Category Archives: RichRelevance Team

Welcoming 2011—with a little eye towards 2051

With every new year comes an awareness that the next 365 days offer us a big wide empty canvas. We welcome it with open arms because it gives each of us a chance at rebirth, to bury the mistakes and foibles of the past year, exchanging them for unbridled potential in the new. And while … Continue Reading

Meet and greet with new neighbors

A big benefit of {rr}’s downtown SF location is the variety of companies and personalities that you can connect with throughout the day. One of the rituals I enjoy daily is the elevator ride in our building because you never know who you’ll bump into. A recent ride to our new offices at our expanding … Continue Reading

Vendors versus Partners

The Hot Dog Vendor The other day I’m at the ballpark watching the Mariners get their butt kicked, and I hear that old call, “Hot dogs!  Get’cher hot dogs!”  I send money down the line and catch the hot dog the vendor chucks my way.   ”Hmm.  I want a soda too,” I thought, but no … Continue Reading

2009 Online Holiday Shopping Season Kick Off – A Retrospective and Some Perspective

The retailing community and the vendors that provide supporting roles, like RichRelevance, have spent the better part of this year gearing up for the make-or-break 24-hour marathon: Black Friday. While consumers haven’t completely abandoned the shopping mall experience, it’s clear that based on early results from the kick off of the holiday shopping season, the … Continue Reading

Architecting Not Just a Successful (And Winning!) Infrastructure…But a Solid Team

As a result of our company winning the 2009 Intel Premier IT Knowledge Award (announced on 9/1/09), I had the opportunity to participate in the CIO 100 Symposium Awards in Colorado Springs, CO.  It was a tremendous honor to not only be a part of this program but to receive peer recognition for the work … Continue Reading