Moving Out of My House, AGAIN!
Some of the most successful businesses started in a garage. Fortune 500 companies like Apple, Dell, Microsoft, and even Amazon all found their start in home offices then moved to ...
Find Your Passion: UM-SJTU Commencement Speech
Editor’s Note: Jimmy presented the following speech at the University of Michigan – Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI)’s commencement ceremony on April 27, 2018. Professor Huang, university leadership, …
Bike Sharing in China: An Industry that’s Speeding Up
When I went to China for the first time in 1990, my first stop was Beijing. Looking out from the Beijing International Hotel were blocks of Hutong (narrow alleys of …
It Simply Works: Remembering My Brother-In-Law, Kim Kao (May 1962- September 2016)
I first met Kim after my sister Amy told me that she wanted me to meet “someone that is very smart.” I thought, “Oh, yeah? Another one?” But, Kim was …
Think Outside The Bottle
In a recent trip to a wedding reception in New York City, I came across a window display that was very cleverly done. It is decorated with empty plastic water …
High-Speed Trains, High-Speed Technology
The train conductor announced “We are now entering the new high-speed section from Kalamazoo to Chicago at 100 miles per hour.” I excitedly texted my assistant, Linda, “I am going …
Send Off the Year of the Horse and Welcome the Year of the Goat
Every year when I travel to Asia to celebrate Chinese New Year, I usually bring back a ton of stuffed animals for the animal of the year. Last week I …
Thanks for Giving
Thanksgiving started early for me this year. At the end of October I attended an entrepreneurs’ camp hosted by the Tzu Chi (慈濟 stands for “compassionate” and “relief” or “giving”) …
Two “A” Players, Apple and Alibaba
Part One: Apple I left for China the day after the keynote speech at the 2014 Apple Developer Conference. Admittedly, I have not really paid a lot of attention to …
What’s Up And What’s Down?
Life and business usually consist of of many ups and downs. In these past few months, I’ve seen some ups and downs worth mentioning. What’s up? WhatsApp! In fact, the …
Year of the Horse – No More Horse, Horse, Tiger, Tiger
Every year I go to our offices in Taiwan and China to celebrate Chinese New Year with my colleagues. The Chinese calendar has a 12-year cycle where each year corresponds …
Innovation: Apples, Rice, and Cherries
Apples While in China last week, one of my nephews told me that he is such a fan of Apple that he would buy any new product the company releases. …
Offender and Forgiver
Recently I traveled to Suzhou, China to visit a large Japanese IT company and promote cooperation between their organization and Logic Solutions. While there, a local friend took me to the …
American Dream in China?
American Dream in China? One thing I find very interesting in Taiwan is the disproportionate numbers of news channels to its population. There are probably 20+ news channels for a country …
Notes from the (Domestic) Road
My wife has been impressed by the fact that I have not left the country for almost two months now. But really, my travel has not stopped…it has just been …
Bits and Pieces from My Last Trip
As many of you know, I frequently travel between Ann Arbor and China and come back with a lot of stories. Here are some bits and pieces from my most …
A Powerful Experience Using Technology to Find Family Roots
For every popular internet technology in the U.S., there is a similar one in China. There is Baidu which is comparable to Google. Tao Bao is similar to eBay, and …
Hail and Farewell
Last week, CBS Sunday Morning featured a segment called “Hail and Farewell” that paid tribute to the many influential people who passed away this year. It reviewed the lives of …
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