Foreign Startup Founders Have Secret Advantages in Japan
The single most common question I get asked are variations of “How do you start a business...
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Tag: Foreign Founders
What They Never Teach You in Language School – Peter Galante Japanese Pod 101
Twenty years ago, we all thought that starting a startup required a special and rare kind of...
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What Every Foreigner Needs to Know about Hiring Staff in Japan
Japanese labor law is very different from what is standard in the US or Europe, and more than a...
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How Machine Learning Is Changing The Way We Watch Video
Video is taking over the internet, but in many ways, it has not changed significantly in the past...
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How This American Got The Japanese Government to Fund His Startup – enTouch
Two of the most persistent and damaging myths about Japan are that it is hard to start a company...
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The Fastest Way to Start a Startup in Japan – Mobingi
Platform as a Service (PaaS) has been a difficult startup business model in the US, but Wayland...
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How One Good Idea Emerged from Japan’s Nuclear Disaster – Safecast
After the March 2011 earthquake and the explosions at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, TEPCO and...
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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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How to Create a Micro-Startup in Japan – Patrick McKenzie
More than a few people dream of coming to Japan, starting an online business that gives you...
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Japan’s Toys to Life is the Future of Gaming – PowerCore
Gaming is very different in Japan than it is in America, but PowerCore is introducing technology...
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The Business Model Behind Startup Events – Antti Sonninen
A key component to making a startup a success is knowing who your true customers are. Today, Antti Sonninen, the Japan CEO for Slush, one of the largest startup events in the world lays out the business model for us, and the facts will probably surprise you.
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Pivot Till It Hurts: Making Mobile Video Profitable – Pocket Supernova
Pocket Supernova has pivoted through three countries and three completely different products before they hit their stride with their current video editing platform for mobile, and they now seem ready to move a generation of video content creators out from behind their desktops and onto their mobile phones.
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