Tag: Asia
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Five companies. $9.47 billion. These are the most valuable startups in Japan now. I’m scouring Japan for the next billion-dollar startup. So I wondered: What are the most successful Japanese startups so far, and what can I learn from them? Japan’s Biggest Startups I focused on the top 5 private…
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I just spent 3 weeks in Japan. Here are my top recommendations for food and awesome sights… Food Tsukiji Ginikkan This fantastic conveyor belt sushi bar isn’t actually in Tsukiji. It’s in a charming shopping street called Musashikoyama. But this sushi would stand up anywhere. You can order in English…
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I’ve spent 10 days meeting amazing founders here in Tokyo. I keep seeing the same strengths, and the same challenges. And I have a solution: The US-Japan Hybrid Startup. Move the founders to the United States. Keep the rest of the team in Japan. This gives a startup the best…
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Last week, I landed in Tokyo and put up a single tweet: “What founders should I meet?” It blew up, getting thousands of views. Ever since, I’ve been fielding a flurry of messages from awesome Japanese founders. These are some amazing companies! Here’s what I’m seeing in the Japanese startup…
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Every few years, Airbnb puts out Experiences with some type of rebrand. They want to be a superapp — but that’s never going to happen. Here’s why… The Ultimate Superapp: WeChat The biggest superapp in the world is China’s WeChat. You can do anything on Wechat: talk to friends, pay…
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As China’s economy reels, youth unemployment has hit 21% — on par with Italy. A Dollar An Hour – With a College Degree From a Financial Times report: Job opportunities scream from posters at an employment fair in central China’s Zhengzhou. “Join us for the future!” urges one advertising positions…
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The Chinese social contract is simple: give us a good economy, and we’ll stay out of politics. The problem is, that contract is breaking down. The Chinese economy has 3 pillars. Today, all 3 are under extreme stress. The 3 Pillars Meanwhile, the US, China’s biggest trading partner by far,…
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“We should try the barbecue stingray,” she exclaimed. “Are you serious?” Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! Oh, she was. So on a recent New York evening, my friend and I found ourselves digging into something we never knew existed. This is Mr. Fried Rice at Urban Hawker. Urban Hawker…
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No US venture firm is bigger in China than Sequoia Capital. But as tensions rise, even Sequoia is pulling back. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! From a report out this morning in The Wall Street Journal: Sequoia Capital has started screening some investments its China arm is considering in…
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Bao Fan did everything right. Despite being one of China’s top tech investors, Bao kept a low profile and hewed to the Communist Party line. Then, he disappeared. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! From an article out this morning in The New York Times: …on Valentine’s Day last week,…
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