Dear Global Business Enthusiast,
Michael Michelini (@michelini) here. You’re getting this email because you requested my periodic thoughts on international business from Hong Kong.
[Edit: Actually, it’s possible that you’ve never gotten an email from me. Somebody might have just given you the link to this page, which is an online archive of an email that I sent to folks who had asked for it. If you’d like to get articles like this in your inbox, totally free, about once a week or two, give me your email address.]I was on a new Shanghai podcast called Limitless Laowai talking about my experiences doing a tech startup in China, I spill my guts, check it out
Thousands of democracy supporters marched through Hong Kong’s streets Sunday in the first major rally since mass protests last year
Handcuffed and wearing black masks, a Hong Kong man accused of being a drug lord and his gang were on Tuesday (Jan 27) forced to publicly burn a US$136m stash of crystal methamphetamine after their arrests in Indonesia.
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) yesterday released the seventh annual China Press Freedom Report, CHINA’S MEDIA WAR: Censorship, Corruption & Control.
For the Western guys out there, I blogged about if a Chinese girl invites you to her hometown for Chinese New Year should you go or not? Have some nice photos there too from my editor Matt at BoozeFoodTravel – read the blog post
Getting more active on my personal blog at MikesBlog.com – I wrote up my notes on the Dave McClure meetup on startups, accelerators, and trends to look out for in 2015. I learned more re-writing the tips I heard and this guy’s mind is amazing!
Til next time,
Mike @michelini
Photo of the week: Well, if I don’t make it in business, maybe I can be a white male model with my baby! These are the kinds of photos you only see in China!
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