Why hire me? Max Effgen, September 22, 2009 Solid read on the WSJ blogs on why you need to “ABC” “A, Always B, Be C, Closing” on you. Another great tidbit from over the weekend, “Do not focus on the role. Focus on you. If they are looking only for requirements on a job rec, you will be… Continue Reading
WSJ: Amazon Is Selling Designs of Its Own Max Effgen, September 18, 2009December 2, 2013 Another read on Amazon’s private brands. I would love to think that the WSJ got inspiration from my earlier post Amazon’s private brands. Plus I re-learned that Pinzon is the name of the Spanish explorer who discovered the Amazon River. In reality, the new products and accounting for “general merchandise”… Continue Reading
CRM: It’s *Still* Not About the Technology Max Effgen, September 17, 2009 A solid read by my friend and former colleague Eric Heine on the Integra Technology Consulting Blog. Eric and I delivered a very large Siebel implementation in record time many, many moons ago. He is a true leader in CRM implementations and decries “package slamming”. To add my $0.02, user… Continue Reading
The FORD model Max Effgen, September 15, 2009 Interesting read on the Verasage Institute blog on consulting. Check FORD – a model for consulting. The Findings, Options, Recommendations and Decisions steps bring to mind the keep it simple mantra. Question: How do you know if you are overpaying for consulting? Answer: If you ask the consultant the time… Continue Reading
Solid read: Social Media is from Mars… Max Effgen, September 14, 2009 Check out this solid read on social media and the enterprise Gia Lyons’ Connected blog. Interesting stuff. Social Media is from Mars, Enterprise 2.0 is from Venus Happy Monday. Continue Reading
How blogs can work for recruiters (and you!) Max Effgen, September 4, 2009 Great Friday read on the power of blogging. Have a happy and safe holiday weekend. How blogs can work for recruiters (and you!) Continue Reading
Read: VMware’s vCloud API Forces Cloud Standards Max Effgen, September 2, 2009 Great read today over at the Cloudscaling Blog on Cloud Standards. Check it out. Cloudscaling: VMware’s vCloud API Forces Cloud Standards Continue Reading
Read: Zoho Partners with VMware Max Effgen, September 1, 2009 Interesting read and follow up to My $0.02 post yesterday on Read Write Web about SaaS provider Zoho and VMWare partnering to provide on-site versions of Zoho’s SaaS suite. Go where the market takes you. Smart move. Read Write Web: Zoho Partners with VMware for Collaboration Behind the Firewall Continue Reading
Read: Why Twitter is underhyped and is probably worth 5 to 10 billion dollars Max Effgen, August 30, 2009 Interesting post by Robert Scoble: Why Twitter is underhyped and is probably worth five to 10 billion dollars. Some points to ponder for sure. I would add the following: 1) Businesses seeing ROI generally do not ever share that data. Build all the trust you want. They may have a… Continue Reading
How to actually make coffee. Max Effgen, August 26, 2009 Interesting coffee related read at Gizmodo. Covers a lot of ground on various methods. Worth checking out. Link: Giz Explains: How to Actually Make Coffee Continue Reading