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Go Behind The Scenes of Startup Nation Through Waseda Marketing Forum's Guided Israel Study Tour

6/5/2014

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By James Santagata
Principal Consultant, SiliconEdge


In recent years, much has been written about entrepreneurship and the "Silicon Valley" startup or new venture philosophy and framework.

In turn, many companies and countries have attempted to mimic or emulate this successful Valley model (although previously I've questioned the true success of the Valley model as it's a "Stacked Model" focusing on "Brute Force Human Wave Attacks" reminiscent of the Korean War). 

Regardless of the efficacy of the Valley model, it would still greatly behoove us to ask and investigate if there are perhaps any other viable or proven models, methodologies or frameworks available that we could borrow from and draw upon And if so,exactly what are they and how do they work?

One of the other highly vibrant and extremely dynamic startup centers, both in terms of raw numbers of startups and subsequent success stories, is not only in Israel, it is Israel -- which in turn has lead to Israel being dubbed the "Startup Nation".

What is most fascinating about the "Israeli model" is that it often takes a much different approach and has a very different flavor than the Valley model and yet it has produced dozens upon dozens of very successful startups in the high-tech space.

To tap into this wealth of knowledge and alternative startup methodology, Professor Kenneth Grossberg, Professor & Director of the Waseda Marketing Forum at Waseda University, has developed and lead the very innovative Startup Nation, Israel Study Tour which is now in its third year.

This study tour offers a unique and unparalleled opportunity to learn more about Israel’s extraordinary and arguably world-beating startup-nurturing environment.
 
Inspired by the NY Times bestseller Startup Nation, this trip open doors and pulls back the curtain to places not generally open to the general public as it teaches how a small country in a challenging environment has grown more companies listed on NASDAQ than any other nation in the world except the US. 

Through this unique opportunity to learn about Israel’s remarkable R&D and venture capital infrastructure you'll find ways that can then be applied back in one's own organization.

For more information, click on the button below:
Startup nation - Israel Study Tour
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Fire Your Recruiter! Presentation At Foreign Correspondents' Club Japan

4/17/2014

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Event: Sick & Tired of Resume-Collecting Recruiters? Fire Your Recruiter & Take Control of Your Life!

3/19/2014

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FirstPoint Japan's Publisher and the Founder of Career OverDrive! and SiliconEdge, James Santagata, will be presenting at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan on April 17th, 2014.

Presentation Topic: 
Sick & Tired of Resume-Collecting Recruiters? Fire Your Recruiter & Take Control of Your Job Search & Your Life! 

(FYI: This is not a gratuitous beat down on recruiters, it's a hard-edged, constructive conversation to give job seekers the unadulterated truth along with immediately actionable, life changing information and know-how - all recruiters are more than welcome).
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New! Japan Events Section Now Live

10/11/2013

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We now launched the new Japan Events Section to help keep you informed on the latest and most important business related events happening in Japan.
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Event: Tokyo Professionals Business Networking (Conrad Hotel In Shiodome)

7/12/2013

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Tokyo Professionals will hold a business networking event on Tuesday, July 30th, 7:00 PM at the Conrad Tokyo in Shiodome in the 28 Lounge (28th Floor).

Please RSVP for the next edition at: http://tokyoprofessionals.net

Thank you so much for your continued support and we hope to see you July 30th.

平成25年(2013年)7月30日 東京コンラッドホテルにて次回東京プロフェッショナルズのビジネスネットワーキングを開催いたします。是非ご来場の上、楽しい夜をお過ごし下さい。

本ビジネスネットワーキングは東京における様々な企業および専門事業に関わるビジネス人との交流を深めることのできる素晴らしい機会です。また、この フォーラムは国内外ビジネス人との交流を発展させるばかりでなく、新規の顧客に巡り会う良い機会にもなるでしょう。 東京プロフェッショナルズはこれまで多数のネットワーキング行事を開催し、皆様方のビジネスを成功させる原点となってきました。東京でのビジネス社会進出 及び発展にこのフォーラムがお役に立つと確信しています。

7月30日(火曜日)19:00, 優雅な東京コンラッドホテル(28階28ラウンジ於)に是非御参加ください。東京で最も人気のあるビジネスネットワーキングフォーラムで多数のビジネスマンとの会話を楽しみながら東京湾の夜景 も存分にお楽しみいただければと思います。

御予約と御問い合わせはこちらをクリック: http://tokyoprofessionals.net

Sincerely,

Dwayne Wayne
Tokyo Professionals
Business Networking Events Team
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Hub Tokyo’s Spark Plug Event: 5 Great Ideas

5/20/2013

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The Hub is the world’s largest network of co-working spaces, with venues at more than 40 locations worldwide, and 100 more coming soon. At its most recently-launched branch in Tokyo, a ‘Spark Plug’ meet-up event was held yesterday. Five startups pitched their ideas to an enthusiastic audience.

