DISQUS

Hey Mathew - I saw this string at TechCrunch yesterday and thought of wading in to illuminate the issue as it relates to "social lending" in general but thought the US nature of the discussion wasn't relevant. Now that you have has brought the issue home though, I'll wade in. At CommunityLend, we know this issue PARTICULARLY well as it is one of the central defining issues in launching a social lending service in Canada. Rest assured, there are ways of still using social networks for collecting people around financial requests that stays within the heavy constraints of Canadian law (as we will demonstrate in our planned launch in the next couple of months) - it's just VERY complicated. I take it we can count on you as an early user. : )

Hey David - I saw this list recently and thought it was great, I actually sent it to all of our shareholders. It was quite affirming to see how our launching a lending and investment auction (#10) which employers could use for offering employee loans (#07) and borrowers could use for an alternative payment method for big debts(#17)could fit into their list. Cheers.
- M

Hey David - I saw this list recently and thought it was great, I actually sent it to all of our shareholders. It was quite affirming to see how our launching a lending and investment auction (#10) which employers could use for offering employee loans (#07) and borrowers could use for an alternative payment method for big debts(#17)could fit into their list. Cheers.
- M

Big congrats to Mark, Butch and team on the launch. The new site looks great. Clearly you got some good feedback from early users! : )

- M

Big congrats to Mark, Butch and team on the launch. The new site looks great. Clearly you got some good feedback from early users! : )

- M

Great stuff, David. Really good reminders in there for all of us. Number 7 I've always found to be the most difficult.

Great stuff, David. Really good reminders in there for all of us. Number 7 I've always found to be the most difficult.

Also, I guess with all that cash in the bank now, it means that you will all be picking up your own bar tabs from now on.

- M

Also, I guess with all that cash in the bank now, it means that you will all be picking up your own bar tabs from now on.

- M

Jevon, Jonas and David - HUGE congrats, guys. You've each done a lot to bring energy and attention to the tech community in Canada already and I'm sure it's just the tip of the iceberg for you. Keep the fire blazing, amigos.

- M

Jevon, Jonas and David - HUGE congrats, guys. You've each done a lot to bring energy and attention to the tech community in Canada already and I'm sure it's just the tip of the iceberg for you. Keep the fire blazing, amigos.

- M

Great event. Well executed. David, terrible math skills. Thanks again.

- M

Great event. Well executed. David, terrible math skills. Thanks again.

- M