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Why its hard for startups to use technology for good
Episode 246
New technology is always introduced with the promise of the good it can do for humanity. Most of the time the promised good never come to be. This i…
8 hours ago
Corporate venturing as a path to innovation in Japan
Season 1 Episode 248
You might think that large Japanese companies have trouble innovating. Unfortunately if you believe that, you would be correct. Recently, however, …
4 weeks ago
How to sell vegan foods to meat lovers
Season 1 Episode 247
It's tough to be a vegetarian in a world full of carnivores. It's even tougher to be a startup selling a vegan egg-substitute into a world full of c…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
What everyone gets wrong about branding in Japan
Season 1 Episode 246
Japan market entry is hard. Consumer tastes are different, business culture is different, and market needs can be radically different from those any…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
What role can startups really play in human longevity?
Episode 245
Japan has one of the longest lived and healthiest populations in the world, and let Japanese startups are playing a relatively small role in the rece…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Will Japan ever regain its lead in robotics?
Episode 244
In the popular imagination, Japan is almost synonymous with robots. While Japan once dominated cutting-edge robotics, over the past decade she has f…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Why so many Japanese VCs won’t invest in Japan
Episode 243
Japanese startups is hot right now, and more and more foreign money is flowing in. But many Japanese VCs remain stubbornly outward-looking. Today w…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Can startups save Japan’s logistics industry?
Episode 242
According to Taro, Japan's logistics industry is on the brink of collapse, and it's hard to argue that he's wrong. Taro Sasaki founded Hacobu with t…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
How to start an AI Startup in early 2026
Episode 241
Last month I gave lecture at Globis University on what it takes to build an AI startup today. It's no longer early days for AI, and most founders do…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Japanese technology to supercharge human fertility
Episode 240
Japan's declining birth rate makes global headlines, but most of the developed world will soon be facing the same problem. The real solution involve…
7 months, 1 week ago