http://hankejh.com/2009/06/efficiencies-of-text/ Dispatches on a technological timeline Mon, 17 May 2010 14:15:17 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://hankejh.com/2009/06/efficiencies-of-text/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Damion Hankejh Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:36:58 +0000 http://hankejh.com/?p=39#comment-3 Interesting note, Craig! As it happens, <a href="http://activecause.com/company-profile/costco-wholesale-corporation/id/3b3b3c3d3e3f272224" rel="nofollow">Costco</a> is another Emerald City giant with service informed by Nordstrom culture. Fred Paulsell, the prolific Seattle investor and former Smith Barney manager, immediately recognized the promise of text-based support as an early <a href="http://activecause.com/company-profile/instantservicecom-inc/id/3b3b3d3d3e3f202123" rel="nofollow">InstantService</a> investor. As a Costco founder, he provided critical funding for their growth and later assisted Nordstrom with refinancing in the early 90's. Small world, eh? Interesting note, Craig! As it happens, Costco is another Emerald City giant with service informed by Nordstrom culture. Fred Paulsell, the prolific Seattle investor and former Smith Barney manager, immediately recognized the promise of text-based support as an early InstantService investor. As a Costco founder, he provided critical funding for their growth and later assisted Nordstrom with refinancing in the early 90′s. Small world, eh?

]]> http://hankejh.com/2009/06/efficiencies-of-text/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Craig Alberino Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:23:11 +0000 http://hankejh.com/?p=39#comment-2 Don't forget my favorite - Costco. Don’t forget my favorite – Costco.

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