I got an email this morning from Derek Sivers about a new book called Entrepreneur’s Guide to Hong Kong 2013. This couldn’t be better timing for me, since I’m leaving Utah to move to Hong Kong this very week where I’ll be starting a branch office of MWI, and perhaps working on other business ventures [...]
Hi, I'm Joshua Steimle, not Don Loper. I'm the founder of a few startups, most notably (meaning it pays the bills) MWI, an online marketing firm with offices in Salt Lake City, Utah and Hong Kong. The most popular feature on the site is "You might be an entrepreneur if..." It started with my post entitled What it Means to be an Entrepreneur and now I'm in the process of adding detail to each of the 75 points I came up with based on my own experiences.
I’ve been blogging over at HongKongMoves.com, trying to focus the content there more for family and friends, but also people who may be moving to Hong Kong. It was a steep learning curve for us and I’m hoping we can make it a bit easier for someone. I’ll blog here on DonLoper.com about experiences in [...]
On July 1st, 2013 Google Reader will die. In the wake of its announced execution a petition to preserve Google Reader attracted over 150,000 signatures and articles decried the impending loss with poetic flourish. Then hope shined forth as other RSS aggregators stepped up, Feedly leading the way. Newsroom employees and tech geeks rejoiced and the conversation turned from mourning to [...]
I was recently “hired” as a contributor to Forbes Magazine online. I say “hired” because I don’t get paid in any traditional sense that involves money. But I don’t write for free, I do obtain substantial benefits from writing for Forbes in the forms of experience, feedback on my writing, exposure, and simply the enjoyment [...]
SpaceMonkey is a Utah-based startup. I saw them present at Launchup a little over a week ago. I was particularly interested in their presentation because online computer backup has been a particular sore point for me, as you can see here, here, and here. Offline backup is less of an issue. Apple’s Time Machine is [...]
Time to set the record straight on a few minor misconceptions. Here are some questions and answers related to my recent and upcoming activities. Q: Are you already in Hong Kong? A: Not quite. Our flight out is May 25th, 2013. We arrive in Hong Kong on June 7th (we have a few stops on [...]
Lot’s of changes coming in the next few weeks. A move to Hong Kong to open a branch office of MWI, I was just signed up as a contributor at Forbes (click the “+Follow” link to be informed when my first piece goes live), major push going on with Full Occupancy, looking forward to the launch [...]
I swear I’m such a laggard. All my friends and family think I’m some sort of tech guy, but I never have the latest phone, I never have the latest computer, and when it comes to software I’m the guy saying “Nah, I’m good.” It’s only when I get forced into a corner that I [...]
I got invited to a Vistage “peer advisory group” meeting which I’m attending right now. I’ve never heard of the association before, but a quick Google search makes it look like they are established, so I’ll give them that. I’m naturally skeptical about any “CEO association” so it’s kind of amazing I committed to a [...]
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Easy Out = Easy In?
A few years ago I had a bad experience with a gym membership. That is, the membership was fine, but canceling it was a nightmare. It was obvious that the contract was set up in such a way as to get an extra $30 out of each customer when they quit, although it actually got worse than [...]
