Office is the big new task for this week. Find an office. A good office. A cheap office. An office that won’t make staff or customers run away screaming. All for RMB 10,000 per month (or less).
So far,… Read More>>
Monday Management Madness
It’s Monday here in Rightsiteville, and although startups don’t really have days off, we still mark this as the start of a new week. This means meeting with the team to look at the list of projects for the week,… Read More>>
Finance Management in the Afternoon
What can I say? It’s not an exciting day.
The joy of the home office situation is the lack of interruptions. Having just transitioned away from running a 30 person office and having as many as 8 client meetings a… Read More>>
A Good Bureaucracy Experience
Just got back from the Commercial and Administrative Bureau
I haven’t signed so many forms in a long time, but a very productive session. We actually met face-to-face with the… Read More>>
Websites and WFOEs
I know, I know – I’ve been lazy about updating this thing. But sometimes life as an entrepreneur is just too exciting for words.
Two big issues on the plate today:
Issue 1. That elusive WFOE license: Am meeting with… Read More>>
Back in Town and Back to Building Companies
Returned to Shanghai more than a week ago now, so it’s time to get back to the blog as well — the world needs to know about the fun of starting up a new media company in Shanghai.
Already had… Read More>>
Another Day Another Airport
Starting a business would be easy if all we had to deal with were business challenges.
Flight Delays At Pudong Airport
19:00h 2008-02-02
I am not on the plane. No one is on the plane.
After being reassured that flights were leaving on time, I journeyed out to Pudong airport, arriving at 4:30 pm for my 6:35 pm flight. Only to… Read More>>
What I Did Before My Winter Vacation
Today was the last day before the big holiday for me.
Sure I could stay around and try to work on Monday and Tuesday, or maybe even work through the holiday like I did the first year that I started… Read More>>
Just Another New Kid in Town
Today was a pretty good day here in the Tongren Lu Idea Factory.