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Visiting more awesome Seattle tech companies – @SEOmoz

In usa by Michael MicheliniLeave a Comment

Monday here in Seattle, and I definitely am experiencing the Seattle I was expecting – rainy, lots of coffee, and tech companies! I had scheduled a tour of SEOmoz during my stay and have been excited to drop in after an awesome startup weekend. I got to know SEOmoz well since they launched their site explorer and Gillian (@SEOmom) was …

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MAY 22nd Arrow Dong; VP, RCF Assets Management Co., LTD.

In Events by Michael Michelini

[box] Who: Arrow Dong, VP, RCF Assets Management Co., LTD. [/box] [box] When: 7 PM, TUESDAY, MAY 22nd 2012 [/box] [box] Where: Chai Huo Hackerspace, Nanshan, Shenzhen [/box] [box] Cost: 20RMB [/box] [box] Topic:  Starting Up a Coffee & Incubator; General Situation in China.  [/box] [box] About: Arrow holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master in Management from XJTU. He has more than 15 years experience in IT/consumer electronics and telecom industry. Arrow …

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Amazing Time Inside Seattle Startupweekend #SWSEA

In usa by Michael Michelini3 Comments

The main reason I’m in USA is for facilitating this weekend’s Seattle Startup weekend, arriving here in Seattle late Wednesday night after a roadtrip up from San Francisco w/ Attila. The energy has been extreme – about 130 entrepreneurs checked in – overbooked with 80 on the waiting list! I’ll have to be honest, I was a bit nervous, being …

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Getting Sweet Techie Gear in San Fran!

In china business, usa by Michael Michelini2 Comments

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, I realized I would be in San Francisco …

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MAY 15 Incubator brainstorming + sharing session by Nik

In Events by Michael Michelini

[box] Topic:   Incubator brainstorming + sharing session by Nik  [/box] [box] When: 7 PM, TUESDAY, MAY 15th 2012 [/box] [box] Where: Chai Huo Hackerspace, Nanshan, Shenzhen [/box] [box] Cost: 20RMB [/box] [box] About: This is an open discussion on what support is needed for Shenzhen startup entrepreneurs and what will they expect from an Business incubator . [/box]

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Airplane Rides Are Motivational Sessions

In travel by Michael Michelini3 Comments

Seriously, I don’t even bother trying to think I’ll sleep on these 14 hour flights. I am so excited and my mind is going a mile a minute. And I’ll be jet lagged anyway. So I use the flight to do a “brain dump” (thanks for that keyword Dustin!), cleaning up my notebook, writing blogs, reading books I’ve been meaning …

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MAY 8th, Huck Liang CEO and founder of foblc.com

In Events by Michael Michelini

[box] Who: Huck Liang, CEO and founder of foblc.com [box] When: 7 PM, TUESDAY, MAY 8th 2012 [box] Where: Chai Huo Hackerspace, Nanshan, Shenzhen [box] Cost: 20RMB [box] Topic:  How to be a B2B trader? [box] About: By popular request, Huck Liand is returning to give his second talk at Startup Tuesdays! As CEO of Huck Liang has 11 years in the import and export industry. He started his company …

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Qualifying…Verifying, Focusing People in my Network. Job of Being a Connector?

In business by Michael Michelini1 Comment

I love networking, marketing, connecting. But lately, with this hyper-active networking throughout China and the world…I have been connecting some people who don’t click in the network. Some have kind of stretched the truth about who they are, their background. Others, maybe in financial distress, have refused to pay others I have connected. This happened also a few years ago, …

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Fallen in Love with Social Media!

In social media by Michael Michelini6 Comments

Seriously…anyone that knows me knows I’m a social media addict. When I started this blog in March 2007 the concept of Social Media as an industry and lifestyle didn’t really exist. While it wasn’t blogging, I first put this website online in April, 2000 – being ridiculed by my college fraternity brothers for having my own name as a website…. …