lasts beyond the fellowship!

]]> By: Evan http://www.zevlowe.com/?p=53&cpage=1#comment-48 Evan Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:15:05 +0000 http://www.zevlowe.com/?p=53#comment-48 I love your first point and have been trying to make that for some time. You're making a loan, and you're connected to that person because you're assuming the risk. In a country so familiar with risk and shifting loans around this seems like a pretty simple concept to convey. It would be like someone getting angry after opening a savings account and realizing that the bank doesn't actually have a little vault where they put your dollar bills, and when you withdraw money, you don't get the same bills that you put it. Behind the scenes theres some financial abstraction to make it all more practical. In the end though, Im glad this all leads to Kiva being even more transparent! I love your first point and have been trying to make that for some time.

You’re making a loan, and you’re connected to that person because you’re assuming the risk. In a country so familiar with risk and shifting loans around this seems like a pretty simple concept to convey.

It would be like someone getting angry after opening a savings account and realizing that the bank doesn’t actually have a little vault where they put your dollar bills, and when you withdraw money, you don’t get the same bills that you put it. Behind the scenes theres some financial abstraction to make it all more practical.

In the end though, Im glad this all leads to Kiva being even more transparent!

]]> By: Sloane Berrent http://www.zevlowe.com/?p=53&cpage=1#comment-46 Sloane Berrent Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:28:00 +0000 http://www.zevlowe.com/?p=53#comment-46 Great post. I'm working on one very similar. I'll link back to yours. For sure, we're now signed on for life. I don't mind, but wow, a lot of people want to know what we think. Hope you've been well! Best, Sloane, KF8 Great post. I’m working on one very similar. I’ll link back to yours. For sure, we’re now signed on for life. I don’t mind, but wow, a lot of people want to know what we think.

Hope you’ve been well!

Best,
Sloane, KF8

]]> By: Tweets that mention The Lemonade Stand | Kiva, Transparency and P2P Microlending -- Topsy.com http://www.zevlowe.com/?p=53&cpage=1#comment-45 Tweets that mention The Lemonade Stand | Kiva, Transparency and P2P Microlending -- Topsy.com Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:09:41 +0000 http://www.zevlowe.com/?p=53#comment-45 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Zev Lowe, Zev Lowe. Zev Lowe said: Is @Kiva really P2P microlending? http://bit.ly/37Zyig @kivafellows @ssstrom @mattflannery #Kiva [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Zev Lowe, Zev Lowe. Zev Lowe said: Is @Kiva really P2P microlending? http://bit.ly/37Zyig @kivafellows @ssstrom @mattflannery #Kiva [...]

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