Denis O’Brien & Haiti Max Effgen, January 16, 2010 All the incredible and horrible stories from the Haiti earthquake made me think of an article I awhile back in Forbes. Digicel CEO Denis O’Brien has brought mobile telecommunications to the world’s poorest countries. Digicel has been a large part of the surviving communications infrastructure in Haiti and has offered…
Google in China Max Effgen, January 14, 2010 What it’s not willing to compromise is the security of the cloud, on which its entire business rests. ~ Nicholas Carr Carr is spot on, again. Check the full article here: Nicholas Carr: Rough Type UPDATE 1/17 Another fine read on the topic from Forbes. Different take. Google has been…
WSJ: How Saatchi CEO Makes Hires Max Effgen, December 1, 2009 Not your typical interview. Cool ideas.
Let’s Move Away From Social Media and Get Down… Max Effgen, November 13, 2009 Solid read. Worth taking the time. Read Write Web: Let’s Move Away From Social Media and Get Down to Business
How to use feedback to improve customer service Max Effgen, November 5, 2009 A post worth checking out on Andy Sernovitz’s Damn, I Wish I Thought of That! blog. The blog in general is worthwhile, but this post is relevant to the social CRM space. Damn, I Wish I Thought of That!: How to use fan feedback to improve customer service and build…
Office on the cheap with Gist Max Effgen, November 3, 2009December 2, 2013 Nice article on Gist and the impact of Office 2010. If you have not tried Gist, check it out. WSJ: Updating Office on the Cheap For more of my thoughts on Gist, check my earlier posts. 12Sided on Gist
Why You Shouldn’t Hire A Perfect Job Candidate Max Effgen, October 27, 2009 Entertaining read by Guy Nadivi in Forbes. I would add to his empirical evidence with similar experiences lately. I have been hearing others talk about this same thing happening to them. Has it happened to you? Forbes: Why You Shouldn’t Hire A Perfect Job Candidate
How to Network – Live & In Person Max Effgen, October 26, 2009June 14, 2023 I have been on a networking roll lately. Found this today in the WSJ which sums up what I have been learning and re-learning. WSJ: How to Network – Live & In Person Happy Monday
Read “A kinder, gentler cloud” Max Effgen, October 22, 2009 Solid read on the state of the cloud @ Fortune Brainstorm Tech: A kinder, gentler cloud. Check it out.
Read Getting Started with Disruptive Business Design Max Effgen, October 20, 2009 Nice read on disruptive businesses by John Sviokla at Harvard Business Blog. Check HBB: Getting Started with Disruptive Business Design It made me think about the future of CRM. Salesforce.com over turned the market leaders and is now the market leader. What will disrupt Salesforce? Is it new technologies that…