Chris Hing on Launching his Business after eCo-op

Posted on Tuesday, March 1st, 2022

 

When we last spoke with eCo-op student Chris Hing in the summer, he was hard at work on his software prototype and was awaiting patent approval. We wanted to inspire other students who perhaps share a similar entrepreneurial side and show how eCo-op can help launch your business idea into the real world.

Chris has been quite busy in these last few months, since graduating from Algonquin College in December, he has been focusing all of his time on VODL, the business idea he worked on during his eCo-op term. For Chris this meant; upgrading the extension, preparing it for publication on the chrome store, reaching out to his eCo-op contacts for support and advice, drafting his proposal for his patent application, designing the logo, and launching the website. On February 14th, he filed for his provisional patent application. Chris is now promoting VODL and can speak to the specifics of the concept he has created.

What is VODL? VODL is a programmatic solution to help online content creators secure their videos from copyright infringement through content synchronization. Essentially, VODL protects YouTube and YouTube Creators from infringing on copyright law.

How does this work? The VODL extension sets a series of trigger points along the timeline of VODL YouTube videos. These trigger points define what and when copyright content is displayed to the viewer. When the VODL YouTube video reaches its first trigger point, copyright content opens and plays in a synchronized window. Other trigger points can be added to define automatic, play events, pause events, seek events, and more.

Chris is excited for the future of VODL: “My goal is to license my patent-pending software to various social media platforms like YouTube.”

Chris has worked hard and fully incorporated the tools at his disposal during his time at Algonquin College, making his journey an experiential learning success story. We wish Chris the best of luck with the next phase of VODL.

Visit the VODL website and watch the Youtube video for more on information:

https://www.vodl.ink/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnNlN0nqZhk

Chris Hing: info@vodl.ink

For more information on eCo-op visit our website:

https://www.algonquincollege.com/coop/ecoop/

 


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