[lforrest]

Here’s more of a "challenge" than a problem I’d appreciate feedback on. Our team-of-two is creating an iPhone App for Kiva (no, there’s not one already). It’s obviously down to the wire on what functionality will make it in for the launch tonight. Knowing you guys are probably familiar with www.Kiva.com, any feedback on the functionality you’d most want is appreciated. More specifically, what's the one thing you'd want your Kiva App for iPhone to do?

Now back to work.

[justinsb]

The really big difference of the iPhone is that it's mobile, and is therefore around in social settings. Because of that I think the killer use case for a Kiva iPhone app is evangelizing Kiva to others: showing them the investments I've made, the repayments, the status updates from the entrepreneurs, and letting people look around for other people on the site that appeal to them. Help me show my friends - over dinner - that they should put money into Kiva. Actually signing up or doing lending on the iPhone, I think will always be simpler on my full computer.

When you were pitching the idea Dave McClure mentioned that the biggest problem Kiva has is inventory of borrowers, not of lenders. I think that didn't come properly over the mic.

I think what you're doing is great - I'm stopping by Startup Weekend later on today and will say hello. Have they fixed the wifi problems yet?

[lforrest]

Thanks for the insightful input Justin. Come say hello when you get here. As for interwebs, @tylerwillis said the capacity is now doubled so it shouldn't be a problem, but I'll be there in 20 to test.