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 8: Akiko Naka - Wantedly

Posted December 8, 201400:38:32

Akiko Naka is an amazing woman. When you first meet, her reserved and unassuming manner makes you wonder if she really knows how potentially transformative...

Show 7: Taku Harada - Peatix

Posted November 24, 201400:36:04

Taku walked away from the kind of a career that most people dream of. He had proven himself at Sony Music, Apple and in his late twenties he was quickly...

Show 6: Tadashi Tanimoto - Realcom & Tenex

Posted November 10, 201400:36:40

Tadashi Tanimoto is a man with a big successes behind him and a big dream ahead of him. The IPO of Realcom was just a milestone in a longer journey...

Show 5: Jason Winder - MakeLeaps

Posted October 27, 201400:37:09

Jason came to Japan from Australia to study martial arts, and his company MakeLeaps is now kicking ass in online invoicing. Jason bootstrapped...

Show 4: Ikuo Hiraishi - Sunbridge & More

Posted October 13, 201400:28:40

The startup ecosystems in America and Europe are built around people like Ikuo, but men like him are still quite rare in Japan. After...