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Prosper Marketplace, Inc.

By: William A. Sahlman and Elizabeth Kind
  • Format:Print
  • | Pages:31
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Abstract

Describes a set of financial and strategic decisions confronting the founding management team of a new online financial services company. Prosper Marketplace is an internet-based market for individuals to borrow money from other individuals who wish to invest in such loans.

Keywords

Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Financial Strategy; Innovation and Invention; Management Teams; Financial Services Industry

Citation

Sahlman, William A., and Elizabeth Kind. "Prosper Marketplace, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 807-074, December 2006. (Revised March 2008.)

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William A. Sahlman

Entrepreneurial Management
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