Seattle Skyline Max Effgen, March 5, 2011 Seattle’s skyline from Kerry Park in the Queen Anne neighborhood is one of my favorite views of the city. This panoramic was taken on a cold, clear morning with my trusty Xpan. For this weekend edition, I am making this wallpaper available for all 2 of my readers in 3… Continue Reading
How do you break a LEGO? Max Effgen, March 2, 2011December 2, 2013 This is a re-post, but I have had another great service experience with LEGO. Thanks! You are awesome. I am still not exactly sure what kind of super-powers my son has. He does posses the strength to break unbreakable LEGO pieces. In my youth, I lost my first tooth by… Continue Reading
Sales is Support, Marketing is Support, Service is Support Max Effgen, February 28, 2011 My friend, Robert Pease, wrote an interesting post arguing that sales equals support. I have been thinking about this idea as well recently. There are some interesting trends that anyone who is customer or prospect facing needs to consider. Social media has made it possible to signal intent on an… Continue Reading
Mac OS 10.7 Lion Wallpaper Max Effgen, February 27, 2011 Learned over the weekend that the latest version of Apple’s Mac OS is being called “Lion.” Wallpaper will be needed. This lion if one of two resident males at Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. Click the image for a 1920 x 1200 wallpaper freely available for personal, non-commercial use. You… Continue Reading
Perfect for the 10 year-old in me… Max Effgen, February 22, 2011 I found this on awesome ET in the extreme on Threadless. Not sure if it ever made it into t-shirt form, but it should have. Click the image to check out on their site. Continue Reading
Why gCRM? Max Effgen, February 21, 2011 Because Google is getting serious about the enterprise. I believe it is just a matter of time that they will release a CRM application. How serious is Google’s enterprise? Leading VCs are taking notice: Brad Feld: My Increasing Love Affair With Google Apps. CRM is a logical next step, because… Continue Reading
Great Service from Blue Nile Max Effgen, February 17, 2011 Over the last few years, I have been able to successfully shed weight that dogged me for years. I am down 60 pounds from the day I got married. I joke with my wife (who does not read this blog) that she has 25% less husband. Believe me, she does… Continue Reading
Even monkeys fall from trees Max Effgen, February 15, 2011 Great post from Garr Reynolds on courage and determination. Check Presentation Zen: Before success comes the courage to fail Recently, I have been having similar conversations a lot. Brad Feld, my wife (who does not read my blog) and I were talking about marathon running. All three of us had… Continue Reading
gCRM: Google CRM? Max Effgen, February 12, 2011 Will Google enter the enterprise applications market? Are they there already with gMail and Google Docs? Clearly, the company is targeting the enterprise. They are running print ads in Forbes saying as such. For many small to mid-size businesses, the first business process to be put into place is CRM…. Continue Reading
Born to Run Max Effgen, February 5, 2011 I read Born to Run by Christopher McDougall last summer. This great book has had a dramatic impact on my life. Growing up I was never much of a runner. We, my siblings, swam, year round. Running was not my thing. It was only just over 2 years ago I… Continue Reading