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Hong Kong Hug

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Well, I am sure you all see in the new Hong Kong is under…massive change. I don’t want to get political – but of course I think you could imagine which side I would be on – one for independence and creativity. I even read now about ATMs out of money, etc. It makes me worry for business – as …

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Big Changes Coming to Hong Kong

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Big Changes Coming in Hong Kong and China Just coming back from my second trip to China and Hong Kong and wow – things are changing so fast. I’ll write up a proper business post on my business blog Global From Asia soon – but here its personal. Really – the writing is on the wall about the speed of …

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Amazing Time at Rise Conference in Hong Kong

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It’s been a couple weeks now since the Rise Conference happened here in Hong Kong. It has taken me about that much time to catch my breath – what an overwhelming time for entrepreneurs, investors, and tech enthusiasts. And a big win for the Hong Kong startup scene, finally getting some much needed exposure. Today I’m just going to randomly …

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Crankin’ out a Podcast – “Global From Asia” (GFA): International Business via Hong Kong

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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 …

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Chinese Expanding Overseas! Hong Kong’s First “Emerging China” Networking

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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 …

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Startup Weekend Mania! Hong Kong Apr 12, Shanghai Apr 19, Shenzhen May 10

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The startup weekend phenomena has come in strong in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Shenzhen really strong! Just had a nice call w/ Sheikh from USA headquarters yesterday, and there are now great teams in place in all of these cities. I’m so proud of the progress that the Startup Weekend team has made! Hong Kong Startup Weekend April 12 – …

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More Startup Pitching! Echelon Satellite Hong Kong

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3 pitches in 1 week, talk about intense, last week we went to Singapore to pitch at Startup Asia, today in Hong Kong for this Echelon, and then this Friday for a Shenzhen Innovalley pitch to hundreds of Chinese investors and entrepreneurs! After these 3 pitches, our startup will definitely be on the map! The full details of the Hong …

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Hosting a Seminar at General Assembly on Selling in China via Social Media

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Continuing to educate and add value to the community of Western businesses to do business in China, I will be hosting a seminar with General Assembly in Hong Kong to help businesses learn how to more effectively enter the Chinese market and sell in China via social media. Also realize that is it possible to do so without a local …

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Staying Lean! Focus Group in Hong Kong to listen to Social Agent users!

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Many people think “lean startup” they think cheap, bootstrapping “ramen noodle startup” – well, that may be true too – but actually, lean is all about listening to your users, and building a product that they want! To validate your business model as soon as possible to reduce the time and resources wasted programming (building) a product that people don’t …