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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Category: Tim on Japanese Startups
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The Ultimate Guide to Raising Money in Japan [Updated]
There has never been a better time to be raising money in Japan than right now. Founders ask me...
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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 Future of Disrupting Japan
Disrupting Japan turns seven years old this week! Unfortunately, because of current conditions in...
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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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What’s really changed after six years of Disrupting Japan
Disrupting Japan is six years old and ready to party! Unfortunately, we can’t. Like so much...
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Your Japanese textbooks are lying to you
They probably mean well. They are telling you something that is easy to understand and that seems...
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Why public humiliation is the secret to success
I’ve never managed to find a direct road to success. My bio reads like a random walk down...
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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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One important lesson startups will forget after the panic
Innovation drives society forward, but everyday competence keeps it on the road. Over the past...
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Why Japan’s #KuToo is Not Really About Shoes
Today I am going to correct two big mistakes; one of my own and one of society’s. I lot of...
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