Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThis Japanese Startup Is Using Your Phone to Make Insurance Social
Season 1 Episode 118
The insurance industry has proven very resistant to innovation. In fact, it has not really changed much in the past 200 years. The way insurance is s…
7 years, 11 months ago
Japan’s Secret Strategy for Global Drone Domination
Season 1 Episode 117
Blue Innovation attracted a lot of international attention last year when they announced the T-Frend drone system. This dystopian drone flies aroun…
7 years, 11 months ago
How Startups Can Attract, Retain, and Develop Staff in Japan
Season 1 Episode 116
Have you ever been at a crowded and noisy party and heard a conversation across the room? You catch pieces of it, and you know it is interesting, bu…
8 years ago
A Successful Kickstarter Campaign Almost Bankrupted This Startup
Season 1 Episode 115
Hardware is hard. In fact, sometimes the simplest and most straightforward ideas turn out to be the hardest to implement. Today I’d like you to mee…
8 years ago
This Japanese Startup Is Bringing The Human Genome to The Mass Market
Season 1 Episode 114
Right now, it looks like the most profitable business models that are emerging from the mapping of the human genome are not in the field of medicine,…
8 years ago
Japan Announces Plans to Land on The Moon by 2020
Season 1 Episode 113
We startup founders and investors like to talk about “moonshots”. It points out startups that have huge dreams, those that are solving hard problems,…
8 years, 1 month ago
Why Artificial Intelligence Is The Key to Fixing Japan’s Rigid Education System
Season 1 Episode 112
Using artificial intelligence to change the way the education system works seems like a fool’s errand. When you combine the fluid and opaque nature …
8 years, 1 month ago
How Startups Can Compete In The New Energy Markets
Season 1 Episode 111
The global energy markets are transforming themselves right before our eyes. Very little fundamental change has occurred over the past 70 years, but …
8 years, 2 months ago
Why Your Freemium Strategy Might be Hurting Your Sales
Season 1 Episode 110
Having a free product tier is a time-proven way for startups to get a foot in the door by giving potential customers a low-risk way of evaluating you…
8 years, 2 months ago
What Every Foreigner Needs to Know about Hiring Staff in Japan
Season 1 Episode 109
Japanese labor law is very different from what is standard in the US or Europe, and more than a few foreigners have made simple mistakes that have co…
8 years, 3 months ago