Disrupting Japan: Startups and Innovation in Japan - What you need to know about startups and innovation in Japan

Why public humiliation is the secret to success

by Tim Romero | May 26, 2020 | 4

I’ve never managed to find a direct road to success. My bio reads like a random walk down...

by Tim Romero | Apr 28, 2020 | 14

Japanese businessmen famously fear failure. But that understanding is horribly incomplete. In...

by Tim Romero | Mar 31, 2020 | 0

Almost all startup accelerators are going bankrupt and going away. Hiro Maeda, the founder of two...

by Tim Romero | Mar 17, 2020 | 7

Innovation drives society forward, but everyday competence keeps it on the road. Over the past...

by Tim Romero | Mar 3, 2020 | 0

Some of the most important startups are ones you never hear about. Some industries are so complex...

by Tim Romero | Feb 18, 2020 | 2

Most great startup ideas don’t grab your attention right away. It takes a while before the...

by Tim Romero | Feb 4, 2020 | 6

Today I am going to correct two big mistakes; one of my own and one of society’s. I lot of...

by Tim Romero | Jan 21, 2020 | 15

There is big news for Tim and for Disrupting Japan this week. It’s a very short episode, and...

by Tim Romero | Jan 7, 2020 | 10

There has never been a better time to be raising money in Japan than right now. Founders ask me...

by Tim Romero | Dec 24, 2019 | 2

Technology is global, but ideas are local. The same IoT technology is being deployed all over the...