Chapter 14: A Letter Home
…where there was no patent issue to work around. Just last week I received a phone call from a medium-sized, state-owned company who invests in such startups, and they were…
Pacific Telephone Building
Before the breakup of the Bell System (America’s phone company) one of the local “baby bells” was Pacific Telephone, shown here with a missing letter, almost implying that you could…
Chapter 20½: Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
…in getting me in front of the G.M. of China Putian, a very large telecomm firm that makes cell phones and is investing in the next-generation 3G mobile phone infrastructure,…
Chapter 1: Get a Job
…considering 2 others, I got a phone call on Friday morning at 11:00; a job offer close to Wangjing for a little more than average, with room and board, which…