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Review: Increo’s Backboard

Lets you upload a document, picture, website for review (only lets users leave blog-like comments). Could be potentially 10x more useful if it had a whiteboard overlay layer on it. Let a team mark up and manipulate the content. Could … Continue reading

22. May 2008 by Shlok Vaidya
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Netflix Roku Box = VCR

Unimpressed. This thing is like the VCR of streaming. No HD, no 5.1. Wonder if Netflix ever looked at the feasibility of DVD on demand delivered by partnering with UPS. Rough idea: UPS downloads full DVD’s of the movies from … Continue reading

22. May 2008 by Shlok Vaidya
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Staffing Firms

Not sure what the point is of hiring one of these firms if all they’re doing is replicating with your own employment ad on Monster. In essence, they’re competing with you. The real power of staffing firms is derived from … Continue reading

21. March 2008 by Shlok Vaidya
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One Music Business Model

I have liked Ari Hest’s sound for years, but never had to venture past iTunes (or now Amazon’s great MP3 download service) to acquire his music. However, I heard some buzz about the “52 club“. Ari is releasing a new … Continue reading

24. January 2008 by Shlok Vaidya
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Why Is Borders Such A Mess?

Found a couple gift cards for Borders, the tangible alternative to Barnes and Nobles and cloud-based big brother, Amazon. Decided to put them to good use. Grabbed the trusty Powerbook and tried to execute basic database commands on their lame … Continue reading

20. December 2007 by Shlok Vaidya
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