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

Mon Aug 17 22:04:17 UTC 2020

Hi Garth,

This is great to know about, as I am planning a move to New Hampshire as
soon as possible. I was just in Keene on Saturday.

Do you, and/or others here, have connections to Keene or NH as a whole?

Best,
Deb

On Mon, Aug 17, 2020 at 1:49 PM Garth Shaneyfelt via Hidden-discuss <
hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> wrote:

> In some places, Public Libraries have added tool libraries (and toys, and
> ipods etc...).  That's what they do: organize, maintain and share resources
> for a community.   Keene has a gardening focused one: Seed And Tool
> Lending Library | City of Keene
> <https://ci.keene.nh.us/keene-public-library/seed-and-tool-lending-library>
>
> Seed And Tool Lending Library | City of Keene
>
> <https://ci.keene.nh.us/keene-public-library/seed-and-tool-lending-library>
>
>
>
> -Garth Shaneyfelt
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>
> On Monday, August 17, 2020, 12:20:59 PM EDT, Rich at tnr via Hidden-discuss <
> hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> wrote:
>
>
> What you are proposing is basically a 'tool bank' and has been farily
> developed in a number of places.
> I collected a few reference at:
> http://www.hidden-tech.net/project/toolbanks/
> I'd especially note that the idea has  be more developed beyond just a
> name, it's been trademarked and there is a supporting non-profile
>
> It's a topic of interest I've been looking at for some time, esp with the
> (literals) tons of useful items stacked in people's garages, I know I've
> got a bunch.
>
> A question in my mind relates to where they are stored and how maintained,
> esp the range from who cares to need maintained and very valuable.
>
> If anyone is seriously interested, I'd be.
>
>
> I did see Home Depot helped fund, what Toolbanks in Atlanta, developed
> into Toolbanks USA non-profit: http://www.toolbank.org/
> also if there is really a project that fits NextDoor, I actually know some
> of the VC funders and would be interested in taking to them about it.
>
> A few related topics I'll post separately.
>
> ( for those of interest, I'll be adding more resources of interest at:
> http://www.hidden-tech.net/project_category/resources/
>
>
> Stay Safe - Rich
>
>
> On 8/16/2020 11:50 AM, Rob Laporte via Hidden-discuss wrote:
>
> Excellent, thanks, glad to see the good idea out there already. I tried
> streetbank, which worked well though few in it around here, and I will look
> at the others too. I have a feeling more and more people will be needing
> such resources.
>
> Take Care,
>
>
> Rob Laporte
>
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> *Subject:* Re: [Hidden-tech] A Business Idea: a Local Borrowing Exchange
>
> 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.
>
> Take Care,
>
>
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