Starbucks tests new names Max Effgen, July 18, 2009 Interesting article in the Seattle Times, Starbucks tests new names for stores. How do you compete with saturation? Change your name. Will be interesting to see how this works. Anyone remember all the “Seattle’s Best” stores that were shut down after the Starbucks buyout? Friends ask me all the time… Continue Reading
Gallery in the Garden Max Effgen, July 17, 2009 Red Stone Flower 2009, Glass, Stone and Metal Never needs watering. One of my favorite organizations is Pratt Fine Art Center, a nonprofit arts center offering arts education to everyone. Pratt specializes in the fire arts, stone, painting and printmaking. Fire arts is everything from hot glass to blacksmithing and… Continue Reading
More love from Zappos… Max Effgen, July 16, 2009 So I just received another upgraded shipment from Zappos. These guys are great. I order a shoe and it is delivered within 48 hours. Cannot be more satisfied. Then I read about this “calamituous RFP” (links: below) and think what kind of agencies would publicly complain? Don’t they know that… Continue Reading
Do you know Knouen? Max Effgen, July 15, 2009 So I know that one of my two readers uses Siebel for CRM. I had a very interesting and refreshing conversation today with Meetul Shah, CEO of Knouen (pronounced know-n’). You shold check Knouen OfficeSync for Siebel, an interesting sales productivity application for Siebel shops. If this is you (ahem),… Continue Reading
Azure Pricing Max Effgen, July 14, 2009December 2, 2013 A follow up from last month’s post: Cloudy in Seattle. Azure has released their business model, pricing and official release date. Mid-November is still the official word for the commercial release. Check: Azure Services Overview Pricing & Licensing Overview Official Press Release: Microsoft Unveils Windows Azure Platform Business Model, Bringing… Continue Reading
7 Great Interview Questions Max Effgen, July 13, 2009 A key to get the job is to ask great questions. Check this well written article: Seven Great Questions to Ask at a Job Interview. Have questions. Get answers. Continue Reading
50 Common Interview Questions Max Effgen, July 12, 2009 Older, but relevant post: 50 Common Interview Questions. The salary questions/answers are only half correct. Being prepared is the best luck. Continue Reading
Bantam vs Gist Max Effgen, July 10, 2009 Came across Bantam Live: The Ultimate Social, Real-Time CRM @ TechCrunch this morning and have been thinking on it all day. My take is that it offers watered down features of Gist with the workflow features of most CRM tools. Is Social CRM important to the enterprise? Depends. If the… Continue Reading
Chihuly’s Emerald Spire Max Effgen, July 10, 2009 An early weekend type post. For the 2 readers outside of Seattle, Sounders FC is our new MLS team. They are playing well and captured a local buzz. Games are packed. Nice traditions are being established. Great for the team and Seattle. I was even fortunate enough to attend the… Continue Reading
Cloud Office on Monday? Max Effgen, July 9, 2009 via TechCrunch: Why Chrome OS Now? Because Microsoft Office In The Cloud Comes Monday. I have played around with the limited functionality of Office Live. It is good, not great, and about what I would expect from a beta. I had some formatting issues with some documents. Nothing major. Hopefully… Continue Reading