DJ Selects: How this Musical Shoe is Helping Hospitals
Most great startup ideas don’t grab your attention right away. It takes a while before the...
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Tag: Hardware Startups
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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How Japan’s Unique Relationship with Robots is About to Make it #1 Again
Japan had been a global leader in robotics for decades, but recently the traditional Japanese...
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Japan’s Secret Strategy for Global Drone Domination
Blue Innovation attracted a lot of international attention last year when they announced the...
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A Successful Kickstarter Campaign Almost Bankrupted This Startup
Hardware is hard. In fact, sometimes the simplest and most straightforward ideas turn out to be...
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The Hard Thing about Hardware Startups in Japan – Logbar
There’s a very good reason most Japanese hardware startups fail. Today we sit down with Takuro...
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How this Musical Shoe Startup is Helping Hospitals – No New Folk Studio
Most great startup ideas don’t grab your attention right away. It takes a while before the...
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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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Japan’s Laundry Folding Robot Is Taking Over Your Closet – Seven Dreamers
It’s often surprising to discover which problems are hard for AI. We hear stories about artificial...
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The Real Reason Japan Can’t Innovate & What to Do About It – Xenoma
From the transistor radio to the Walkman to the Gameboy and the Playstation, Japan has always been...
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Foreign Tourism is Reinventing Hiking in Japan – Yamap
Hiking, back-country skiing and mountain climbing are not usually the first things associated with...
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The Global Niche Startup Strategy – Cerevo – Iwasa Takuma
Cerevo wants to be a “global niche” player. That makes sense for this Internet of Things company....
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