Making Powerful Connections at Shenzhen’s 5th Startup Weekend

Posted by Michael Michelini | May 14 2013 | Comments (0)
Its really getting better and better. Connections, experience, teambuilding, and inspiring entrepreneurship. Its been a couple days past the weekend, and I am finally regaining the energy to write a blog post about it. I love startup weekend, truly to my heart,...

Featured on Chinese Entrepreneur News – Succeed or go Bankrupt!

Posted by Michael Michelini | May 03 2013 | Comments (0)
Seems in Asia everyone picks my headshot with this suit! This Friday morning I was welcomed with notice that my interview had been published on a top Beijing tech news site – SooToo.com. Christina Lee was the interviewer, and I had the pleasure to get to...

Chinese SEO Conference, GOMX, May 29-30 in Wuxi City

Posted by Michael Michelini | Apr 30 2013 | Comments (0)
Its that time of year again! Conferences in the spring pop up like crazy in China – and for the past 5 years I have been going to a Xiamen based event groups – TimeV – which has been the largest Chinese internet event each year. This year, they...

Still Digesting a Hyper Shanghai Trip!

Posted by Michael Michelini | Apr 30 2013 | Comments (0)
Back in Shenzhen now for about a day – resting up for one of the most hyper-active Shanghai business trips I’ve been on! And digesting (as mentioned in this blog title) means I did eat chicken and am still in good health (for those who aren’t...

Shanghai Travel Plans – April 17 to 29th

Posted by Michael Michelini | Apr 16 2013 | Comments (0)
“on the road again”, then again, was I never “not on the road”? This is why I don’t see myself ever renting a really nice apartment….seriously, I am always on the move! But I love it – love the hustle – no matter...

Steve Jobs Talks on the Meaning of Life. Poke Life!

Posted by Michael Michelini | Apr 14 2013 | Comments (2)
I love Sundays, its when I motivate myself for the week ahead. Think about what happened last week, and make an outline of the days ahead and the goals to accomplish. Steve Jobs, every entrepreneur admires the legacy he left behind. I recently found a video (youtube...

Shenzhen Startup Demo + Team Building Insanity!

Posted by Michael Michelini | Apr 14 2013 | Comments (0)
More intense startup life here – after returning to Shenzhen from Echelon Hong Kong with Dan (which, was a VERY late night missing the Shenzhen Bay border crossing, taking Huanggong border and arriving back about 1:30am) – the rest of the week catching...

Startup Weekend Mania! Hong Kong Apr 12, Shanghai Apr 19, Shenzhen May 10

Posted by Michael Michelini | Apr 10 2013 | Comments (2)
The startup weekend phenomena has come in strong in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Shenzhen really strong! Just had a nice call w/ Sheikh from USA headquarters yesterday, and there are now great teams in place in all of these cities. I’m so proud of the progress...

More Startup Pitching! Echelon Satellite Hong Kong

Posted by Michael Michelini | Apr 10 2013 | Comments (2)
3 pitches in 1 week, talk about intense, last week we went to Singapore to pitch at Startup Asia, today in Hong Kong for this Echelon, and then this Friday for a Shenzhen Innovalley pitch to hundreds of Chinese investors and entrepreneurs! After these 3 pitches,...

Hosting a Seminar at General Assembly on Selling in China via Social Media

Posted by Michael Michelini | Apr 09 2013 | Comments (0)
Continuing to educate and add value to the community of Western businesses to do business in China, I will be hosting a seminar with General Assembly in Hong Kong to help businesses learn how to more effectively enter the Chinese market and sell in China via social...

Amazing Experience At Startup Asia in Singapore!

Posted by Michael Michelini | Apr 06 2013 | Comments (6)
Saturday afternoon typing this from a casino lobby in the Resort world, Singapore. So much moneyflow in this city! My first time to Singapore, and man was it an amazing, fast-paced 3 day excursion. I wanted to announce earlier that I was attending / pitching,...

Turning 32 – Another year in China

Posted by Michael Michelini | Apr 02 2013 | Comments (6)
Birthdays are kinda like New Years Day – reflecting on the past year and looking forward to the next. My focus has gotten much sharper – and I am excited for my 32nd year on this earth. My birthday last year I was going to a ton of events, e-commerce...

4 Tips From my Experience Team Building for Startups

Posted by Michael Michelini | Mar 19 2013 | Comments (0)
Those following my startup Social Agent’s blog – I’m so excited to have confirmed a new member to our technical team – Dan from Canada will be a PHP developer with us and has alreadyjumped in head first in the code this week. Its exhilarating....

Staying Lean! Focus Group in Hong Kong to listen to Social Agent users!

Posted by Michael Michelini | Mar 13 2013 | Comments (0)
Many people think “lean startup” they think cheap, bootstrapping “ramen noodle startup” – well, that may be true too – but actually, lean is all about listening to your users, and building a product that they want! To validate...

Social Agent Startup Go-Live! Most Exhausting Couple Weeks

Posted by Michael Michelini | Mar 07 2013 | Comments (0)
Seriously, I may be turning 32 years old in a couple weeks, and out of those 32 years, this has been definitely one of the most exhausting times of my life! But I don’t regret it one bit, I love creating a business. And especially one that clients need...

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