Hub Tokyo was officially launched on February 11th of this year. I’ve met with some of the people behind the co-working space, but I visited the venue for the first time just yesterday. Most Hub locations around the world are located in the very heart of a given city, typically in a nicely designed or renovated building. But this Tokyo branch is surprisingly a 10-minute walk from Meguro station on Tokyo’s central Yamanote line, a cozy space set up in a former print factory.

The venue’s co-founder, Shingo Potier de la Morandière, explains:

Unlike our other locations in Europe or the rest of the world, we need to pay much more to rent a venue here in Tokyo. Even with some sponsorships from big companies, it’s very hard to make our business sustainable and keep operations running. However, we are really keen to help Japanese entrepreneurs connect to the global community. We’ll intensify interactive community-based activities with our global network, including person-to-person exchanges with foreign startups.

Hopefully we can see more great work coming out of this space in the future. But for now, let’s hear about the five startups that pitched at this Spark Plug event.

Website: getgamba.com
Pitched by: Masahiro Morita

Some of our readers may recall that we featured this startup in our recent coverage of Samurai Venture Summit.

Gamba is a corporate communication platform that facilitates the submission of daily reports. It has deployed short status message input on its business communication platform, which helps office workers share what they are doing with colleagues and management. Interestingly, the app is not only used among SMEs or startups but also bigger companies.

Competitors in this space include Chatwork, Co-work, and Talknote.
READ MORE: Hub Tokyo's Spark plug Event
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Mixi: The Japanese SNS Seeks To Shore Up Faltering Earnings (Kyodo News)

5/19/2013

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Japanese social networking site operator mixi Inc. is hoping to shore up its faltering earnings in the face of stiff competition from the U.S.-based Facebook by seeking new businesses and doing away with complacency with its past success, incoming President Yusuke Asakura said Friday.

Asakura, who will be heading the company from June, said the company will offer 50 smartphone apps to access its services, up from two now, as part of its diversification drive, and increase paid gaming content.

The company is anticipating roughly 60 percent fall in group operating profit, a gauge of income from its mainline operations, in the year ending March 2014.

Asakura, 30, who joined mixi in 2011 after running his own company, said mixi experienced a sharp expansion of its business in 2006 and was obsessed with maintaining the status quo, making it difficult to undertake radical reforms.

"I would like to create a corporate culture for 'perpetual changes' to challenge something new," Asakura told Kyodo News.
MORE: MIXI To sHORE UP FALTERING EARNINGS
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Event: Meet JMEC With The Danish, Norwegian & Swedish Chambers Of Commerce (Oakwood Premier At Tokyo Midtown)

5/8/2013

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JMEC co-hosts a 'Meet JMEC' session with the Danish, Norwegian and Swedish Chambers of Commerce on May 10, 18:30 - 21:30 at Oakwood Premier at Tokyo Midtown. A light buffet with a complimentary drink and networking follows the presentation on JMEC. 


Join us on Friday, May 10, 2013
18:30 – 21:30
Oakwood Premier Tokyo Midtown Lounge (map)
3000 yen for a light buffet and a complimentary beverage

RSVP to natasha@jmec.gr.jp 
Pay at the door
The Danish, Swedish and Norwegian Chambers sponsor JMEC to help their members with practical business training and cost effective market analysis. 

JMEC is a business-training program centered on a competition to write the best business plan. The program trains participants in business planning skills and then gives them an immediate chance to apply their new skills to write a business plan for a product or service that a client has asked JMEC to investigate. Project client companies get
market analysis and creative thinking from a JMEC team of 4-6 participants.
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Event: Tokyo Professionals Business Networking (Conrad Hotel in Shiodome)

5/6/2013

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Tokyo Professionals will hold a business networking event on May 21st starting 7:00 PM at the Conrad Tokyo in Shiodome.

Get more information and RSVP using the link below:
Tokyo Professionals
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Event: Tokyo Professionals Business Networking Event 

1/10/2013

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As we begin the new year, many of the Japan's professional networking organizations and societies are having mixers and shinnenkai's (新年会) to kick off the new year.

The Tokyo Professionals organization will hold a business networking event on
February 5th, 2013 at the Conrad Tokyo.

This should be a great opportunity to connect with a variety of Japanese and international business professionals from right here in Tokyo giving you a chance to meet potential clients, connect with the resources and professionals vital to your business and expand your professional business contacts by meeting motivated and exciting business professionals working in Tokyo.

Professionals from a wide variety of industries are welcome and are encouraged to invite friends and colleagues.

To RSVP and to get more information about this Business Networking Event, please see the Tokyo Professionals website: http://tokyoprofessionals.net/

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