Breaking in a ball glove Max Effgen, March 15, 2012 I clipped this article from Forbes in 2001 thinking that someday, I would get a new glove or have to break in a glove for my future kids. The future came to be the other day. I tried this one second hot water dunk on my son’s glove in preparation…
Matt McIlwain, Rock Star Venture Capitalist Max Effgen, November 9, 2011December 2, 2013 Many, many thanks to Matt McIlwain for speaking at Rock Star Venture Capitalist on November 7. Matt has a reputation for bringing his “A game” and this was no exception. Approximately 65 people from cross-sections of UW and the Seattle startup community took in Matt’s observations of the ingredients of…
An unlikely duo Max Effgen, May 6, 2010 Interesting read in the latest Forbes on Wal-Mart and Patagonia’s efforts on sustainability. Patagonia pioneered and is helping Wal-Mart. Funny, that did not make it in to the most recent Patagonia catalog that hit my mailbox. Glad to see that sustainability is gaining mainstream traction. Forbes: Wal-Mart, Patagonia Team To…
The Futility Of Price Controls Max Effgen, January 19, 2010 For many years I have found the notion of price controls interesting mainly because there is vast amounts of historical evidence that state they do not work. Time after time, price controls are put forward as a solution, most recently in Venezuela. Interesting read at Forbes that tracts price controls…
Denis O’Brien & Haiti Max Effgen, January 16, 2010 All the incredible and horrible stories from the Haiti earthquake made me think of an article I awhile back in Forbes. Digicel CEO Denis O’Brien has brought mobile telecommunications to the world’s poorest countries. Digicel has been a large part of the surviving communications infrastructure in Haiti and has offered…
Why You Shouldn’t Hire A Perfect Job Candidate Max Effgen, October 27, 2009 Entertaining read by Guy Nadivi in Forbes. I would add to his empirical evidence with similar experiences lately. I have been hearing others talk about this same thing happening to them. Has it happened to you? Forbes: Why You Shouldn’t Hire A Perfect Job Candidate
Twenty-One Top Twitter Tips Max Effgen, August 5, 2009 Great read on Twitter over at Forbes. Check Twenty-One Top Twitter Tips. Is it Wednesday already?
Solid Read on Cloud & Chaos Max Effgen, August 1, 2009 Forbes has had some great coverage of the Black Hat cybersecurity conference. Here is an interesting read on little known issue with virtualization. Check out Why Cloud Computing Needs More Chaos Have a great weekend.
Kiva, the robots behind Zappos Max Effgen, July 25, 2009 More on the Amazon Zappos deal…specifically the robots. Amazon’s Acquisition of Zappos Is “A Good Thing for Kiva,” Says Robot Company’s CEO. Also check Forbes, “Bot-In-Time Delivery” for more about Kiva.