Posts filed under 'Business Trips'

Tokyo

May 9, 2008 :: Ramblings, Business Trips :: No Comments

Its 7am and this is my final morning in Tokyo…. I’m in Tokyo by the way!

Went on a nice early morning walk around Imperial Palace. Literally. All the way around, outside, around the moat. Its too early and its closed!

I’ve actually been up all night because I want back in to UK time as best I can and try to get some sleep on the plane. Very annoyingly I’ve come all this way and been so busy I have seen nothing of the place. Did go out for a meal last night in a very nice restaurant overlooking the whole city, other than that my only other excursion involved extreme Vodka, I can recall nothing.

So, from what little I have seen these are my conclusions!

Japanese are polite to the extreme - wearing masks when they are ill so not to spread disease. My drunken Ukrainian friend Max even grabbed a police officer and shook him asking for directions back to our hotel. Somehow there we no repercussions from this.

It really is a couple of years ahead technology wise. Some sites are accessed more via mobile than web.

Its expensive!

If I were a lot less busy I would probably even investigate business out here. The population is 140m, with very high internet and phone usage… that has to be a a good starting point. Now you just have the simple problem of deciding what the business is and what the competition and market is like for that now. There is also a huge cultural difference that has to be understood.

7.10 am now, time for breakfast and check out.

Ukraine

March 8, 2008 :: Ramblings, Business Trips :: No Comments

I am just sat in my hotel in Kiev (or is it Kyiv?!) waiting to have a quick meeting before hoping in to a taxi and heading to the airport.

I have had a very busy week in the Ukraine since flying in on Sunday night. I spent one day here in the capital, and then a few days with development office in Donetsk. I would like to come out for a little bit longer in the future so I have the opportunity to absorb some of the culture, unfortunately this week it has been all business and no pleasure, not even a couple of hours free to quickly look at the touristy spots.

I will write a little more soon as I get back and land in the UK, unfortunately I am pressed for time.

As usual, I have outshone myself with my incredible photographic abilities; take a look at these photos! If you’ve never been to the Ukraine, these will give you absolutely no better picture of what the country is like!

Wonderful View from my hotel room….

This is actually a very impressive landmark - which I do it no justice!

Again, I have taken something quite striking and made it look shit!

I am available for bar mitzvahs and weddings.

Miami Part 2

February 3, 2008 :: Ramblings, Business Trips, Internet Dating :: No Comments

Thats it, it’s over. I am just at in the hotel room packing up getting ready to check out.

Will spend the rest of the day shopping and relaxing, then catching flight out of here while all of America watches the superbowl.

Been a good few days, lots of business has been done, presentation went well, and managed to have a little late night/early morning fun in the process. World Dating Partners is going to get a big boost in business from this one event… I would love to take all credit for it - but in reality I am just so excited to be a small part of it.

My brain is going to be ticking away non-stop for a while now because I have just been opened up to so many more massive opportunities. The second I am back in the UK I want to get started working on some of these:

Lots of cross over possibilities between dating to gaming, and social networking companies. The social networking companies are generating lots of traffic, but not making much money, the gamers are making big money… and want to make more!

Then there’s lots of people generating small, but high value highly targetted traffic. Lets take Miami for example, there’s guys spending thousands a night on getting tables and doing bottles - just to impress the ladies. If you can put them in contact with these ladies they will not hesitate in spending bug money.

And there’s so many more, big opportunities will come to light as a result of all the improvements with the software and technology, particularly on the mobile side. Areas which World Dating Partners are already heavily investing in to

This has been a bit of a mindless rant from me, could be because of my brain working on overload, or it could be that I have sunstroke! I am off now, time to hit some shops and enjoy the sun.

Miami

January 30, 2008 :: Ramblings, Business Trips :: No Comments

We arrived yesterday afternoon, it was a cool 28 Celsius and the sun was shining.
This is my first trip to Miami, not done much wondering about yet so I shall reserve my judgement until later.

I didn’t enjoy my coffee this morning too much - filter with non-dairy creamer! Same as any other US hotel I’ve stayed in so nothing out of the ordinary or worth complaining about.

I have spilt some of this non-dairy creamer on my desk and it looks like I’ve wasted no time in obtaining class A drugs, however I assure you its not. I don’t do drugs, not this time in the morning.

For anyone wondering what Miami looks like, this is the view from the side of the hotel.

So, what’s the plan, why am I here?!
Tomorrow is the iDate conference where we, World Dating Partners, are gold sponsors and have a very sexy stand. I’m looking forward to the next couple of days, should hopefully meet some great potential business clients, do a spot of networking. Then on the weekend we’re going fishing. Not something I thought I would be looking forward to, but the prospect of landing me a shark has got me going!

Time now for my breakfast, then need to spend a few hours working as I have a mountain of emails to get through, a few calls to make and I will also be making some final changes to my presentation which falls at the end of the iDate conference. I am here after all, not to enjoy the weather, beach, drugs or women.

Let’s not forget I am a clean cut business and family man, a pillar to society!

Orlando Biz Trip

November 3, 2007 :: Business Trips :: No Comments

Here I am in Orlando - the reason was to do some business - which is done. I had an invitation to both New York and Atlanta to do further business, however sadly my flight home does not leave enough time for either.

I must admit I prefer the way busness is done out here, seems to be more laid back, more focused on having fun - for example I cannot remember the last time I was taken to a steakhouse/lap dancing club for dinner by anyone I have done business with in England!
To some extent things are getting more relaxed in the UK, more entrepreneurs about and more people working from home and earning from the internet. However, we are still a long way behind these chaps.

Now I need to find something to do, while the theme parks are appealing, I do not think that it is something one should do by oneself! Time to hit a Mall then, and probably to get ripped off by a cabby to get there too.

Peace brothers.