Category: Podcast
87: How This Startup Makes Money from Children’s Old Notebooks – Arcterus
Education is one of the hardest sectors to disrupt — or even improve upon — and most...
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86: Why Only the Uncomfortable Succeed in Japan – Jeff Sandford – Wovn.io
The translation and localization industry has seen some impressive innovations over the past...
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85: Can This Founder Solve Japan’s Hidden Mental Health Problem? – Hikari Labs
Seeking help for even minor mental health problems still carries a stigma in Japan. This is...
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84: Beneath the Cherry Blossoms with Dave McClure – 500 Startups
Today we sit down with Dave McClure under the cherry blossoms and talk about startups, funding,...
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83: These Japanese Bio-Hackers Are Growing Affordable Meat in A Lab – Shojinmeat
Growing our meat in a lab or factory has been a science fiction staple for decades, but much like...
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82: How Virtual Reality is Changing Surgery in Japan – Holoeyes
Many VR startups are a solution is search of a problem, but Holoeyes is already in use at...
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81: Japan’s Laundry Folding Robot Is Taking Over Your Closet – Seven Dreamers
It’s often surprising to discover which problems are hard for AI. We hear stories about artificial...
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80: How A Failing Music Startup in Japan Pivoted to Global Success – Nana
It’s hard to make money with music apps. The competition is intense, and most people simply are...
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79: The Missing Link in The Internet of Things Ecosystem – Soracom
Soracom is one of those rare Japanese startups that has the potential to become a major global...
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78: How This Startup is Getting Japanese Moms Back to Work – Waris
Miwa Tanaka, CEO of Waris, is working to make things better for working women in Japan. Although...
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