What everyone gets wrong about branding in Japan
Japan market entry is hard. Consumer tastes are different, business culture is different, and...
Read More
Category: Japan Market Entry
What’s next for climate tech startups & innovation
Last month I spoke on a panel about the future of climate tech. I was joined by Emi Naganuma, the...
Read More
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,...
Read More
The secret of humble food from expensive tech
The way we get our food is changing. Many are discussing how to make modern farming more...
Read More
DJ Selects: Why startups lose control of their sales channels, and how to fix it – Allen Miner – Oracle
Oracle first came into Japan more than 25 years ago, but the challenges they faced and overcame...
Read More
DJ Selects: What You Need to Know To Sell Services (and Saas) in Japan
Selling services in Japan is very different than selling products or software. Everyone knows that...
Read More
DJ Selects: The Real Reason Uber is Failing in Japan
Uber and Airbnb represent a new very kind of startup, one that could not have existed twenty years ago, and the very thing that make these companies so transformative in the United States ensures they will never succeed in Japan. You see…
Read More
How You Can Build American Startup Culture in Japan – OpenTable
Selling innovative software to conservative Japanese businesses is never easy, but it’s...
Read More
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,...
Read More
Japan’s Return Path to Innovation – Tim Rowe – CIC
There are no shortage of startup accelerators, innovation spaces and startup community hubs, and...
Read More
What You Need to Know To Sell Services in Japan
Selling services in Japan is very different than selling products or software. Everyone knows that...
Read More
In Japan Partnerships are a Two-Edged Sword – Doug Chuchro – Fastly
Sales is different in Japan. When Fastly entered the Japanese market, they quickly discovered that...
Read More