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Godspeed Hank Aaron

Max Effgen, January 22, 2021January 22, 2021

First ballgame, July 7, 1974Braves vs. Cubs at Wrigley Field Hank Aaron hits number 725 off a young Rick Reuschel. It would be his last home run at Wrigley. My father’s good friend, Dave Norman, from Atlanta who went with us bought me that Braves cap which I kept on…

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Business Advice From Van Halen

Max Effgen, October 9, 2020October 14, 2020

Godspeed Eddie Van Halen. Recommend Van Halen Rising by Greg Renoff. A engaging read about the band, how they came together and took over rock and roll. Appreciated the entrepreneurial vision through the ups and downs to stardom. I never did get to see Van Halen in their prime (pre-Hagar)….

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State Title, 30 years later

Max Effgen, September 4, 2020September 4, 2020

This championship did not happen overnight. More than two years and hundreds of thousands of yards in the pool were needed to climb to that level. Lessons learned during this time have helped me to this day, primarily vision and resilience. I have photo of this team tucked away in…

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The inevitable gCRM – 2020

Max Effgen, January 28, 2020January 28, 2020

Original post from 2011 below. To date, gCRM has not happened. The Google G Suite Marketplace has a number of CRM players which are all capable. Some observations. Compliance First SAS70 and now SASE 16 and whatever is next have become more important to the enterprise. Not just in the…

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#EdgarHOF

Max Effgen, July 24, 2019July 24, 2019

Congratulations to Seattle Mariners legend Edgar Martinez. Enshrined in Cooperstown at the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, July 21, 2019. In many ways this is historic. Fans took to social media for several years to convince the Baseball Writers Association of America that Edgar was one of the…

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Founded Podcast

Max Effgen, January 2, 2018

Truly a privilege to be involved with the Burke Center for Entrepreneurship at University of Washington’s Foster School of Business. Hit PLAY for a fun half hour discussion.

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Schwinn Bicycle conversions

Max Effgen, September 26, 2017

Part hobby, part side hustle. Converting vintage Schwinn bicycles into single speed and fixed gear bicycles. Rolling history.

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Max Effgen

Max Effgen

Builds and grows technology companies as an entrepreneur and angel investor backing early-stage companies in AI, health and wellness, ultra-low power radio, and enterprise software. Snowboarding, baseball, swimming, running, coaching, photography, backpacking and skyscraper stair climbs happen off the clock. Also, I am a SABR Contributor, live in Seattle and from Chicago.

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