For today's episode, we've asked Ken Charles back, and he'll take us on a deep dive of Japan's Startup Scene.
We specifically look at:
We specifically look at:
- What is today's startup environment in Japan like?
- Compare and contrast Japan startups with Silicon Valley specifically and the US and globally.
- What are the similarities and differences between these startups?
- What specifically helps or impedes the progress of foreign startups establishing a presence in Japan?
- What specifically helps or impedes the progress of foreign startups operating in Japan?
- What difficulties do foreign startups face in Japan and what can knock these startups for a loop?
- Discussion: Gunosy Newsreader.
- How important is speed to market in Japan for foreign startups?
- Does your recruiting brand in the West or outside of Japan carry over to Japan -- Twitter, Facebook & Google excepted.
- What threat level do local clones present and how to fight them?
- Discussion: "Hotel Tonight" vs Gree's clone, "Tonight".
- Discussion: Twitter's Japan Market Entry.
- Trends: Fighting the local competition in the market and fighting for the same pool of candidates.
- Savvy Locals: The internet is a democracy of information: growth hacking, lean startup methodology, MVP, etc. ** Yawn ** This is nothing new in Japan and it's well in effect.
- How to select a recruiting firm, your recruiting options and a comparison of local boutiques vs national retained firms.
- How companies inadvertently kill their recruiting efforts in Japan.
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