Made in China Podcast: International Business | Crowdfunding | Entrepreneurship

In this short but sweet episode ChinaMike and Rico broke down their favourite Made in China Podcast episodes from the first 6 months of podcast (at the time of the recording). All podcast episodes mentioned are listed in the resources.

ChinaMike, Rico & Winson Tam Skyped in from Chicago, Guangzhou & Shenzhen to talk about Winson's insane Ruggie Kickstarter and his previous All Season Sweats campaign which have raised over $400,000 CAD. Topics Include: Why you should drop a product even after a successful campaign How to launch a bootstrapped campaign by offering a % of the raised funds Why the "Law of Attraction" isn't just some woo woo bullsh*t How Winson leveraged a hometown relationship to get featured on MAJOR news outlets like The Huffington Post The 2 must read books for your basic marketing knowledge when outsourcing your campaign

In another short and packed bonus episode ChinaMike & Rico broke down some

gems and a few hacks to help you maximize your Canton Fair visit.

Tips include:

* How to easily register, avoid lining up with 1,000s of people and get

your badge

* Accommodation tips you won't find from a Google search

* Some of the best places to eat and meet foreigners and locals

* Why you shouldn't take a quote you get at the fair at face value

* The best ways to come across as sourcing pro when communicating with

suppliers

* What type of suppliers to expect and which phase is best for you

Rico had the opportunity to interview Chilli, his ex manager from his English teaching days on being female, 30 and single in China. This is part 1 of a 3 part episode. Topics Incl: The pressure being the an only child in China puts on you to appease your parents How society perceives a woman who's 30 and single as mentally disturbed Jennifer Aniston... Short term benefits vs long term negatives of buckling to the pressure Why Chilli goes against the grain

In this short bonus episode Rico and ChinaMike broke down lessons they've learned about living in China. Topics Discussed Incl: How damn difficult it is to live a healthy life Why you can get distracted or complacent People are just people Just try it! Persistence is key The USA is not the shit (people are just people) Always bring headphones

This week Rico takes you into one of his private weekly mastermind/accountability meetings aptly named NO.X (No Excuses). These weekly meetings are designed to keep members accountable for defining and completing weekly goals with a view of reaching your more ambitious long-term goals one step at a time. Topics in the meeting incl: The two automation apps that will absolutely change your life and business Learning how to read 2 books a week almost effortlessly Spending $15 on Facebook ads to achieve 1000s of viewers The mechanics of an online business aimed at Chinese consumers Setting up LinkedIn and Facebook Sales Funnels

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

In our least formal episode yet! Rico and ChinaMike chopped it up about their favourite podcasts and why you should listen to them. Podcasts have been extremely beneficial in the lives of our hosts and continue to simultaneously be their main forms of entertainment and education. Episode talking points include: Being one of the key factors that brought them together to form Source Find Asia How The Joe Rogan Experience helped ChinaMike get through rough time periods in China Why ChinaMike has beef with Neal Brennan The podcast that gave Rico vital business strategies he implemented into SFA How podcasts can keep an entrepreneur motivated during their journey

In this episode Rico sat down with long time China friend Nathan Jansen from 1421 Consulting. Nathan dropped knowledge bombs on topics such as: The most commonly formed business entities in China (i.e. WOFE, Representative Office, Joint Venture etc) and the advantages/disadvantages of each one What the hands down best city to register your company in China is right now The biggest misconceptions people have about registering a company in Mainland What the minimum registered capital is to form your startup in the Mainland China and what registered capital is exactly Why registering your company in Hong Kong first, will save you TIME & MONEY If the Chinese company registration laws are becoming less or more strict and why

In the episode we focus on ChinaMike's history and love for Semi-Pro basketball in China or also known as "Wildball." Mike broke down topics like: How he discovered that people were getting paid off of his playing time while he was playing for fun The key differences between basketball in the Wild Wild East & the U.S. How to identify sleazy agents that will sell you a dream and give you a nightmare Which basketball players from the West succeed, which players fail and why What happens when someone who's never been outside of the US, finds themselves playing in front of 10,000 screaming fans, in the most remote villages of China