Stand Up While You Read This! More validation that the TrekDesk is the right product at the right time.

March 9, 2010 by whit · Leave a Comment 

Here’s a great article from the NYT by Olivia Judson about the health benefits of staying active while working.  I am a huge believer in this concept, and I built my own treadmill desk some years ago with the help of my brother-in-law.  I was thinking about taking the idea to market when PassageMaker was [...]

Days 32-36 – Wrapping it up

February 18, 2010 by whit · Leave a Comment 

Day 32 – After recovering from the party the night before, Adam Supernant and I pick up a couple of our clients for a shopping outing to Dongmen.  It is actually quite brisk – south China this time of year can go from the 80s to the 50s in one day – and neither of [...]

Days 27-30 – Plenty of hard work and plenty of visitors

February 15, 2010 by whit · Leave a Comment 

I’ve already returned to the States a few days ago, but the last couple weeks in China were so hectic, I am filing these posts late.  Days 31-37 to come shortly.
Articles, articles, articles…

Chinese diplomat:  Ties with US deteriorated recently – no, really?
More from Reuters
This is just wrong – Chinese girl, 9, becomes one of world’s [...]

Days 15-26 – Pollution, street food, deadlines, Hong Kong and crossing the road in China

February 5, 2010 by whit · 2 Comments 

Our founder, Mike Bellamy, who evidently doesn’t have enough WORK TO DO posted the Rick Roll the other day under my name.  That was his hint that I should blog more often, so here goes.  Sorry for the Rick Roll.  Sorry for the absence.  And sorry in advance for the length of this post.
More interesting [...]

Days 6-13 – Shanghai Hooters, Mao’s Revenge, and rotten cell phone companies

January 18, 2010 by whit · Leave a Comment 

Day 6 – Woke to steady rain after a fitful sleep.  The Chinese believe in sleeping on hard beds, as it is supposed to be good for you.  And when I say hard, I mean sheet of plywood hard.  And how having your hips so sore you can barely get out of the bed in [...]

I sure hope he’s wrong…

November 7, 2009 by whit · Leave a Comment 

A very disturbing piece from Michael S. Malone about the “hollowing out” of America’s innovation capital, Silicon Valley.  It seems there are no new start-ups, due to lack of venture capital, onerous regulations from Washington (that make it damn near impossible to do an IPO), etc.  If America loses the mantle of world’s innovation engine, what [...]

Good suggestion from Dan

November 6, 2009 by aggc · Leave a Comment 

Short post tonight.
Dan Welygan, who worked in our Shenzhen office for 4 years and is now back on the team as the sales representative serving Oregon and Washington, sent me a link to the China Law Blog.  Thus far looks like a good read.
Another good China business blog is our friends at Silk Road International.  Both well [...]

Mike Bellamy knows his stuff (part 2)

October 22, 2009 by whit · Leave a Comment 

For anyone thinking of doing business in China, please listen here for an excellent interview with PassageMaker founder Mike Bellamy.  In this interview, he focuses on practical measures to protect your Intellectual Property (IP) when dealing with Chinese suppliers.
PassageMaker has years of experience protecting our clients’ IP, including filling Chinese patents and trademarks using our [...]

Trade Show Season 2009 is different

October 20, 2009 by whit · Leave a Comment 

In years past, the China trade shows were dominated by American buyers.  What we’ve seen at the trade shows in April 2009 and so far this October is an increase of attendees from the developing world.  It is not for nothing that PassageMaker opened our first two satellite sales offices outside of the USA in [...]

October is Global Sources Trade Show Month!

October 15, 2009 by whit · Leave a Comment 

With the China National Day holiday behind us, the trade show season starts and Mike Bellamy will be in Hong Kong hosting Global Sources‘ China Sourcing Fair’s Buyer Education Conference as well as holding separate seminars on issues of Vendor Coordination and Intellectual Property Protection.  You can find information on Mike’s seminars here and here.
PassageMaker [...]