WSJ: Arthur Laffer: Tax Internet Sales, Stimulate Growth Max Effgen, April 20, 2013September 5, 2014 Comment on Dr. Laffer’s recent Wall Street Journal opinion piece on taxing internet sales. Sales taxes are legally due for in-state transactions. The online retailer (e.g., Amazon, etc.) does not have the obligation to collect these taxes due to the Internet Tax Freedom Act (ITFA), enacted in 1998 and extended…
Two Years Before the Mast Max Effgen, March 16, 2011 My brother Ryan is an excellent writer. He often gives books as gifts. I came across this article in the WSJ: A True Adventure at Sea and on Shore by Angus Phillips and was reminded of one of the great gifts he has given me over the years. Two Years…
Commoditization Myths Max Effgen, May 27, 2010 Long time, no-post. Been busy in the good way. A trend over the past few years is talk of commoditization of products, features and generally everything. Is the current market seems to be headed towards rampant commoditization? Check these two excellent articles that say this is not true. MIT Review:…
Bonds or TDs, They’re Still a Gamble Max Effgen, February 6, 2010 Interesting weekend read at the Wall Street Journal on a bond-trading specialist from Cantor Fitzgerald that wants to treat casinos like the stock market. WSJ: Whether Bonds or Touchdowns, They’re Still a Gamble
WSJ: How Saatchi CEO Makes Hires Max Effgen, December 1, 2009 Not your typical interview. Cool ideas.
Office on the cheap with Gist Max Effgen, November 3, 2009December 2, 2013 Nice article on Gist and the impact of Office 2010. If you have not tried Gist, check it out. WSJ: Updating Office on the Cheap For more of my thoughts on Gist, check my earlier posts. 12Sided on Gist
How to Network – Live & In Person Max Effgen, October 26, 2009June 14, 2023 I have been on a networking roll lately. Found this today in the WSJ which sums up what I have been learning and re-learning. WSJ: How to Network – Live & In Person Happy Monday
Read WSJ Why Email No Longer Rules Max Effgen, October 13, 2009 Been very busy and unable to blog as much as normal. Solid read today worth checking out by Jessica Vascellaro in the WSJ Why Email No Longer Rules…
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…
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”…