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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. I wanted this book not only as my “secret weapon,” but also for all entrepreneurs in Japan. The Crater in my rookie days.

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How R&D Investment Grows Your Business

ReadWriteStart

These are primarily China, the US, Japan, and Germany. For those companies operating in a dynamic market driven by user behavior, for example, retail and eCommerce, staying trends-aware equals staying competitive by tailoring their offers to the specific demands and expectations. Consider Fayrix Your Trusted Partner.

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Why Every Business Needs To Become A Platform, And How To Do It

YoungUpstarts

By allowing people to provide transportation on demand without having to have access to an extremely scarce and expensive taxicab license, Uber was able to amass a US network of over 160,000 drivers in just five years. The traditional US taxi industry, which began in the 1920s, by comparison has 232,000 drivers.

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How to raise money for your startup from VCs and investors in Asia

The Next Web

In India, the leading firms are slightly more concentrated with Sequoia India , Accel Partners , and Nexus Venture Partners being a cut above the rest. The region’s other strong VC presence resides in Japan, which has the typical Japanese model of a few large firms dominating the market. This is driven both by supply and demand.

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Removing Tech Barriers to Success in m-Commerce

The Startup Magazine

As consumer adoption and preference for digital shopping grows, so does the marketplace’s demand for an increasingly seamless, customized, and smooth shopping process. . Even a simple app, which won’t deliver the personalization and convenience shoppers demand, can take three to six months to develop and cost $100,000 to $200,000.

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Generate and Transformify: Umbrella Solutions to Help Businesses Hire Top Talent Worldwide

Transformify

During the test period, the candidates work out of the coworking offices of Transformify ‘s partners. arrangements can be outsourced to Transformify’s partners. ‘’Test-and-Hire’’ Solution. All visa, relocation, etc. About Generate.

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It’s Better to Beg for Forgiveness than to Ask for Permission

Both Sides of the Table

Having grown up in Northern California and living near a Japanese family when I was really young, I always had a fascination with Japan and wanted to live there. If I asked and my partner predictably told me “no&# then the only way to go would be to directly defy his instructions – never a great idea in business.