Been thinking more about about the direction of the business. And I am really thinking the above idea could have an interesting twitter to today’s ecommerce + social meda. Create an online store from my blog. Put my “personal brand” behind the products we are selling. I can cross promote thosse products on this blog have discussions on the products…show …
We Americans Are A Strange People…Food Stamps Can Now Be Used To Buy Starbucks Coffee
Sometimes my blog posts upset my fellow American readers here….I do have to suggest as many Americans that can find a way to travel abroad to do so…it really opens your eyes to how other people live and makes me appreciate the freedoms and benefits of being an American. Hopefully some of my contradictory posts to an American reader can …
Confirmed, Chinese Work Permit Renewed – Sticking It Out Another Year!
I got a couple calls and emails from friends thinking I am leaving China after one of my latest posts about expat friends leaving China…but to confirm..I am here I think its always stressful for someone living outside their home country to submit a renewal of their work permit in the country they are planning to stay in. I have …
Interviewing Ebay China #1 Seller in 2009, Lu Haichuan
Please bear with me, no video / voice yet in this interview….but its my first effort in interviewing some of these facinating Chinese based Chinese ecommerce (export driven) companies I am coming across. Yesterday (Tuesday) in Shenzhen we took about an hour drive up to the outskirts of the city (Bao An) to a new place I had never heard …
How Much Longer Can The Chinese Economy Withstand its Growth?
Tweeted earlier about hearing all these talks of China finally feeling its growth is unstoppable (LA times article)….it talks about 3 main issues for the Chinese economy: slowing GDP growth – exports are lowering….Chinese factories are struggling to survive, accepting lower margins….the small factories are getting squeezed out. They are thinking of all kinds of ways to differentiate from their …
More Expat Friends Leaving China, Its Getting Harder to Stay!
After doing more hyper networking in China, I am meeting more and more foreigners who are coming and going….learning from those who are leaving and coming and trying to reflect on it…. This article was shared to me by Boyd Jones over the weekend and it inspired this blog post – China’s Ex-Expats: Emerging Asia Beckons, discussing how many foreigners …
My Internal Struggle to determine my Future with Shenzhen Team Coworking
….maybe not everyone will be happy with this blog post. I have had some friends tell me I should hold off on blogging….but this is how I get my mind “at ease”…. After scrambling to get Shenzhen’s official startup weekend going, we did have a pretty good success, and I thank Kawai, Nik, Rafael, Sammi, Bruce, and many others. Also …
Discussing English Social Media in a Chinese Foreign Trade Conference
Still makes me laugh, and a bit worried at the same time….discussing Facebook, Google+, Twitter inside of China – where the country blocks these online social media platforms. But again, these export-based internet and ecommerce businesses cannot allow politics to get in the way of them making money – and as social media becomes more and more important for SEO, …
Speaking at Chinese Entrepreneur Meetup, SYB (start your business)
Yes, there are actually networking meetings on a FRIDAY night! Every Friday night, they have been hosting these events. Its all Chinese people, Chinese language. Below is the description they gave me: Shenzhen SYB (start your business) entrepreneur club is starting! The SYB club was found in Shen Zhen in August 2011 to existing and would-be Entrepreneurs with a regular …
Analytics Session in Hong Kong by expert Kenneth Kwok @flybirdkk
Earlier this week I was able to get to Hong Kong for a couple days, and by luck I happened to attend a Startup Monday in by startupsHK, at the infamous Boot.hk I’m always hanging out at. This was was quite awesome. Kenneth Kwok one of only a few web analytics experts in Hong Kong / South China, was there …
Mixed Reviews on this New Blog Template
Finally got this new blog template online, been talking about new template since September, tried to get it online before my USA trip scramble…after getting back from America I have been doing intense meetings, events, proposals for ecommerce businesses. But here we go, Doug helped me finish the blog template and I like it! Some negative feedback: Red is too …
Preparing Speech for Chinese Ecommerce Foreign Trade Federation Annual Meeting
Talking on QQ now to tons of Chinese ecommerce EXPORT executive on a QQ tree group. They are all so excited for this weekend’s Hero Meets Hero Ecommerce meeting, where I will get a chance to speak …. here is the exciting chat we are having: Aleshia hiwto 15:10:56 well, I should let you know who are going to attend …
End of the First Shenzhen Startup Weekend, Many More to Come!
Typing this up monday morning on the hong kong bus, traveling there with ahmed and his wife mona who came to facilitate shenzhen’s first official startup weekend! he gave me a ton of support and feedback on how the weekend went, how to improve and confidence that we are heading in the right direction in building up shenzhen startup community. …
Lots of Energy, Ending Day 2 of Shenzhen Startup weekend #swsz
An intense, but inspiring weekend here in Shenzhen! Its our first “official startup weekend” (we have the brand behind us now) but still did have a quick and dirty BootUP! weekend a couple months ago. This startupweekend, after taking what we learned from the first Shenzhen BootUP! as well as a big marketing and organizer’s push for this startup weekend …
Trip to a Dongguan Industrial Park, Friends Helping Friends
Today I took a trip up to Da Lang district of Dongguan to visit my friend David Zhang (aka @digitalboy) from geekcook. They setup my own desk set aside and encouraged to work here as often as I like. I was going to take Doug and others interested for the day and overnight trip, but thought first let me establish …