246 Episodes

  1. Senpai culture is killing innovation in Japan

    Published: 4/28/2025
  2. How to build a successful startup community

    Published: 4/14/2025
  3. Software alone can’t make us work together

    Published: 3/31/2025
  4. How AI employees are solving Japan’s labor shortage

    Published: 3/3/2025
  5. Welcome to Disrupting Japan (Podcast Trailer)

    Published: 2/17/2025
  6. The catalyst (finally!) pulling industrial Japan into the digital age

    Published: 2/3/2025
  7. How CVCs and startups are decarbonizing energy

    Published: 1/20/2025
  8. How AI startups can compete with the AI giants

    Published: 1/6/2025
  9. Why Japan is looking to France for startup inspiration

    Published: 12/9/2024
  10. A game plan for working artists to beat AI in the marketplace

    Published: 11/11/2024
  11. Inside the government program to invest $1B into Japanese startups

    Published: 10/14/2024
  12. Everything you ever wanted to know about Fintech in Japan

    Published: 9/16/2024
  13. Hey Hey, It’s my birthday!

    Published: 9/1/2024
  14. Why SaaS is growing so much faster in Japan Shinji Asada – One Capital

    Published: 8/19/2024
  15. How to build a startup in Japan

    Published: 8/5/2024
  16. The hidden danger of unicorn counting in JapanJames Riney – Coral Capital

    Published: 7/22/2024
  17. The surprising future of Japan’s new robot companions

    Published: 6/24/2024
  18. How VCs drive (and murder) global startup ambition in Japan

    Published: 5/27/2024
  19. Big News from Disrupting Japan!

    Published: 5/13/2024
  20. How to sell innovation in cut-throat, low-margin industries

    Published: 4/29/2024

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Startups work differently in Japan, and there is a lot happening here right now. Disrupting Japan introduces you to the most innovative founders and VCs, and shows you what it’s like to be an innovator in a society that prizes conformity.