Podcast - Disrupting Japan: Startups and Innovation in Japan
Tim Romero: Serial startup founder in Japan and indomitable innovator
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Startups are changing Japan, and Japan is innovating in unique ways. Disrupting Japan explores what it's like to be an innovator in a culture that prizes conformity and introduces you to startups that will be household brands in a few years.
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Podcast - Disrupting Japan: Startups and Innovation in Japan
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What happened when one Japanese startup talked about women’s sexual pleasure
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 bit better when they do it. Today’s we sit down with Animi Sugimoto of Fermata, and we talk about how quickly and radically the FemTech movement is changing Japan’s conversations, […]
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Podcast - Disrupting Japan: Startups and Innovation in Japan
Mar 6, 2023
The lies, myths, and secrets of Japanese UI design
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 To Western eyes, it’s just too busy, too dense, too confusing, too outdated, and just plain wrong. And sometimes that’s true, but usually there are very good, and highly profitable, reasons Japanese websites and Japanese software looks the way it does. Today I sit […]
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Podcast - Disrupting Japan: Startups and Innovation in Japan
Apr 3, 2023
What it really takes to get your product approved by NASA
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 as part of NASA’s Artemis program. Today, we sit down and talk with founder Shin Nakajima who explains what it takes for a startup to become part of […]
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Episode 296: Disrupting Japan with Tim Romero
Tim Romero, chief technology officer for TEPCO Ventures and host of "Disrupting Japan" podcast, joined us in a discussion on the entrepreneurial technology ecosystem of Japan. We started with Tim's background and how he built his podcast to discuss startups & innovation in Japan. Subsequently, Tim dived deeper into the current evolution of the Japanese startup ecosystem, highlighting the key verticals from space, robotics and consumer Internet, the cultural changes that have taken place in the past few years and discuss how the small and medium businesses will be the most interesting companies to look out for Japan's next breakout phase in technology and entrepreneurship.
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The Worldly Marketer Podcast
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TWM 065: How to Position Yourself in Today’s Japanese Market w/ Tim Romero
Tim Romero is a Tokyo-based innovator, author, and entrepreneur. He is also the host of the Disrupting Japan podcast, which explores the unique nature of Japan's startup scene and its current innovations. Since its debut in 2014, the podcast has become a trusted resource for Western entrepreneurs entering the Japanese market.
Originally from the United States, Tim moved to Japan more than 25 years ago. In that time, he has launched four of his own startups, as well as helping other people launch theirs. He is now deeply involved in Japan's startup community as an investor, a founder, and a mentor.
As Japan experiences a new wave of home-grown entrepreneurship, combined with an increased openness to Western tech companies, Tim is focused on helping local startups expand globally and Western companies expand into Japan.
Links:
* Disrupting Japan website
* Disrupting Japan podcast
* Disrupting Japan on LinkedIn
* Disrupting Japan on Facebook
* Disrupting Japan on Twitter…
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