[Hidden-tech] A Business Idea: a Local Borrowing Exchange

[Christine Dutton]

This exists in the form of apps:
https://www.thegoodneighbourapp.com/
https://sparetoolz.com/
https://www.streetbank.com/splash?locale=en

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On Sat, Aug 15, 2020 at 11:09 PM Shel Horowitz via Hidden-discuss <
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> This is a very cool idea, Rob. It would also be worth getting input from
> the various Buy Nothing groups in the area.
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> On Sat, Aug 15, 2020 at 6:32 PM Rob Laporte via Hidden-discuss <
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>> I’ve long meant to suggest here (and hope I did not already and forgot)
>> for enterprising souls the business idea of making a website for listing
>> things one would loan and borrow locally. If it could be done efficiently,
>> the Uber and Airbnb model of deploying idle capital could apply to the
>> countless things we all have but use rarely, like spray painters, lawn
>> dethatchers, hand-trucks, battery testers that actually work, ladders, coin
>> roll-makers, shop vacs, all kind of tools powered or not, etc. I’ve not
>> given it a lot of thought, and I know there would be issues to manage, not
>> least the revenue model, but just throwing it out there. Perhaps after
>> developing the concept, one could sell it to the likes of NextDoor.com. In
>> this economy, there may be some talent with time to give it more thought.
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>> Take Care,
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