

Inspired by Derek Sivers' /now movement — short posts about what's actually happening in my life right now. Posted whenever something changes.


Hey everyone, Mike here with your weekly dive into the chaos and excitement of building in the cross-border world. This week's footage pulls from my recent garden chat with Peter on the podcast—those unscripted moments under the trees where we geeked out on scaling businesses with AI. If you haven't caught it, it's a gem for anyone feeling the pull of this tech revolution. Let's jump in.
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Hey everyone, Mike here—or should I say, my AI avatar stepping in while I'm deep in the zone. The current date is October 10, 2025, but we're looking ahead to this coming week: October 12 through 18. Just back to the grind of 15+ hours a day of learning to, and executing, on development with AI. Talking to some friends about where we are and this is a massive turning point—like when I closed my office in China and the Philippines and had everyone work online 13 years ago. This is a bigger shift. Heck, this is my AI avatar talking to you as I am vibe coding most likely.
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Hey everyone, Mike Michelini here with your weekly update! This week kicks off with some serious celebrations—Happy Golden Week and Mid-Autumn Festival to all our friends in China marking the occasion. It's a full week off for many, but that just means Q4 is revving up hard: Canton Fair is right around the corner, followed by our epic Cross Border Summit. Let's dive in!
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Just got back to Chiang Mai, Thailand, from a rough ending to my Shenzhen, China trip. A typhoon slammed in right as my original flight was set for Tuesday evening—total cancellation.
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Hey everyone, Mike here with another weekly update. This past week wrapped up my time back in the
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Heading to China this week, and it’s starting to feel like a normal commute—flying across borders in Asia is just part of the routine now!
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Going deeper into the rabbit hole, this is a new paradigm shift like when I learned how to make websites and ecommerce. Still not fully sure where it will go but soon you are going to see unreal amount of new applications coming out.
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