Getting Sweet Techie Gear in San Fran!

Posted by Michael Michelini | May 16 2012 | Comments (2)
Jamming in as many meetings as I can during this short stopover in San Francisco, I was able to meet Kat from Modern Twist who came across my blog last week about how to import into China she emailed me while I was in Los Angeles. Going back and forth in emails,...

Arriving in San Francisco – Quick 2 days to maximize!

Posted by Michael Michelini | May 15 2012 | Comments (1)
Exciting time in USA! I’m typing this Monday morning (Cali time) in a San Francisco hotel. Attila, reading my news of coming to USA, met me in LA to spend the trip w/ me together all the way from LA to Seattle. I was supposed to fly from LA to Seattle...

First Day in Los Angeles! On Live Radio talking China business!

Posted by Michael Michelini | May 11 2012 | Comments (1)
Exhausting first day in LA! Not even here 24 hours and on a live radio broadcast in Hollywood! My friend R. Victoria who’ve I been talking to on twitter and also dialed into their show via phone in the past invited me to today’s radio show. The show...

Final Meetings in China before USA trip – Representing Chinese in America!

Posted by Michael Michelini | May 08 2012 | Comments (6)
Feel like a torch bearer….grabbing as many notes, ideas, connections as I can in my mind to pass along between USA and China. Love it, and its become what I do for a lifestyle. Two full days this week in Shenzhen, China before heading to USA on Wednesday...

Signed The Papers, Transferred my First Business Over

Posted by Michael Michelini | May 06 2012 | Comments (0)
Will be a quick post, but monumental for me. I’ve been blogging (i.e. complaining) about the the difficulties of winding down my first business, as a couple weeks ago, based on all the circumstances (“checkmate in USA operations”) as well as...

Everyone Pushing me to Sell USA Real Estate to Rich Chinese

Posted by Michael Michelini | Apr 29 2012 | Comments (6)
As I continue to build up networks and host events, I am constantly pushed by companies to advertise to these members. Maybe this is a way I can “monetize” all this free work I have been doing. But its also somewhat of a distraction. Maybe its something...

China Business Meetup in Los Angeles, USA – Saturday May 12

Posted by Michael Michelini | Apr 27 2012 | Comments (2)
Life is too short, since I’ll be in USA for Seattle Startupweekend, I may as well make some events out of it. I’m a bit nervous about this, as I haven’t hosted an event in USA since…man. 2006? But I have some good friends in Los Angeles,...

GOING TO USA! Startup weekend Seattle, May 18

Posted by Michael Michelini | Apr 12 2012 | Comments (1)
Boom! Had an awesome startupweekend in Shenzhen last weekend, been in regular talks with global headquarters in Seattle, Washington, USA and they invited me to facilitate their Seattle startupweekend next month, from May 18 to the 20th! I wish I could take my team,...

Winding Down My First Business, Moving Onwards + Upwards

Posted by Michael Michelini | Apr 04 2012 | Comments (11)
This post is the real deal, many of my close friends have been advising me not to post this, but I’m not going to cover up, make up some fake business deal or share transfer. I am living and learning, and I am not afraid to openly blog my business and life...

Business Tour Guide? No, I’m a Chinese E-commerce Consultant

Posted by Michael Michelini | Mar 21 2012 | Comments (6)
Have had my ‘tour guide’ hat on the past couple day, and expect to keep it on for the rest of March. I was tour guide of the year at my university, being one of the first tour guides to start during my first year enrolled there.  I enjoy showing...

Letter To Mom & Dad

Posted by Michael Michelini | Jan 27 2012 | Comments (2)
I like to mix up my blog, not just talk about business…and today’s post will be a bit emotional and personal….read at your own risk!! I’m a lucky son, my dad motivates me regularly: poems and emails, and just from my memories as a child...

Connecting Chinese to USA Agents – Latest Progress With Geekcook

Posted by Michael Michelini | Dec 29 2011 | Comments (4)
I believe I am a connector, I enjoy doing it, and I seem to be getting better at it. Its just tough to build a platform to connect people between USA and China … still feel I need to gather research, pain points, needs from both sides. But as I have said...

Merry Christmas From China, Expat Celebrating the holiday overseas

Posted by Michael Michelini | Dec 26 2011 | Comments (8)
Many of my family and friends in back home in USA ask me how do I celebrate Christmas in China. I have been celebrating Christmas in China for the past 4 years now (almost 5), well, technically last year I crossed over to spend Christmas in Hong Kong…as...

Do You Think an commerce store #in shop.michaelmichelini.com

Posted by Michael Michelini | Dec 06 2011 | Comments (6)
Been thinking more about about the direction of the business. And I am really thinking the above idea could have an interesting twitter to today’s ecommerce + social meda. Create an online store from my blog. Put my “personal brand” behind the...

We Americans Are A Strange People…Food Stamps Can Now Be Used To Buy Starbucks Coffee

Posted by Michael Michelini | Dec 03 2011 | Comments (9)
Sometimes my blog posts upset my fellow American readers here….I do have to suggest as many Americans that can find a way to travel abroad to do so…it really opens your eyes to how other people live and makes me appreciate the freedoms and benefits...

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