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 13: The Japan Startup Factory - Casey Wahl - Red Brick Ventures

Posted February 16, 201500:33:56

Casey has been on the founding team of several Japanese startups in markets ranging from from retailing, to recruiting, to information sharing,...

Show 12: Music, Maids & Startups - Hiroshi Asaeda - Beatrobo

Posted February 2, 201500:35:28

Starting and growing companies is nothing new to Hiro. He’s been doing it his whole adult life. In his younger days, he always felt caught somewhere...

Show 11: Japan’s Seeds of Disruption

Posted January 19, 201500:22:47

The phrases “disruptive innovation” and “disruptive business” are thrown around far too often and far too loosely these days. Of course,...

Show 10: Yusuke Takahashi - AppSocially

Posted January 5, 201500:35:54

Yusuke epitomizes the new generation of Japanese startup founders. That means he is exactly the opposite of what most Westerners picture as a startup...

Show 9: Masanori Hashimoto - NuLab

Posted December 22, 201400:29:24

Masanori Hashimoto is the hardest woking slacker in Fukuoka. He’s bootstrapped a collaborative diagramming company that is growing internationally...