….maybe not everyone will be happy with this blog post. I have had some friends tell me I should hold off on blogging….but this is how I get my mind “at ease”….
After scrambling to get Shenzhen’s official startup weekend going,...
Still makes me laugh, and a bit worried at the same time….discussing Facebook, Google+, Twitter inside of China – where the country blocks these online social media platforms. But again, these export-based internet and ecommerce businesses cannot allow...
Yes, there are actually networking meetings on a FRIDAY night! Every Friday night, they have been hosting these events. Its all Chinese people, Chinese language. Below is the description they gave me:
Shenzhen SYB (start your business) entrepreneur club is starting!...
Earlier this week I was able to get to Hong Kong for a couple days, and by luck I happened to attend a Startup Monday in by startupsHK, at the infamous Boot.hk I’m always hanging out at. This was was quite awesome. Kenneth Kwok one of only a few web analytics...
Finally got this new blog template online, been talking about new template since September, tried to get it online before my USA trip scramble…after getting back from America I have been doing intense meetings, events, proposals for ecommerce businesses.
But...
Talking on QQ now to tons of Chinese ecommerce EXPORT executive on a QQ tree group. They are all so excited for this weekend’s Hero Meets Hero Ecommerce meeting, where I will get a chance to speak …. here is the exciting chat we are having:
Aleshia...
Typing this up monday morning on the hong kong bus, traveling there with ahmed and his wife mona who came to facilitate shenzhen’s first official startup weekend! he gave me a ton of support and feedback on how the weekend went, how to improve and confidence...
An intense, but inspiring weekend here in Shenzhen! Its our first “official startup weekend” (we have the brand behind us now) but still did have a quick and dirty BootUP! weekend a couple months ago.
This startupweekend, after taking what we learned...
Today I took a trip up to Da Lang district of Dongguan to visit my friend David Zhang (aka @digitalboy) from geekcook. They setup my own desk set aside and encouraged to work here as often as I like. I was going to take Doug and others interested for the day and...
Think it’s the tough times that define us as people the most…..when you feel like everything is against you and the world is collapsing around you. I am sure I’m not the only one who has days like this. Dolly Pardon would say that in order to...
So many events these past couple weeks, as well as the weeks ahead, but last night (Friday) was a relaxed and effective meetup for the Shenzhen startup and hardware community to meet John Biggs, a gadget editor on techcrunch and share their products and startup...
Maybe I won’t use the word “scrambling” when I post the news about next weekend’s first official Shenzhen startup weekend blog or websites…but here on my “personal blog” I’m gonna keep it real!
I’m truly overextended...
NICE! Welcome Doug Pierce, aka Mr. Doug Unplugged to Shenzhen, China! He found me on this blog a while back and we had been emailing back and forth. When I announced I was taking a trip to America Doug saw I was going to be in Hoboken, NJ (nearby his place) and...
Seriously on a roll lately with networking and community building! Wish I could make it to Techcrunch’s Disrupt Beijing! conference this week, but luckily one of their editors, John Biggs, will be in Shenzhen visiting for a few days and planned a quick, informal...
Apologies in the delay since last post…so many things going on this week!
Definitely think this past Tuesday was the best startup Tuesday we have had here in Shenzhen! Cyril spent the whole afternoon solid from 3pm til the event started at 7pm to sit one-on-one...
