http://disruptiveleadership.wordpress.com "Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare." - Japanese Proverb Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:36:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://disruptiveleadership.wordpress.com http://disruptiveleadership.wordpress.com/2012/01/18/397/ http://disruptiveleadership.wordpress.com/2012/01/18/397/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:36:08 +0000 mbeckford http://disruptiveleadership.wordpress.com/?p=397 ]]> A recent interview with me and David Wolfe from smallbizamerica.com and Efactor radio about doing business in China: http://ping.fm/ZVSmE

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]]> http://disruptiveleadership.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/391/feed/ 0 mbeckford http://disruptiveleadership.wordpress.com/2011/12/04/389/ http://disruptiveleadership.wordpress.com/2011/12/04/389/#comments Sun, 04 Dec 2011 07:42:15 +0000 mbeckford http://disruptiveleadership.wordpress.com/?p=389 ]]> Wow. Didn’t now what a blast being a judge at the Berkeley “Made for China” business plan competition would be. Onwards to Yangzhou.

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