Graduated Chinaccelerator, Planning New Beginning

Posted by Michael Michelini | Nov 02 2012 | Comments (2)
Been hustling like never before, and I thought years ago I was “making something happen outta nothing”. But seriously this week has been non-stop all action and I know my buddies keep asking me how things are going with the Chinaccelerator demo day,...

Pushing it! 12 days til Chinaccelerator Demo Day in Beijing Oct 30

Posted by Michael Michelini | Oct 18 2012 | Comments (0)
Feels like I’m graduating college again or something! And wow, its been 90 days already since I started this Chinaccelerator program. Its been a wild rollercoaster (yes GOAT – geeks on a train, but also generally w/ the startup highs and lows) and...

Speaking on Social Media + SEO Integration in Beijing, Monday 9/17

Posted by Michael Michelini | Sep 11 2012 | Comments (0)
As part of my trip to Beijing, this coming Monday Sept 17 I will speak at a Chinese SEO + SEM internet marketing conference. I have been asked to speak about how social media affects SEO, and integrating the 2 to optimize your search campaign. This will be a...

Beijing Startup Scene, Quick 2 day overview of #GOAT

Posted by Michael Michelini | Aug 19 2012 | Comments (0)
As expected, this GOAT (geeks on a train) trip has been a whirlwind – over-packed schedule of events and meetings. We arrived to Beijing Friday morning, about 8am after an 11 hour overnight sleeper train from Dalian. A group of over 20 entrepreneurs, we...

Heading to Beijing + Shanghai, Geeks on a Train! #GOAT Aug 16 – 25

Posted by Michael Michelini | Aug 12 2012 | Comments (4)
Trying the weekly blog post while I’m working like a madman in the Chinaccelerator. Sunday evening in the office, preparing for the week ahead. Have a few days here in Dalian, China and then we are going on “Geeks on a train!” What is geeks on...

Baidu, China internet, and goverment relations

Posted by Michael Michelini | Nov 28 2009 | Comments (12)
This is a great example of how you need to have guan xi (good relations) in China.  Even in the digital age, its important to have strong relations with government agencies and high power internet companies here in China…let me show here below. (breath...

Beijing business development trip

Posted by Michael Michelini | Nov 20 2009 | Comments (3)
been exactly 2 years since my first and only trip to beijing. not sure how it always ends up that i come here in the winter….for those not familiar with the location of various cities of china- i live in southern china (guangdong province, city of shenzhen)...

Beijing Furniture factory and Bug Street Market

Posted by Michael Michelini | Nov 09 2007 | Comments (1)
check out the girl’s shirt badge…won’t type the word… The factory worked I talked to but she had NO IDEA what mo-fo’r meant…in english…thought it was a cool shirt! Been a wild couple days….. well worth my extending...

Extended my Stay in China!

Posted by Michael Michelini | Nov 07 2007 | Comments (0)
As the end of my China trip approached…I kept on meeting more and more people- this more and more places to go, people to see, connections to make – yesterday I got in touch w/ Mainland China Trading & Consulting I work with from Texas, Murray...

Climbed the Great Wall

Posted by Michael Michelini | Nov 04 2007 | Comments (1)
at the base Friend I met on the Walk up BIG fishie I saw at a pit stop before the great wall one hell of a day of some tour company saying 50RMB to get to the great wall, just get there at 8:30am – hahah didnt get to the Great Wall until 4:30pm!!! so...

Getting around in Beijing – and bought flatscreen monitor

Posted by Michael Michelini | Nov 03 2007 | Comments (0)
Day 3 in Beijing…making it alright solo – had a nice guy – Mr. Law – friend of my friends in Hong Kong – show me around for a couple hours yesterday morning so I had to get to a 5 star hotel to get an English version map –...

halloween night in Shanghai – today Beijing..

Posted by Michael Michelini | Nov 01 2007 | Comments (0)
so I ventured out of my hotel solo last night to take advantage of the Shanghai halloween festivities….usually I go out at least w/ a supplier, friend of a friend, or random dude from the hotel, but no dice this Halloween night and i’m not one to sit...

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