Category: Japan Startup Podcasts
One way to unlock Japan’s broken e-commerce
Sometimes it seems like Japan is almost invisible in global e-commerce. Despite a dynamic domestic...
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The dangerous defect in most SaaS startups
You never hear the names of some of the world’s best SaaS startups. Why waste money building...
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Can Japan’s “Anti-Uber” disrupt global airport transport?
Once the disruptors become the incumbents they are ripe for disruption. Uber, Grab and rest of the...
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Why the robot uprising will give us Robot Pets, not Robot Masters
Japan has a very different approach to robotics. Japan leads the world in industrial robots, but...
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One way that AI is transforming family farms
Some of Japan’s innovations are going to have a much bigger impact outside of Japan. Like...
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What you can learn from this “PoopTech” startup
The bacteria in our gut affect our lives and our health in ways we are just starting to fully...
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Selects: Why Japan’s Geisha are disappearing in the social media age
You don’t usually think of Japan’s geisha as being an industry, but it is. In fact, strictly...
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What makes people pay for new online events
You would expect that event-focused startups would be some of the hardest hit by the global...
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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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Why boring startups are actually the most interesting
Some of the most important startups are ones you never hear about. Some industries are so complex...
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