Had a nice visit to Leah’s Little Forest retreat center. Some highlights: Learn more at Littleforestchiangmai.com Also, join us at Cross Border Summit Nov 3 -5! From Leah: I’m opening a little eco-retreat center near Hang Dong in November. We’re building sustainable clay houses and a permaculture farm where people can come and get out of the city for a …
Passion: Meetups and Community Building, the Chiang Mai Ecommerce Sellers
Typing this up the day after the regular Chiang Mai ecommerce meetup we do. Was going to leave my vlog camera home but my smart and amazing wife Wendy said I should take it with me. And glad I did. One of our favorite meetups to date – 25ish people from all over the world, all different levels of ecommerce …
Brussels for EthCC! Path to bridging web2 + web3 ecommerce
Feels like a couple of early chapters in this book – the stage where we have been working so hard and long on a demo for our Hamza ecommerce multi-vendor marketplace on web3 – and are ready to showcase it to all the early adopters and users in the world. And realizing – either we are too early or they …
Dusseldorf! Experiencing Euro Cup Soccer (Futbol!)
Bit of a random side trip – but before Brussels, Belgium for the EthCC blockchain conference, Emily at World First was able to hook us up with some tickets to the Euro Cup match. World First is a major sponsor of the event. So Beau and I took this opportunity to attend just before taking a train to go to …
Family Trip to The Thai Hot Springs
We are in summer! Kids finished school a couple weeks ago, just as I got back from the epic 3 week multi country Southeast Asia trip – and we need to do some family bonding. Wendy picked a local hot spring and we made it a family effort to research, book, and go! Also practicing having my kids more active …
Visit to HKBAV Networking (Hong Kong Business Association Vietnam ) in Hanoi
Had the pleasure to get a last minute invitation from Claire to the HKBAV networking evening in Hanoi, Vietnam. What is HKBAV? Hong Kong Business Association Vietnam. It is a non profit organization to help bridge Hong Kong and Vietnam. https://www.hkbav.org/contact They organize every month in Ho Chi Minh City, and every 3 months (quarterly) in Hanoi. It was a …
Back in Hanoi, Understanding the Vietnam Market More
When I came to Hanoi in April of this year, I didn’t expect to make a second trip so soon. But there is just so much to do in Vietnam. After an intense week in Ho Chi Minh City, on Monday, June 10 took a domestic flight to Hanoi (about 2 hours) The first time I went to a domestic …
Ho Chi Minh Business Development Trip, GM Vietnam & Supply Chain
On the second leg of this business development trip. This time I helped my father-in-law go with me from Shenzhen to Hong Kong airport – as he is flying to Chiang Mai (to hang with/ the family) while I move onwards to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – primarily for GM Vietnam where I’m told is the biggest crypto event …
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Back in Shenzhen, China – Meetups, Masterminds, Logistics Growth
This will be a longer than usual video blog. Truly insane and intense back to back to back events, business development, and growth of teams and people and skillsets. Let me run down some of the highlights of this massive breakthrough return trip to Shenzhen, China from May 27 to June 5, 2024. Arriving – straight into logistics learning and …
Flashback! Meetup with Startup Weekend China organizer OG Crew
Blast from the past! Sunday June 2, 2024 – 12+ years since we all came together to host some life changing Startup Weekends – the key organizers all got back together. Wilson was in town and I was in town – Nik and Kawai both based here in Shenzhen – and luckily all could get together for lunch to share …
Euro Trip Summer 2024: Germany + Brussels, Belgium (EthCC)
They say the best time to visit Europe is the summer, and this year will be able to check the checkbox. Heading to Germany and then Belgium for more events and teambuilding and networking. Here’s the lineup July 5, 2024 – Quarter Finals Match , Dusseldort Get some European soccer (futbol ? ) In – Emily from WorldFirst got us …
Planning Another Trip – China / Vietnam / Thailand May-June 2024
Had a bit trouble sleeping last night – so many ideas. So much growth. Just holding on as best I can but this is the vision, this is the dream since 2007 or even earlier. What is the plan – make amazing things happen. Working triple as hard as ever, 43 years old and woke up in the night – …
Hong Kong Bitcoin Asia Hyper Networking
Back in hyper Hong Kong! 550am departure from Chiang Mai, Thailand – arriving a bit over 9am local Hong Kong time – but super smooth immigration, Airport express, and short taxi ride right into the mayhem of Bitcoin Asia. Started the trip with Forked, https://frkd.io/ a founder’s networking and VC speed dating full day event. And wow, – talk about …
Forked Event Hong Kong: VC / Startup Matchmaking
Had the pleasure of attending the Hong Kong Forked event, May 8, 2024 – right off the plane! From their site, https://frkd.io/ FORKED is designed as a combination of activities happening concurrently, focused on helping founders’ projects to grow: from industry leaders sharing insights on stage to Founders & VC networking in the matchmaking zone, facilitating the birth of new …