Ep 18 - Serial Tech Entrepreneur, Author and China Business Expert Michael Michelini

Another epic!

Rico interviewed Michael Michelini a serial tech entrepreneur/author/american Internet dude - based in Shenzhen, China. Michael's list of achievements include consulting for companies like Cisco Systems, Tencent and AllRecipes.com to name a few, running 2 successful podcasts (China Business Cast & Global From Asia) and co-founding multiple tech startups over his 9 years in China.

Topics covered in this episode incl:

Shenzhen vs Silicon Valley
His involvement in bringing the first Startup Weekend Event to Shenzhen
Why the average budding entrepreneur may get rejected by an HK Bank in recent times
His moment of rebellion against the judges at 36 Kr (Chinese Techcrunch) and how he got the crowd on his side
Why being too much of a friend can hurt your relationships with your staff in China
Balancing multiple businesses while being married with 2 young kids
How try as they might, governments can’t restrict global entrepreneurship and digital nomads because of the internet