Lots of “personal” blog posts lately, I’ll even it out with some business stuff soon enough. Just a lot of life changing stuff happening now! Today being single’s day in China (November eleventh is all single digits – 11-11, so the Chinese like to call it Singles day), Wangxia and I thought it would be witty to use today as …
Facing Realities of Cross Border Marriage & Future Child
Typing today’s blog up on a Saturday morning from the couch of my Hong Kongs friend’s 9th floor walk up apartment (When he said apartment 9F I thought it was a elevator building!). My life has always been an adventure, I have always kept an open mind and sought out adventure. Now with my recent marriage and child-to-be – in …
Startup Weekend PRD Mania: Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Shenzhen
Startup weekend is really picking up (finally), in China! And 3 of them all almost back to back here in the PRD (Pearl River Delta) This past weekend Guangzhou had their 2nd startup weekend (1st was way back in May 2012) and a local organizing team has really picked it up and ran with it! Check out guangzhou. startupweekend .org …
Crankin’ out a Podcast – “Global From Asia” (GFA): International Business via Hong Kong
As a direct result from this past weekend’s Dynamitecircle.com yearly DCBKK meetup, I’m finally gonna execute and start my first podcast (radio) channel – titled “Global From Asia: International Business via Hong Kong“. I know, I know, where will I get the time for this? Well, I am going to try my best to schedule maybe Sunday or Monday morning …
Amazing #DCBKK Bangkok: Time to Step up My Game – Turn Pressure into Action!
Sitting at the Bangkok Airport writing this up…mind is still spinning from ideas and motivation from this past weekend’s Dynamite Circle Bangkok (DCBKK) yearly conference. My life is already undergoing massive changes with my wedding coming up, baby on the way, and startup Social Agent taking shape. This conference just helped re-ignite my passion for the internet, blogging, and will …
Gonna be a Daddy! Found out while in Japan!
Life is really moving in the fast lane! Both in personal and in startup life, and in travel! As many now know, I got engaged and will have a wedding ceremony Jan 11, 2013 in Shenzhen, China. Also a USA trip afterwards. Currently took a 3 day trip to Okinawa, Japan for a startupweekend.jp ROSA (Regional Organizer Summit for Asia) …
Planning Much Overdue USA trip: Jan 17 to Feb 19, 2014
Haven’t been to America since 2012 (went 2 times, once in Aug 2012 for sister’s wedding, and May 2012 for Startup Weekend Seattle / west coast) and 2011 that I was in the east coast of USA! So seems all of this year, 2013, I won’t have been to America once…not the first full year overseas, but still something worth …
Heading to Bangkok! – Dynamite Circle Mastermind #DCBKK Oct 18-20
I’ve had my head buried in work w/ Social Agent locked up here in China for months – its about time I go out and network! I have always loved what Dan Andrews and the guys at TropicalMBA.com have been doing – having attended their first Tropical MBA meetup back in June 2011 (wow how time flies!), and I missed …
Chinese National Holiday & More Passport Visa Realities
I know most people outside of China aren’t aware of the Chinese holidays but the past couple weeks have been back-to-back holidays Mid autumn festival (mooncakes) was 2 weeks ago (went up to Beijing and then Shenyang) Workweek started again last Sunday for 3 days and then back to another holiday starting Wednesday Wangxia and I had a trip to …
More Startup Challenges For Foreigners in China – Passport Visa Enforcement
Passport visas!!!! I remember I didn’t even know what a passport visa was until I came to China – as a US passport holder I’m spoiled traveling to Europe, Mexico, Canada, and other countries without needing to file a passport visa. But in China, I learned to file a passport visa to enter the country. I have had this blog …
Getting Married! My Chinese Wedding in Jan 2014
Yes, I am getting married! Life has been moving at a hyper and exciting pace and I’m ready to go all in with the woman I love.
Building an International Business From Beijing, Notes from Lean Startup Meetup
I was lucky enough to have timed my Beijing trip to make this past Lean Startup Beijing Meetup group event this past Wednesday. The theme was around how startups with an international focus can build starting from Beijing. This is interesting for me, as Social Agent is a cross border startup based in China. Also, I assume everyone knows, but …
Bad Use of Viral Marketing: September 11th Anniversary Party in Shenzhen,China
I’ve been receiving messages from American friends in different parts of China asking me if I saw / heard about the party in Shenzhen (where I’m currently living) that was an anniversary party for the September 11th Attacks At the world Trade Center in NY. Horrible, I was just across the river in Hoboken, NJ during that nightmare of a …
Preparing for Beijing, China Trip, September 15 to 19
Pushing the envelope. I’ll be flying up to Beijing next Sunday September 15th and stay for a few days until the Mid Autumn Festival (Chinese holiday) starts. As always, jamming as much as I can in just a few days. Here’s the current agenda: Sunday, September 15th – fly in from Shenzhen, not making any plans as anticipating delayed flights …
Chinese Expanding Overseas! Hong Kong’s First “Emerging China” Networking
Last Friday I was able to attend a new kind of networking association called “Emerging China”, hosted by some great, experienced dot com era veterans who are back to make some new networking and connections happen! William invited me personally and I was extremely flattered, even able to travel from Shenzhen with the speakers and other organizers! There were 2 …