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…
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…
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…
Amazon Killing Mobile Apps… Max Effgen, July 8, 2009 Most mobile applications are content based. Personally, I would like to see less content specific applications and more applications that solve existing problems (i.e. cross-platform, carrier) with mobile devices. Having researched the space, I understand why most developers choose to go with a content based application. Application development is not…
Ace the Interview Max Effgen, July 7, 2009 Solid read at the Harvard Business Blog. Check Ace the Interview by David Silverman. Some sound advice when you land that interview. Glad to see that I am not the only one blogging about this topic. Readers are Leaders.
The new phone screen… Max Effgen, July 7, 2009 More than ever the phone screen is making deep dives into questions typically reserved for the interview. In reality there is really no difference between a phone screen and a sales call. Present yourself in lieu of a product and land the face-to-face. Here are some tips that help me…
About your resume… Max Effgen, July 6, 2009 It is not about you. Think about the current employment situation. Tons of qualified talent on the market competing for a few open slots. The reality is that if your resume does not separate you from the qualified crowd, you will not interview. Think about what the hiring manager really…
Portable Espresso = Handpresso Max Effgen, July 5, 2009 I came across the Handpresso while shopping at the Seattle Flagship REI store. It is truly portable. Hand pump operated and uses the standard Easy Serving Espresso (E.S.E.) pod. This is a device that I would actually take into the backcountry. Pack-in/Pack-out does not work well with loose coffee grounds….
Coffee Drinks Illustrated Max Effgen, July 5, 2009 Coffee Drinks Illustrated by Lokesh Dhakar is an impressive illustration of the variety of espresso drinks. Being a coffee fiend, I like it. Looks like he is channeling his inner Edward Tufte. I found this via LifeHacker.
Upcoming @ 12sided… Max Effgen, June 25, 2009 Taking a little break from blogging. Post July 4 will have lots of good stuff on xRM, behavioral interviewing, the cloud, and of course, coffee.