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“There are no excuses left.
START. Start now, not later.
         Hurry.”
  $100 Startup @ Brick City Tech Meetup, 14 Mar 2013
                                                       1
What is the biggest
 challenge for your small
 business in 2012?
        Startup Funding                                31%
Attracting Customers                             25%
    Cashflow/Liquidity                         21%
   Product Innovation                    12%
     Sales & Marketing                   11%


Source: http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com                   2
Startup Lending
without Charging,
without Credit Scores and
without Collections.


                            3
Re-thinking
Startup Lending
with simple, pervasive
connective technologies

                          4
What IF ?
No branches or staff,   0% interest, no
zero marginal cost      profit, no fees
No credit               Character &
scoring                 Competence
No collections          *Trust* via
agency                  connectedness
Target “risky”/ low     Get crowd to fund
income / unsexy /new    startups other 5


startups                lenders cannot
0% interest, no
                            profit, no fees
                            Character &
                            Competence
= No more excuses whether
$100 or $5000 startups.     *Trust* via
                            connectedness
                            Lend to biz other
                            lenders cannot  6
Want to help?
Spread the word.
        SULIN LAU
        Kiva Zip New York
        Sulin.Lau@fellows.kiva.org
        @sulinlau , @Kiva , @Kivazip
        Zip.kiva.org
        +1.415.690.6510

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$100 Startup & Kiva Zip: No more excuses- START!

  • 1. + “There are no excuses left. START. Start now, not later. Hurry.” $100 Startup @ Brick City Tech Meetup, 14 Mar 2013 1
  • 2. What is the biggest challenge for your small business in 2012? Startup Funding 31% Attracting Customers 25% Cashflow/Liquidity 21% Product Innovation 12% Sales & Marketing 11% Source: http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com 2
  • 3. Startup Lending without Charging, without Credit Scores and without Collections. 3
  • 4. Re-thinking Startup Lending with simple, pervasive connective technologies 4
  • 5. What IF ? No branches or staff, 0% interest, no zero marginal cost profit, no fees No credit Character & scoring Competence No collections *Trust* via agency connectedness Target “risky”/ low Get crowd to fund income / unsexy /new startups other 5 startups lenders cannot
  • 6. 0% interest, no profit, no fees Character & Competence = No more excuses whether $100 or $5000 startups. *Trust* via connectedness Lend to biz other lenders cannot 6
  • 7. Want to help? Spread the word. SULIN LAU Kiva Zip New York Sulin.Lau@fellows.kiva.org @sulinlau , @Kiva , @Kivazip Zip.kiva.org +1.415.690.6510