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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DJ Selects: What You Need to Know To Sell Services (and Saas) in Japan

Posted May 13, 201900:56:12

Selling SaaS in Japan is very different than selling products or traditional software. Everyone knows that relationships are important in Japan, but...

How I Made $8,000 per Month Podcasting, and Why You Probably Don't Want To

Posted April 29, 201900:25:49

New listeners might not know that for about one year, Disrupting Japan was sponsored and was my primary source of income.  So today, I thought I would...

Foreign Startup Founders Have Secret Advantages in Japan

Posted August 6, 201800:38:02

The single most common question I get asked are variations of "How do you start a business as a foreigner in Japan?"  or "What's it like to start a...

How Japan’s Unique Relationship with Robots is About to Make it #1 Again

Posted July 23, 201800:44:07

Japan had been a global leader in robotics for decades, but recently the traditional Japanese leaders have been losing ground to the better-funded and...

What They Never Teach You in Language School – Peter Galante Japanese Pod 101

Posted July 9, 201800:48:21

Twenty years ago, we all thought that starting a startup required a special and rare kind of talent. It was something you either had or you didn't....