Disrupting Japan

Disrupting Japan gives you candid, in-depth insights from the startup founders, VCs, and leaders who are reshaping Japan.

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47b: Crowdsourcing My Career

Posted June 14, 201600:07:47

Last week I published a article on Medium about why I was shutting down my current startup. If you haven't read it yet, you can find out Why I turned...

47: Pivot Till It Hurts: Making Mobile Video Profitable – Pocket Supernova

Posted June 6, 201600:35:02

Pocket Supernova has pivoted through three countries and three completely different products before they hit their stride with their current video editing...

46: Japan’s Unfair Advantage in Driverless Cars – Yuki Saji

Posted May 23, 201600:26:22

We are about to start seeing more cars but fewer drivers on the road. Self-driving vehicles are already moving out of the labs and onto the roads world-wide,...

45: What’s Wrong With BioTech in Japan – Molcure

Posted May 9, 201600:23:34

Japan could be, and perhaps should be, a BioTech startup powerhouse. The size of the market, the aging population and the depth and quality of the fundamental...

44: How a Startup Went Global in Only 4 Seconds – Miku Hirano

Posted April 25, 201600:31:55

Everyone talks about the importance of international markets and how startups need to think globally from day one. Few companies, however, build that...