The lies, myths, and secrets of Japanese UI design
There is a lot of hate directed at Japanese UI design. To Western eyes, it’s just too busy,...
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The forgotten mistake that killed Japan’s software industry
This is our 200th episode, so I wanted to do something special. Everyone loves to complain about...
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How do you know if your startup idea is bad?
Coming up with ideas is easy. Spotting the bad one early is a rare skill. Today we talk with Yo...
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What three-card monte can teach you about NFTs
NFTs are easy to understand if you examine their core utility. Unfortunately, there are thousands...
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The new era of Evocative Machines. Why you’re going to love it.
We speculate a lot about our future “robot servants” or “robot masters”,...
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What you can learn from Japan’s seven-minute miracle
Today we are going to look at a different kind of innovation. It’s not technology....
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The Japanese Trap of the Glorious Failure
Japanese businessmen famously fear failure. But that understanding is horribly incomplete. In...
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DJ Selects: Why Your Startup Accelerator is Going to Disappear
Almost all startup accelerators are going bankrupt and going away. Hiro Maeda, the founder of two...
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Japan leads the world in this one important branch of AI
Technology develops differently in Japan. While US tech giants have been grabbing artificial...
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DJ Selects: Why Men Need Women Founders
Ari Horie has always had a different approach to supporting women entrepreneurs. She doesn’t talk about “empowering” women and …
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DJ Selects: A Japanese MBA Does Not Mean What You Think It Means
Education is very hard to disrupt. That’s both good and bad. Education is so important to both...
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DJ Selects: IoT, Japan, and the Uncertain Future of Poop
Startup founders claiming their company is going to “change the world” has become a cliche. But rarely do we see a product that could clearly and significantly make someone’s life better. D-Free is one of those products. However…
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