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This week I was on a call with a prospective client that was considering licensing a forthcoming DCIG TOP 5 report. In this report, its solution achieved a TOP 5 award. However, the client remained uncertain about licensing the report. It viewed its solution significantly better (i.e., more feature-rich) than some of the other TOP 5 solutions in this report. To the client’s credit, I agreed with its observation. Further, DCIG’s internal scoring (that DCIG does not publish) supported the prospective client’s assessment.
We had planned to see the pandas at the Dujiangyan Panda Base in the afternoon. However, the tour guide that Huawei hired to take us to these exhibits suggested we see the pandas first. Apparently, pandas love the rain and become more active in it. So, our group of five set off to visit the pandas in the morning rain.
My first day in Shenzhen focused on recovering from my roughly 30 hours of travel time and 13-hour time change. I woke up around 2:00 AM on Sunday morning to catch my 5:00 am flight out of Omaha to Dallas. From there I flew from DFW to Shanghai before my final flight to Shenzhen. I arrived at my hotel in Shenzhen about 11:50 PM on Monday night.
Next week (the week of April 14, 2024) promises to be another memorable one for me. For the first time in my life, I will travel to China to attend the Huawei Analyst Summit. This annual event hosted by Huawei brings together analysts from around the world into Shenzhen, China. During this time, it provides updates on its latest innovations. This year, it plans to share how it uses artificial intelligence technology to drive changes across Huawei’s business domain.
I officially arrived back in the United States this past Sunday morning after a 2-week vacation in Recife, Brazil. During that time, I experienced both the weather and the food in Recife as I shared in my two previous blog entries about this trip. However, during my last week in Recife, I got out to see more of Recife beyond just the mile or two near the AirBnB where I stayed. Here are my final observations and thoughts from my recent trip.
I travel quite a bit around the US and, lately, even around the world, in my role as a principal analyst and CEO for DCIG. However, my experiences on my current trip to Recife, Brazil, are a little outside of the norm as I am staying in Recife, Brazil, in an AirBnB that primarily targets Portuguese-speaking Brazilians. This has forced me to know at least some Portuguese to operate (i.e., buy and order food and hail Ubers.) Further, my experiences with stray horses and the Omaha Hamburgueria may not align with what one might expect if staying at a resort specifically targeted at English-speaking tourists.
This week and next I find myself in the northeast part of Brazil in the coastal city of Recife. My oldest son’s engagement to a wonderful woman from this part of the world sparked my interest in coming here. She does plan to move to the United States once she completes the immigration process. However, my wife and I wanted to better understand her background and culture of Brazil. To do so, we came to Brazil to visit her. Having now stayed here about a week, here are my TOP 5 general observations so far from my current trip to Recife, Brazil.
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