Play the Game of Life
Ryan Petersen's Blog
Saturday, December 15, 2001
About Me
I just completed my MBA at Columbia Business School in New York City this Spring. Recently the blog has been focused on investing and doing business in Africa. I started it, however, when I got sick of mass e-mailing friends and family everytime something weird happened during the two years I worked in China. Check the archives and multimedia galleries (below) to find lots of great stories, pictures, and videos from travels in the U.S., China, Vietnam, Thailand, Japan, Kenya and other parts of the world.
Pictures and Video
- Image Gallery - All this site's pictures indexed by Google
- Ryan Petersen's Web Photo Galleries - More pictures that were not posted to this site
- Video Gallery - Expreference videos via Google Video
Top Posts
- Book Reviews - 2006
- Yiwu, China: Sourcing Mecca or Commodity Hell?
- Parallels between the line at a Chinese KFC and the Battle of Bunker Hill
- Human Potential and the One Child Policy
- The Tale of Super Guest
- An Encounter with Raymond, a Delightful Drunk Man in Hong Kong
- Three Children's Impromput Song and Dance Performance in Rural China
- My Bike Accident in China - Part I
- My Bike Accident in China - Part II
- Dealing with a state-owned airlines in China
- How to learn any language
- My First Chinese Haircut
- Why are townies?
My Ventures
- ImportGenius.com - U.S. Customs Search Engine
- Petersen Worldwide - Data-Driven Web Marketing Consultancy
- Zodeco Modern Furniture Designs - A line of furniture we launched in 2006
- Back Rub Hub Massage Chairs - Our line of discount massage chairs
- GMAT Mastery - Tips and Techniques for Mastering the GMAT
Links to Friends and Family
- Steam Showers and Bathtubs - Wasauna's luxury bathroom fixtures
- Durango Software - A software development company owned and operated by my dad (with a Web site made by me)
- Exponent.com - Offers a very scientific description of my mom
- Shanghai Bo Ai Children's Rehabilitation Center - A Web site I contributed to a Shanghia non-profit center for children with cerebral palsy run by my friend, Gao Yali
- Ombres Chinoises - A site I donated to my friend Michy's non-profit that provides educational opportunities for rural Chinese children.
- Present Tense Presents - Free downloads of great beats and lyrics by my friend and business partner, George Strompolos
- Drift Reality - Documentary films and travel writing from Jiyan Wei, a friend who used to beat me up relentlessly when I was a child
- I Enjoy Sneezing - Mike Mintz blogs his experiences exploring the globe
- A Little Class - Columbia Business School's Web Marketing Blog
- Thinking Bits - My buddy Stefano's blog on society, arts and politics
- The On Demand Global Workforce - oDesk
Previous Posts
- Columbia Kayaking Club
- Import Genius - International Trade Secrets Revea...
- Out of Control By Design
- Online Tools for Entrepreneurs
- The Meaning of Life: Avoid Drudgery
- Lessons from the African Savannah, Revised
- The Road to Entrepreneurship
- A New Data-Driven Web Marketing Consultancy
- Update: Tiger Leaping Gorge Safe Afterall
- The Fate of Tiger Leaping Gorge in Question
Archives
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