Disrupting Japan

Disrupting Japan gives you candid, in-depth insights from the startup founders, VCs, and leaders who are reshaping Japan.

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Selects: Why Japan’s Geisha are disappearing in the social media age

Posted August 3, 202000:46:21

You don’t usually think of Japan’s geisha as being an industry, but it is. In fact, strictly speaking, it’s a cartel. A cartel that is now being...

Your Japanese textbooks are lying to you

Posted July 6, 202000:15:00

They probably mean well. They are telling you something that is easy to understand and that seems like it's true at first, but it's still a lie. I received...

DJ Selects: Why startups lose control of their sales channels, and how to fix it – Allen Miner – Oracle

Posted June 22, 202001:18:05

Oracle first came into Japan more than 25 years ago, but the challenges they faced and overcame then are exactly the same ones firms are facing today...

What makes people pay for new online events

Posted June 8, 202000:39:21

You would expect that event-focused startups would be some of the hardest hit by the global pandemic and lockdown, and for the most part, you would...

Why public humiliation is the secret to success

Posted May 25, 202000:12:04

I've never managed to find a direct road to success. My bio reads like a random walk down many different career paths, so I always feel unqualified...