Why boring startups are actually the most interesting
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Why Japan’s #KuToo is Not Really About Shoes
I was really wrong. But it’s important to remember, that whenever you are talking about shoes, you are never really talking about shoes. When you are talking about shoes, you are never real…
Japan leads the world in this one important brach of AI
Miku: Yeah, yeah. Miku: Yeah, yeah. Miku: Yes, so I guess business AI, if you have a business AI company in China, I guess it is very difficult to get the money. Miku: Yeah, yeah.…
Why Men Need Women Founders
A few years ago, I sat down with Ari Horie and we talked about why men need women founders. Investors and Founders who have visited Japan for the first time are often amazed at the number of Wom…
The big reason Japanese companies can’t innovate
We talk about the specific challenges that Japanese companies are facing and the strategies we’ve used — with varying degrees of success — to help overcome them. And, I’m sure you will not be su…
The hardest thing about hardware startups: Live
This year at CEATEC, I was on stage with founders from two very different hardware startups. We talk in-depth about what it takes to be a hardware startup in a world where venture capital s…
The Myth of the Successful Startup Failure
But every once in a while there is a show that I think really deserved more attention than it received, and this is one of those shows. Hiro: The part timers, they mostly work from home, so they…
Artificial Intelligence’s broken promise and its secret truth
Tatsuo: Yes, yes, yes, Todai and Waseda. Tatsuo: Yes, yes, and now, we’re working with Waseda University. Tatsuo: Yeah, yeah. Tatsuo: Yeah, yes. Also, Tatsuo gave some really inte…
A Japanese MBA Does Not Mean What You Think It Means
Yoshi: Well, we have English MBA program and Japanese MBA program. But in case of Japanese, we don’t need to have full-time in Japanese MBA program because not many people quit jobs to get …
How scammers are using your devices to steal money
This is Ad Fraud, and now, our service, Spider AF, Ad Fraud prevention tool. They funded fundamental research really, really heavily and they’ve cut back in the last 10 years. I mean, did p…