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The innovative age of Shadow IT is coming to an end
Episode 209
Shadow IT has been responsible for more enterprise SaaS deployments and workflow innovation than any growth strategy of the last 15 years. And that …
2 years, 5 months ago
So you want to disrupt finance? This is what it’s going to take
Season 1 Episode 208
For decades (centuries, really) lending in Japan has relied on personal guarantors and introductions rather than objective credit scoring. This start…
2 years, 6 months ago
Legal AI will shatter your perspective on legal advice
Season 1 Episode 207
The legal system is complex, hard to understand, expensive to navigate, and ripe for disruption. In the future, we will still need lawyers to help u…
2 years, 8 months ago
How one innovative startup is selling true bionic legs
Episode 201
Startups solve real problems. During the boom times, the media focuses on the multi-billion-dollar valuations and the mega-IPOs. But even in those t…
2 years, 9 months ago
What happened when one Japanese startup talked about women’s sexual health
Episode 205
Some things are supposed to be only whispered about in Japan. But startups are about breaking taboos and pushing boundaries, and making the world a …
2 years, 10 months ago
How Japanese graffiti Is sneaking onto the blockchain
Episode 204
Graffiti is impermanent. Normally, thats a good thing, but as the global art world has begun to recognize graffiti and street art as a legitimate ar…
2 years, 10 months ago
What it really takes to get your product approved by NASA
Episode 203
Not many startups land their tech on the moon. Dymon has designed an autonomous lunar rover that will land near the lunar south pole later this year…
2 years, 11 months ago
The lies, myths, and secrets of Japanese UI design
Episode 202
There is a lot of hate directed at Japanese UI design. To Western eyes, it's just too busy, too dense, too confusing, too outdated, and just plain w…
3 years ago
One way to unlock Japan’s broken e-commerce
Episode 201
Sometimes it seems like Japan is almost invisible in global e-commerce. Despite a dynamic domestic e-commerce market and a long tradition of global …
3 years, 1 month ago
The forgotten mistake that killed Japan’s software industry
Season 1 Episode 200
This is our 200th episode, so I wanted to do something special. Everyone loves to complain about the poor quality of Japanese software, but today I’…
3 years, 2 months ago