The plan was always to be here for three to five years, and that is still the plan. Why that plan? Here’s why.

We didn’t move to Hong Kong because of a job. We moved here to adopt a child from China.

No, I’m not shutting down the blog, but I am retiring the use of “Don Loper” as its name. I’ve already transferred all my Twitter followers and history over to a new account @joshsteimle (it’s pretty easy, see here), and a similar change will be happening everywhere else I’ve used the Don Loper name, including with…

I’m in Dubai right now. I flew here on Emirates Airlines, Business Class, and I flew for free so I am in no way complaining–it was easily the best flight I’ve ever had. I just want to help you set your expectations straight in case you’re getting ready to flying Emirates Business Class for the first…

As I sit in a Starbucks in Hong Kong, typing with my freezing fingers (it gets pretty cold here in the winter, who knew? not me) and nursing a hazelnut steamed milk (too expensive, but I figure it’s the price I pay for a place to work when I’m out and about in the city),…

It’s official, Paypal has acquired Braintree for $800M in cash. Congrats to Bryan Johnson, Braintree’s founder and a former client of mine. I met Bryan back in 2003 when he was working on a real estate development in Sandy, Utah. I still remember where I was a few years later when he was starting Braintree…

MarketWatch reported that Walmart is considering buying out a local chain of supermarkets here in Hong Kong. The Park ‘n Shop stores are, generally speaking, convenience stores. There is nothing here like a Walmart, let alone Sam’s Club or Costco. Walmart is one of the things I miss about the US, and I’d be the…

While my company remains headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, early this year I incorporated my online marketing firm MWI in Hong Kong and secured an office in Causeway Bay. We are bringing an entirely new paradigm of online marketing to Hong Kong and Asia that will transform your business and boost sales far beyond…