Kiko closed it’s doors.  Everyone in the echo chamber knows that now.  All 90,000 of us.  They have important lessons for startup guys like me:  Keep focused, build smart, keep it simple.

But my issue with any online calendar application that’s not Google Calendar or something integrated into Microsoft is that you’re not part of the transaction.  Google Calendar and Outlook are integrated into a host of other functions. 

It’s like the issue with Rapleaf.  Portable reputation is a cool concept, but how do they get into the transaction?  They’re not part of the eBay transaction when checking out especially now that they have been banned.  They’re not part of the Rent-a-Coder transaction when I finish paying a guy to do some work.  They’re not part of any system unless that vendor agrees to eliminate its own process for rating members for some 3rd party application.  It’s like outsourcing your logins to OpenID.  Great concept.  Tough sell.

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