What I’m doing now

Updated in September 2026

The past few months have been busy — with work, family, travel, learning, and a lot of movement.

Professionally, one of the biggest moments of the year was WB ECOM DAY China, which we held in Hangzhou in May. More than 4,000 people attended, making it our largest Wildberries event in China so far.

At the same time, I’m continuing to work on developing Wildberries’ China business and seller ecosystem — across partnerships, seller acquisition, infrastructure, integrations, payments, events, and other projects.

I’ve also been taking some time to revisit my own professional story. I recently rewrote the About and Projects pages on this website, looking back at more than two decades of things I’ve built, worked on, and learned from.

Family and travel

We’ve managed to travel quite a bit as a family this year.

We visited Singapore and Malaysia, including Penang and George Town, and did a road trip from Koh Samui to Phuket and back.

I’m increasingly fond of slower trips where getting there is part of the experience rather than just a way to reach the destination.

Training

I’m training almost every day now, but with much more variety than before.

I run twice a week, play squash three times a week, do acrobatics twice a week, and still keep Sunday for capoeira.

Squash is the newest addition. I’m still very much a beginner, which is part of what makes it fun.

I also continue teaching capoeira on Koh Samui through Capoeira Samui.

Learning

As usual, I’m learning several unrelated things at once.

I’m studying American Sign Language using Lifeprint, and continuing to work on my Thai with the Foreign Service Institute Thai Language Course.

I’m also going through YC Startup School, revisiting the fundamentals of startups and business building and comparing them with things I’ve learned from building projects, communities, and businesses over the years.

There is no immediate startup behind this. I’m mostly exploring, learning, and seeing where my curiosity takes me next.

This is a /now page. It’s inspired by Derek Sivers and his idea of sharing what you’re focused on right now. If you have your own website, you should make one, too.