Thomas Korte

I have been intrigued by peer-2-peer lending for a while .
So, last night I signed up with both prosper.com and lendingclub.com and I will post my experience and impressions from time to time.

My goal for this experiment is to further understand p2p lending, evaluate if it could be a viable investment for a larger amount and achieve a net return of  LIBOR + 6% – so currently about 6.5% .  I don’t really believe the %-returns both sites advertise: 7% to 14% – we’ll see.

Read my first impressions and status so far >>

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These links are random collections of pages I found usefull this week

• The perfect pitch – Danny Robinson [new tab]
  worthwhile looking at.
  November 8, 2009
• PDF: Seismic Retrofit Guide (do it yourself) [new tab]
  Very useful guide to retrofitting a single family home (seismic upgrading). I don’t think I will do it myself, but it is good to know what to expect before meeting the contractors ….
  November 4, 2009
• PDF: Flu Home Care Guide [new tab]
  62 pages of great information about flu home care
  November 4, 2009
• Google Voice Desktop Application [new tab]
  Manage Google Voice on the desktop
  November 4, 2009

These links are random collections of pages I found usefull this week

• Google Voice Blog: Google Voice with your existing number [new tab]
  I’ve been using Google Voice for some time now, but have not fully switched b/c of the number change issue. This new feature gives me 80% of what I want: Voice mail to sms (text), voice mail by email and forever archive of voice mails!. Thanks Google Voice Team.
  November 4, 2009
• Sam Reads Resumes [new tab]
  Former colleague from Google who started a resume consulting company after reading thousands of resumes at Google. I think that is $150 well spend ….
  November 4, 2009
• Prezi – presentation editor [new tab]
  Cool too to create flashy presentations
  November 4, 2009
• The Evolution of Mobile – Preso [new tab]
  Presentation by Mahipal Raythattha about the evolution of mobile. Interesting!
  November 4, 2009

These links are random collections of pages I found usefull this week

• 10% Coupon Identity Theft Prevention [new tab]
  identity theft, coupon code
  October 17, 2009

These links are random collections of pages I found usefull this week

• YouTube – What is Google Wave? [new tab]
  this is awesome!
  October 2, 2009
• Angel Termsheet examples [new tab]

  October 1, 2009

These links are random collections of pages I found usefull this week

• Fireside Chat: Money and passion [new tab]

  September 28, 2009

• Announcing Project 10^100 idea themes [new tab]

  September 24, 2009

• Video: Bay Bridge Webcam Time-Lapse Footage – SFist [new tab]
  oh das coo.
  September 28, 2009
• Downloadable Paper iPhone Dock [new tab]

  September 14, 2009

• Could you GO in here? [new tab]
  I think I could go in there, yes!
  September 28, 2009
• Wow: AT&T Predicted The Future In 1993 [new tab]
  They got a lot right… Except for the bit about which company will bring it to me.
  September 28, 2009
• Mobile Banks in the Developing World Prove Simpler is Better [new tab]

  September 17, 2009

These links are random collections of pages I found usefull this week

• Fluther Raises $600k From Top Valley Investors For Crowd-Sourced Answers [new tab]

  September 24, 2009

Shipping media mail (books, CDs, DVDs) via USPS is a lot less expensive than regular mail.
This is especially important when selling through Amazon Marketplace. Amazon gives a $3.99 “shipping credit”, so any way to ship for less adds to the bottom line.

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Problem: USPS does not offer Media Mail postage online.
Solution: Print USPS shipping label via Paypal’s USPS integration.
Added benefit: You can track the package online.

These links are random collections of pages I found usefull this week

• FFI Plain Preferred Term Sheet [new tab]
  Template for Angel Term Sheet by Founder Institute
  August 24, 2009

Raoul Dufy after Lithograph
by Charles Sorlier
Printer: Fernand Mourlot
Printed on Arches Wove Paper
Edition of 350
39.5″ x 23.5″

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(Dufy, Raoul, 1877-1953) La Fée Electricité consists of 10 lithographs by Charles Sorlier after Raoul Dufy. There were a total of 350 editions of La Fee Electricite printed by Fernand Mourlot on Arches wove paper, under the direct supervision of Raoul Dufy. The first edition was published in 1953, with the justification stamp and publisher’s signature on the first lithograph. The sheet and image size of each lithograph measures over 100 x 60 cm. This portfolio was created by Charles Sorlier to be a reduced facsimile of Dufy’s 1937 mural La Fee Electricite. The original work measures 10 x 60 meters, the most monumental work of art ever created. Here Dufy created a panoramic view of the history of electricity from ancient times to first half of the 20th century for the Pavilion de l’Electricite at the 1937 World Exhibit. The mural now resides at the Musee D’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris. It depicts the gods of Olympus and 110 scientists, from Aristotle to Pierre Curie, who were associated with electricity. Over 200 lithographic stones were used over a period of 3 years to achieve the exact colors as in the mural. References: Monod 4001.

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