I got the flu! On meds now so I’m feeling pretty high, will keep today’s intro short – sunday evening after a bus ride back to Shenzhen from a Hong KOng business meeting today. Well, we have the Global From Asia course almost ready to get kicked off, right on the start of chinese new year – if you want to get in on the ground level with us, globalfromasia.com/course i am putting my whole brain into this one on international business and optimization, hope you can give it a look, as it supports this show and our future efforts here.
Ok, this week’s show, Henk from Trouble maker – we had a good conversation at his maker space in Hua Qiang Bei digging into makers vs engineers and a whole lot more – enjoy!
Topics Covered in this Episode
Intro Henk, and Troublemaker?
Troublemaker
So how did Troublemaker come to be?*
Trends
What trends have you seen in the maker movement here in Shenzhen?*
Accessibility
Many listeners are not located in China, do they still have a chance / opportunity?*
Basic Skills
What are some basic skills a “maker in training” can learn?*
Maker v.s. Future Engineer
Difference between a Maker and a future engineer*
Overview of HuaQiangBei
HQB and why you’re there, it’s like a landing page on a website*
Design Your Own Robot
Your education and courses. On designing robots, as well as theme based ones on design, structural engineering, electronics engineerings*
Longgang, dormitories, what?
New location in Longgang and future incubator.*
Contacting You and Troublemaker
How can people reach outPeople / Companies / Resources Mentioned in this Episode
√ Troublemaker’s website
√ Henk’s wechat is “protopro”
√ Quora.com
√ Mike’s blog of huaqiangbei
√ Global From Asia Course
Episode Length 25:59
Thank you Henk! Make sure you give him a chat on Wechat and say thanks for me as well – would love to hear you enjoyed it.
Alrighty everyone – i am taking a vacation for Chinese New Year – but – don’t worry – next week’s show is ready and it’s a good one, won’t ruin the surprise – episode 158 is over- show notes is, as always, www.globalfromasia.com/maker-vs-engineer/, peace and see you in the year of the cock!
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