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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Show 23: The High Profits of Low Tech – Hiroki Kudo

Posted July 6, 201500:30:11

I love low-tech solutions. They are more likely to be solving real problems, and if we are being honest with ourselves, a true a minimum viable product...

Show 22: Why Men Need Women Founders – Ari Horie

Posted June 22, 201500:35:41

Ari Horie has no interest "empowering" women and sensitivity training is not in her toolkit. Ari is showing the startup world that incorporating some...

Show 21: Japan’s Startup Renaissance – Creativity, Risk & Process

Posted June 8, 201500:24:49

So many things that are labeled as "cultural differences" have much simpler explanations. There are perfectly rational (and even mathematical) reasons...

Show 20: A Startup Changes CEO: How Open is Too Open? – Matt Romaine

Posted May 25, 201500:33:53

Gengo understands the need for small-batch translation. Global communication takes place exponentially faster than the project management cycle, and...

Show 19: Crowdfunding in Japan is Not About Startups – Ryotaro Nakayama

Posted May 11, 201500:32:32

Makuake is one of Japan's largest crowdfunding platforms. It was spun out of CyberAgent in 2013 with Ryotaro Nakayama (or Naka as his foreign friends...