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Reading + Listening

I listen to audiobooks of tomes I won’t be notating extensively. (Boyd said that if you didn’t write more than what was on the page in the margins, you weren’t reading closely enough.) I listen at 2x speed, perhaps the … Continue reading

09. November 2011 by Shlok Vaidya
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Idea: Kickstarter for Lobbying

A variant on Kickstarter for lobbying initiatives. May as formalize existing flows of capital in exchange for influence so more can participate and benefit instead of just the few. These could be local. Force a bank to clean up a … Continue reading

30. October 2011 by Shlok Vaidya
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Idea: Improving Daedalus Touch

Following up on my review, Daedalus is great for writing and organizing parts of a workflow. Needs add editing functionality to close the loop. I’m looking for the ability to blow apart a page (which are infinite). Specifically, a way … Continue reading

24. October 2011 by Shlok Vaidya
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Review: Daedalus Touch and Writing On The iPad

I’ve been looking for good writing apps. Scrivener is amazing for Apple laptops. But since I switched to an iPad full-time, that’s a no-go (and for whatever reason, it’s not forthcoming as an iOS app). I tried WriteRoom, which is … Continue reading

24. October 2011 by Shlok Vaidya
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If I Were a Venture Capitalist…

If I were an average sized V.C. ($150m or so), was watching the funding overhang end (what funds raised vs. what the industry spent), and the uncertainty in the economy in general, here’s what my portfolio would look like (based on … Continue reading

12. October 2011 by Shlok Vaidya
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