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Beyond the transaction: using P2P models to catalyze community

Kathryn Ebner, Pave


The financial transaction on true peer-to-peer platforms can be a gateway to personal and community level benefits that transcend the simple exchange of money. On a personal level, peer-to-peer platforms connect people based on passions, with the potential to align them to have greater good in the world. Over time, the initial financial transaction can lead to the development of unique relationships or long-term mentorship connections. On a community level, true peer-to-peer transactions can inspire community around shared values, with the potential to catalyze large-scale change. How do people choose which individuals to work with on a peer-to-peer platform? What value is added when you align incentives between people and get them talking to each other? What is enabled by the relational aspect of true peer-to-peer models?
collaboration, collaborative consumption, community, creativity, crowdfunding, crowdsourcing, entrepreneurship, innovation, investing, new economy, sharing, technology
Panel
Beginner
Sal Lahoud, co-founder, Pave
Brian Chesky, co-founder, Airbnb Lesley Mottla, executive VP, Zipcar Premal Shah, co-founder, Kiva

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