Ikuo Hiraishi's guest appearances

Ikuo Hiraishi

Disrupting Japan: Startups and Innovation in Japan

Dave McClure

Paul Chapman

Jonathan Epstein

Patrick McKenzie

Tim Rowe

Akiko Naka

Casey Wahl

William Saito

Shunsuke Aoki

Mone Kamishiraishi

Koki Hayashi

Kaneto Kanemoto

Chika Terada

Iwasa Takuma

Brandon Hill

OwlTail

The startup ecosystems in America and Europe are built around people like Ikuo, but men like him are still quite rare in Japan. After founding a series of successful (and a few less than successful) startups, Ikuo moved to the other side of the table and begin investing and mentoring.

What Japan’s Startup Ecosystem Needs to Grow – Ikuo Hiraishi