Sharing Developments on Shenzhen Startup Community to @StartupsHK

Posted by Michael Michelini | Jun 12 2012 | Comments (0)
Took a quick 2 day trip to Hong Kong for business meetings, and love to meet the guys at Startup Monday and asked the facebook StartupsHK group on Sunday if there was a speaker lined up. Thanks for the photo Jeff Broer from Grayscale, you rock! hey guys, I’ll...

Recap of Startup Saturday Hong Kong 2011 #sus2011

Posted by Michael Michelini | Oct 23 2011 | Comments (4)
A very impressive turnout, the guys at startups hk have done an awesome job building out the startup and entrepreneur community in Hong Kong! I would say over 200 people came to today’s event. Doing my best as a blogger, for those who wished they could...

Mobile App Challenge – Hong Kong Web Wednesday!

Posted by Michael Michelini | Jul 20 2011 | Comments (4)
Came to Hong Kong last night to take care of some business meetings and finishing up the Hong Kong apartment deal, I ended up sticking around Hong Kong another day! Heading to Dongguan bright and early tomorrow morning (7am leaving Hong Kong) to visit the team...

As I Move Out of Hong Kong – I Reflect on the Last 6 Months

Posted by Michael Michelini | Jul 12 2011 | Comments (4)
Wow, time flies, hard to believe I had moved to Hong Kong, really REALLY small place…but hey, its the opportunity to try life in the fast lane, in the “NYC of Asia” (my opinion from what I’ve seen). And now the 6 month lease is up, and...

Startup Monday in Hong Kong – Traditional Media Isn’t Dead!

Posted by Michael Michelini | Jul 12 2011 | Comments (1)
Made it to Hong Kong for a couple days for meetings with the fiveislands ecommerce center and catching up with the boot hk crew, also discussing cooperation with Boot Hk and the new SZteam Shenzhen coworking space. Tonight, being Monday, Startups HK held their...

Back in China – Work Week Plan: Shenzhen, Dongguan, Hong Kong

Posted by Michael Michelini | Jul 04 2011 | Comments (0)
Sundays are always my reflection and planning days….back from a long trip in the Philippines late last week, transitioned back to “China mode” with meeting people and running between Hong Kong to Shenzhen…..quickly outlining my week and...

Witnessing a Friend Having a Baby in Hong Kong

Posted by Michael Michelini | Jun 07 2011 | Comments (1)
Yesterday spent the afternoon with Leon picking up his newborn baby, Emma K, in St. Teresa’s Hospital 聖德肋撒醫院 Hong Kong. Also to note, he is an Australian citizen, and his wife is Japanese, not holding a Hong Kong ID or passport. I’ve been...

10 Startups Compete – Hong Kong Pitch Event at Bloomberg Offices

Posted by Michael Michelini | May 05 2011 | Comments (5)
Sometimes I feel like its a reality tv show, heck maybe it will  become one. Many of my friends abroad as well as in Shenzhen wished they could have attended today’s pitch event in Hong Kong, but because they couldn’t, I’m doing my best to...

Happy Easter from Hong Kong, then Guangzhou

Posted by Michael Michelini | Apr 24 2011 | Comments (9)
Writing this Saturday evening (Holy Saturday) in my small apartment in Hong Kong. Making it an early night, and a relaxing night…I’ll be waking up around 7am tomorrow, Easter Sunday, and heading up to Shenzhen Bay border from Tin Hau CTS bus to meet...

Foursquare Day Hong Kong #4sqhk – Social Media Continues Growth!

Posted by Michael Michelini | Apr 17 2011 | Comments (2)
I think foursquare is my favorite social media brand….It just seems to have a nice, warm fuzzy feeling about it that makes you get addicted to getting points, badges, chatting it up with your friends about locations you are going to or have been, and reading...

Hong Kong Coworking Boot hk Featured in Fastcompany, Shenzhen Next?

Posted by Michael Michelini | Mar 12 2011 | Comments (9)
Congrats to boot hk Hong Kong coworking space and Jon Buford. I am a member and its a great way to quickly meet and network with like minded entrepreneurs. I am so excited that it was covered the other day in fast company. Sure that will help Hong Kong be known...

Hong Kong Fashion Night, Feeling of Not Belonging

Posted by Michael Michelini | Mar 11 2011 | Comments (1)
Yesterday was another action packed day, leaving Hong Kong approx 7am to head into Dongguan, China. The day was a typical day in my “new life”, working with the Chinese staff in the dongguan Fiveislands ecommerce warehouse, checking over websites,...

Flipping from Cantonese to Mandarin to English…

Posted by Michael Michelini | Mar 08 2011 | Comments (14)
Currently in a car heading back to Hong Kong from Dongguan, China.  Thinking back to when I was living full time in Shenzhen, even though I was in south China, the city of Shenzhen is primarily Mandarin – which is the nationally recognized language of the...

Bridging Between Hong Kong and Shenzhen, China

Posted by Michael Michelini | Feb 14 2011 | Comments (7)
I remember my first trip to Hong Kong, in October 2007. I had come to go to the globalsources trade show, see products, meet people I had been chatting to online for years, and see whats its like to do business in China. I was amazed at the city….more advanced...

China Is Open Again – End of Chinese New Years

Posted by Michael Michelini | Feb 11 2011 | Comments (0)
Woke up bright and early Thursday morning (6:30am) to head from Hong Kong over to Dong Guan, China to the Five Islands ecommerce center. I don’t mean to be an ignorant foreigner in China….but this holiday is annoying to me…..its just so long…………..I...

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