Demo Section

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[simba]

It would be really nice to have a demo section with few old funded businesses where one can demonstrate the entire lending process from a prospective lender's point of view.

20 something crowd may be very tech savvy.  When I talk about Kiva to my Grey haired and bald friends, they often have trouble understanding the process.  Often, I have to pick a 'live' business and demonstrate it to them (then of course I have to abandon the transaction at the Paypal funding stage).

[Henry]

hmmm....  I think I saw something similar to a flow chart of how kiva operates....did I see that or am I thinking I saw it? 

[RichardF]

This one?

[simba]

Richard, the flow chart is good and understandable, however we old people often have to 'see', and 'feel' the process.

[RichardF]

As an old fart myself, I can relate.  So I guess what you're suggesting is like a "simulation" section where you can actually go through the whole process but it doesn't count?

[QueenOfHearts]

I can see simba's point....the flow chart gives you the basics of how the process works but I know for a fact that once my sister (who is older than I am  ) would panic once she actually got onto Kiva's site.  Of course I could show her by making another loan myself but she is a slow learner and I would be broke before she really got the feel of it all.

[Diane R]

I will be going through the process tomorrow remotely with my 85-year-old father who is going to cash in the gift certificate I gave him -- as someone who has done technical writing and training programs professionally, I will be watching his process with my observational hat on, and can try to write up a step-by-step afterwards, if anyone thinks that would be a good idea.   ?

--Diane.

[RichardF]

Cool, go for it! 

[simba]

"So I guess what you're suggesting is like a "simulation" section where you can actually go through the whole process but it doesn't count? "

You got it