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Startup Forest: The Lasting Impact of Startup Weekend in China

In blog, business, china business, e-commerce, Events, vlog by Michael Michelini

It’s incredibly rewarding to witness the enduring impact of the efforts we poured into building the startup community in China over a decade ago. This past weekend, June 27–29, 2025, Hangzhou, China, hosted the inaugural Startup Forest event, a testament to the legacy of those early initiatives. I learned about the event when Joey, a participant from a Startup Weekend …

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Rekt Survivor: A Journey Through Web2 and Web3 Epic Fails

In blog, business, e-commerce, Events, vlog by Michael Michelini

Fortune favors the bold—or perhaps those who get “rekt” and keep pushing forward. My name is Mike Michelini, and I’m thrilled to share my experiences as part of the “Rekt Survivor” group, founded by Mark Koh in Bangkok. This community brings together individuals who’ve endured the wild ups and downs of crypto and traditional business, yet remain standing. Today, I’m …

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Uniswap Visiting Chiang Mai

In blog, business, e-commerce, vlog by Michael Michelini

Bridging some of the connections I’ve made over the years doing all these web3 events across Asia it was a pleasure to help out my friend James, APAC CM lead at Uniswap, to get the first Uniswap meetup here in Chiang Mai, Thailand. He flew up for a couple days and hit the ground running – Wednesday, May 28, 2025, …

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Hyper Networking in Hanoi, Vietnam – ICANN, GFA, Making Deals

In blog, business, Events, travel, vlog by Michael Michelini

The last leg of a recent 3 country Asia trip Singapore, Guangzhou China, and now Hanoi, Vietnam)  where it was about attending my first ICANN (Domain) conference and also keeping things fresh with the ecommerce community hosting an ecommerce meetup. Arriving fresh off the plane from China, Monday night I attended the opening networking ceremony to kick off the ICANN …

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Tariff Talks & Cantonese Cuisine with Wen Canton Gal

In blog, business, Events, travel, vlog by Michael Michelini

A week in Guangzhou, China for Canton Fair and business development and arranged a dinner meeting with content creator and local expert Wen (Canton Gal). It was an exciting evening of fire cooked food, and talks about cross border trade. Working on some new business deals with Wen Canton Gal – stay tuned! Fun time and learning – enjoy the …

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Singapore Business Development Trip April 2025

In blog, business, travel, vlog by Michael Michelini

Typing this up towards the end of this epic and intense Singapore trip. Story starts with one of my best friends from college, Ty, came to town from DC to speak at a legal / IP / lawyer conference and for months has been preparing me to come and hang out with him (as we haven’t seen each other in …

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Bangkok Birthday Party & Decom Night

In blog, business, e-commerce, Events by Michael Michelini

Pushing the limits – as we prepare for the upcoming Southeast Asia blockchain week in Bangkok, it falls right in the middle of my birthday, Wednesday, April 2. Why not make it a side event and have some fun! If you’re in Bangkok and interested in a special celebration for my birthday – please apply for our side event It …

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EthMeetup on Future of Commerce

In blog, business, e-commerce, Events, Presentations by Michael Michelini

Hi all! I’m excited to share that I’ll be speaking at the EthMeetup on the Future of Commerce. This event will delve into the present and future of blockchain technology. Join us on January 31, 2025, at the 4seas Nimman Community Center in Chiang Mai, from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM. Registration is mandatory due to limited seating. Register here …

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Recap of the last few months (Roadshow, Canton Fair, Cross border Summit, Mastermind)

In blog, business, e-commerce, Events, travel, vlog by Michael Michelini

What a wild few months – and I definitely tested the relationship with my wife, kids, business partners, and many in my network. I consciously decided to push the limits and try to pull this off: And not even mentioning where I type this now – in Devcon With another trip – Ninja Retreat in Philippines with our amazing Shadstone …