Cloud cover Max Effgen, January 29, 2011 Joke: “Why did it take God 7 days to create the Earth?” Answer: “Because He did not have the install base.” This “joke” was all too common in my house growing up. Dad ran an enterprise software company. Amazon, Microsoft and Google are all competing for the cloud. Each is… Continue Reading
What I learned this week Max Effgen, January 23, 2011 1. My insurance company’s actuary tables now go to the age of 121. That means there is a chance that I have not even lived 1/3 of my life. 2. Richard Tait’s latest venture is Golazo. A sports energy drink geared toward the beautiful game. They kicked off with a… Continue Reading
Projundery Max Effgen, January 16, 2011 Funniest thing I came across this week: the made up word “Projundery” to sign emails. “Best Regards” is terrible, trite and overused. Emails need to be fresh, lively and memorable. I am sure that “projundery” will hit over-saturation, but the point is to make it memorable and keep it memorable…. Continue Reading
Thanks Brad! Max Effgen, January 12, 2011January 12, 2022 Huge thank you to Brad Feld for accepting my invitation to come talk to UW. In spite of the snow, which ridiculously shuts the city down, approximately 80 people from MBAs, biotech PhD candidates, computer science graduate students, VCs, entrepreneurs and the local startups Impinj, BigDoor made their way to… Continue Reading
Another great coach Max Effgen, January 7, 2011December 2, 2013 A few months ago, I attended my 20 year high school reunion. It was a blast. Amazing time catching up with a lot of people I had not seen in 20 years and a few old friends who have been always there. Why is it that men (I attended Fenwick… Continue Reading
Michigan Man Max Effgen, January 5, 2011 Lots of University of Michigan news today with the firing of Rich Rodriguez. A coach that came to the school with much success never found the formula with the maize and blue. It has not been a easy slide. There has been painful seasons, and more distressingly losses, where the… Continue Reading
Happy New Year! Max Effgen, January 2, 2011December 2, 2013 Happy New Year! May 2011 bring you happiness and success. I have done Polar Bear swims to bring in the new year for about 5 years. This year’s swim was in Puget Sound at Golden Gardens Park in Seattle. Water temperature 47, air temperature 35. It was invigorating. I always… Continue Reading
Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed: Steve Blank Max Effgen, December 30, 2010 Spend the 7 minutes to check out this awesome video by Steve Blank. Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed: Steve Blank Continue Reading
My top 5 reads of 2010 Max Effgen, December 27, 2010 Lots of actual books read this year. Here are the top 5 I read in terms of personal impact: 4 Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss Enjoyable and eye-opening read. Worth checking it out. Digging into his new book The 4-Hour Body. A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill… Continue Reading
So long Bob Feller Max Effgen, December 20, 2010December 2, 2013 Bob Feller passed last week and so did a little of baseball history. Richard Goldstein’s NY Times article is the best write up on the pitching legend. In my youth, my father and I bonded over baseball like so many Americans. We had a different twist in that we also… Continue Reading