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Customer Development in Japan: a History Lesson

Steve Blank

The Japanese edition of The Startup Owner’s Manual hit the bookstores in Japan this week. I asked Tsutsumi-san to write a guest post for my blog to describe his experience with Customer Development in Japan. After my reading The Four Steps to The Epiphany several times, my Customer Development conviction got stronger.

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What to Expect When Developing an App in 2021

Up and Running

The mobile app development market is evolving at a rapid speed. In this article, we will talk about the trends and the cost of mobile app development with a forecast for 2021. In this article, we will talk about the trends and the cost of mobile app development with a forecast for 2021. AR and VR. Why is it so? Mobile wallets.

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Creative Options For US Companies Who Advertise In Japan

YoungUpstarts

Japan is one of the top countries spending the most on advertising. As you can imagine, this also makes Japan one of the most competitive markets in the world with advertisers striving to be the most creative. Companies Expanding to Japan. companies are drawn to Japan because of its very developed consumer base.

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Hiring in Non-English-Speaking Countries

The Startup Magazine

All these factors are common across the most developed and developing countries but some countries and cultures prove to be more challenging when it comes to hiring the best talent. A very good example of this is Japan – and not just Japan but Japanese multinational companies’ operations in other countries.

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10 Lessons To Be Learned By Winning Teams Everywhere

Startup Professionals Musings

Andy Grove of Intel fame started making memory chips, but switched to microprocessors with a vengeance when Japan totally undercut his pricing. The Google team stayed tight as they developed the technology, first working out of Larry Page’s dorm room at Stanford, then a garage. Teamwork is the hallmark of high-performing startups.

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2 Marketing Trends That Have Staying Power

YoungUpstarts

The concept first came around in Japan. When a QR code poster is developed, it is typically more beneficial to have it pointing to one of your social media pages. Below are three great tips for responsive web design to use when using a site builder or hiring a website developer. . QR (quick response) codes.

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Digital Transformation And The Evolution of Apps – What’s The Link?

YoungUpstarts

by Keiichiro Nozaki, Regional Marketing Architect/Evangelist of Asia Pacific, China, and Japan for F5 Networks. Let’s take a look at how apps became such a vital part of our lives and how they went through dramatic change and development. A century ago, we had the industrial revolution. Fast-forward to the present day.

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