Comments on: Kiva.org – Social banking for the third world http://masonfok.com/2009/05/kiva/ Rants and raves of a startup enthusiast. Fri, 28 May 2010 02:07:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mason Fok http://masonfok.com/2009/05/kiva/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Mason Fok Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:30:42 +0000 http://masonfok.com/?p=56#comment-34 Thanks Peter for your comments. I have corrected the post and did a quick summary of the Kiva/PayPal connection sourced from their website. Also, congrats on the date spot. I didn’t know Kiva had a wish list until now, consider it done. Kiva staff and relations to Paypal: - Premal Shah - President (was Principal Product Manager at PayPal) Kiva Board of Directors and relations to PayPal: - Reid Hoffman (was Executive Vice President of PayPal) Web-Advisory Board and relations to PayPal: - Dave McClure (Founder, Paypal Developer Network) - Steve Chen (was one of the first product engineers at PayPal) - Brian Philips (Director of International Marketplaces, PayPal) Thanks Peter for your comments. I have corrected the post and did a quick summary of the Kiva/PayPal connection sourced from their website.
Also, congrats on the date spot. I didn’t know Kiva had a wish list until now, consider it done.

Kiva staff and relations to Paypal:
- Premal Shah – President (was Principal Product Manager at PayPal)

Kiva Board of Directors and relations to PayPal:
- Reid Hoffman (was Executive Vice President of PayPal)

Web-Advisory Board and relations to PayPal:
- Dave McClure (Founder, Paypal Developer Network)
- Steve Chen (was one of the first product engineers at PayPal)
- Brian Philips (Director of International Marketplaces, PayPal)

]]> By: Peter S http://masonfok.com/2009/05/kiva/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Peter S Tue, 19 May 2009 10:29:08 +0000 http://masonfok.com/?p=56#comment-33 As a lender myself since May 2007, I can't argue at all with your enthusiasm for Kiva, but Matt Flannery is most definitely not the CEO (or anything else) of PayPal. Premal Shah, Kiva's President, did though once work for PayPal as a product manager, and there are one or two PayPal executives on Kiva's advisory boards. "If I do not make a post at least once every 31 days the first person to pull me up on it will win themselves a $50 Amazon.com voucher." March 25th to May 18th is well over 31 days, so I'm claiming the $50 - but please spend it yourself on something from Kiva's office supplies etc wishlist at Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/Kiva/wishlist/322QSU5675SPA best wishes, Peter As a lender myself since May 2007, I can’t argue at all with your enthusiasm for Kiva, but Matt Flannery is most definitely not the CEO (or anything else) of PayPal. Premal Shah, Kiva’s President, did though once work for PayPal as a product manager, and there are one or two PayPal executives on Kiva’s advisory boards.

“If I do not make a post at least once every 31 days the first person to pull me up on it will win themselves a $50 Amazon.com voucher.” March 25th to May 18th is well over 31 days, so I’m claiming the $50 – but please spend it yourself on something from Kiva’s office supplies etc wishlist at Amazon – http://www.amazon.com/Kiva/wishlist/322QSU5675SPA

best wishes,
Peter

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