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Nitin Doyal

Building SWIQ — queue management and appointment booking software for clinics, salons and spas in India.

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Cyber Cafe Appointment Booking: Document Menu, Peak Hours and the Token Desk
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Cyber Cafe Appointment Booking: Document Menu, Peak Hours and the Token Desk

#smallbusiness #webdev
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Tyre Shop Appointment Booking: Bay Scheduling, Changeover Season and the Walk-In Rule
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Tyre Shop Appointment Booking: Bay Scheduling, Changeover Season and the Walk-In Rule

#smallbusiness #automotive
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Cat Boarding Booking: Cage Grids, Intake Slots and the Stress Problem
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Cat Boarding Booking: Cage Grids, Intake Slots and the Stress Problem

#smallbusiness
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Why a Lash Studio Booking System Lives or Dies on Appointment Duration
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Why a Lash Studio Booking System Lives or Dies on Appointment Duration

#smallbusiness
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Photography Studio Advance Booking: Slots, Deposits and the Shoot-Day Pipeline
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Photography Studio Advance Booking: Slots, Deposits and the Shoot-Day Pipeline

#smallbusiness
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Handling Admission Season Like a Traffic Spike, Not a Form
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Handling Admission Season Like a Traffic Spike, Not a Form

#smallbusiness
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Treating Recurring Sessions as a State Machine: Notes on Occupational Therapy Scheduling
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Treating Recurring Sessions as a State Machine: Notes on Occupational Therapy Scheduling

#smallbusiness #healthcare
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Running a Corporate Health Camp as a Fixed-Window Batch Job
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Running a Corporate Health Camp as a Fixed-Window Batch Job

#smallbusiness #healthcare
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Scheduling Phlebotomists, Not Slots: The Hard Part of Pathology Sample Collection Scheduling
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Scheduling Phlebotomists, Not Slots: The Hard Part of Pathology Sample Collection Scheduling

#smallbusiness #healthcare
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Modeling Chair Utilization as a Finite Resource in Dental Chair Scheduling Software
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Modeling Chair Utilization as a Finite Resource in Dental Chair Scheduling Software

#smallbusiness #healthcare
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Fever Clinic Token System: One Entrance, Two Queues, No Shared Waiting Area
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Fever Clinic Token System: One Entrance, Two Queues, No Shared Waiting Area

#smallbusiness #healthcare
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Dialysis Slot Scheduling: Machine Shifts, Patient Cadence and Water Plant Downtime
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Dialysis Slot Scheduling: Machine Shifts, Patient Cadence and Water Plant Downtime

#smallbusiness #healthcare
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Dog Grooming Slot Booking: Variable Duration, Drying Capacity and No-Shows
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Dog Grooming Slot Booking: Variable Duration, Drying Capacity and No-Shows

#smallbusiness
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Optical Store Eye Test Booking: Separating the Exam From the Retail Floor
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Optical Store Eye Test Booking: Separating the Exam From the Retail Floor

#smallbusiness #healthcare
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Pest Control Appointment Booking: Access Windows, Crew Rules and Re-entry Times
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Pest Control Appointment Booking: Access Windows, Crew Rules and Re-entry Times

#smallbusiness
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Car Test Drive Booking Software: Demo Fleet, Licence Gating and Showroom Tokens
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Car Test Drive Booking Software: Demo Fleet, Licence Gating and Showroom Tokens

#smallbusiness #automotive
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Interior Designer Consultation Booking: Site Visits, Travel Buffers and Follow-Through
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Interior Designer Consultation Booking: Site Visits, Travel Buffers and Follow-Through

#smallbusiness #design
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Zumba Class Booking System: Passes, Substitutions and the Pre-Class Message Ladder
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Zumba Class Booking System: Passes, Substitutions and the Pre-Class Message Ladder

#smallbusiness #fitness
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Turf Booking System India: Half-Hour Grids, Floodlight Pricing and Rain States
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Turf Booking System India: Half-Hour Grids, Floodlight Pricing and Rain States

