Category Archives: Business

There needs to be a better Jobstreet

Posted on October 24, 2011 by ditesh

I’ve been hiring developers for a number of years now. Jobstreet is generally the go-to hiring portal. Here’s the resume of the median candidate I find on Jobstreet: Name, race and religion (apparently, race and religion matter enough to employers … Continue reading →

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Product Evaluation 101 (from the other side of the fence)

Posted on October 7, 2011 by ditesh

Been evaluating products for the last couple weeks. Here are some observations: Have videos that show the product at work. I can only read/watch so much marketing talk (it’s always the same talk). Show me videos and give me the option … Continue reading →

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Group Buying for the Masses

Posted on June 8, 2011 by ditesh

The online group-buying model is turning out to be big business. In 2010, the most popular group-buying site, GroupOn.com, made USD$713 million in worldwide revenues and in 2011, revenues are estimated to be on the scale of USD$3-4 billion. In … Continue reading →

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