#smallbusiness #fitness
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Coding Classes for Kids Booking: Batch States, Seat Inventory and Make-Up Rules
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Coding Classes for Kids Booking: Batch States, Seat Inventory and Make-Up Rules

#smallbusiness #education
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School Admission Appointment Booking: Scheduling the Busiest Six Weeks of the Year
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School Admission Appointment Booking: Scheduling the Busiest Six Weeks of the Year

#smallbusiness #education
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Home Nursing Appointment Booking: Scheduling Visits That Happen in Someone Else's House
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Home Nursing Appointment Booking: Scheduling Visits That Happen in Someone Else's House

#smallbusiness #healthcare
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Hair Transplant Clinic Booking Deposit: A Scheduling Model for High-Ticket Consults
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Hair Transplant Clinic Booking Deposit: A Scheduling Model for High-Ticket Consults

#smallbusiness #healthcare
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Appointment Booking With UPI Deposit: Designing the Hold, the Link, and the Rules
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Appointment Booking With UPI Deposit: Designing the Hold, the Link, and the Rules

#smallbusiness #fintech
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Online Queue Management System for Clinics: A Design Checklist From the Front Desk
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Online Queue Management System for Clinics: A Design Checklist From the Front Desk

#smallbusiness #healthcare
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Bank Locker Appointment Booking: What Branch Operations Keeps Getting Wrong
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Bank Locker Appointment Booking: What Branch Operations Keeps Getting Wrong

#smallbusiness #security
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Pet Boarding Booking: Seasonal Demand, Size-Based Slots and Deposit Rules
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Pet Boarding Booking: Seasonal Demand, Size-Based Slots and Deposit Rules

#smallbusiness #scheduling
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Salon Membership Plans: Pricing the Monthly Pass Without Losing Money
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Salon Membership Plans: Pricing the Monthly Pass Without Losing Money

#smallbusiness #marketing
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Engineering the Pipeline Behind QR Code Booking for Walk-In Customers
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Engineering the Pipeline Behind QR Code Booking for Walk-In Customers

#smallbusiness #qrcode #ux
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Inside the Booking-Deposit State Machine of a Free Calendly Alternative with UPI Payment
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Inside the Booking-Deposit State Machine of a Free Calendly Alternative with UPI Payment

#smallbusiness #scheduling #fintech
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Makeup Artist Appointment Booking: A Bridal-Season Playbook for Indian MUAs
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Makeup Artist Appointment Booking: A Bridal-Season Playbook for Indian MUAs

#product #productivity #startup
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Salon Cancellation Policy: A Template Indian Salon Owners Can Actually Enforce
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Salon Cancellation Policy: A Template Indian Salon Owners Can Actually Enforce

#management #productivity #startup
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Why Your Booking Pages Don't Rank: Server-Side Rendering Services, Staff and Slots
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Why Your Booking Pages Don't Rank: Server-Side Rendering Services, Staff and Slots

#seo #ssr #javascriptlibraries #webdev
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Recurring Appointments Done Right: RRULE, Exceptions and the Four Cases That Break a Naive Rule
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Recurring Appointments Done Right: RRULE, Exceptions and the Four Cases That Break a Naive Rule

#api #scheduling #datamodeling
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Reminder Delivery That Doesn't Spam: Idempotency Keys, Quiet Hours and Honest Opt-Outs
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Reminder Delivery That Doesn't Spam: Idempotency Keys, Quiet Hours and Honest Opt-Outs

#api #scheduling #backenddevelopment
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Shipping an Appointment Booking Flow That Survives Patchy Networks
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Shipping an Appointment Booking Flow That Survives Patchy Networks

#webdev
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Designing a Real-Time Token Queue: What We Learned Building Appointment Systems
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Designing a Real-Time Token Queue: What We Learned Building Appointment Systems

#architectuarchitectureebdev
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