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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 discovered my product was a “nice to have,” not a “must have,” and we shut the company down a year a later.

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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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Startup Lessons: 4 Companies Facing Product Lawsuits

The Startup Magazine

However, it is even more important to preserve product quality, run your business with moral guidelines in place, and value your customers’ safety and long-term health. Here are 4 companies that have faced legal action due to the distribution of a toxic or otherwise dangerous product. Monsanto’s Roundup Herbicide. Takata’s Airbags.

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7 Reasons That Worker Empowerment Rules The Workplace

Startup Professionals Musings

There are obviously pros and cons to working remotely , including productivity, costs, as well as balancing work and personal lives. Japan, France, and other industrialized countries are experiencing the same issue, and it began well before the pandemic. Millions have bowed out of the labor market.

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Where Does Your Software Company Go From Here?

ReadWriteStart

Creating a well-designed product that’s a hit with users takes a lot of hard work, not to mention a little strategy and luck. Achieving longevity, it seems, is not as simple as creating one successful software product. In Japan, a large segment of companies has been in business for more than 100 years. Leave No Stone Unturned.

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5 Most Successful Products Ever and What Small Businesses Can Learn From Them

crowdSPRING Blog

When planning your next product, the less you leave to chance, the better. And while you can never guarantee a successful product launch, you can vastly improve your odds if you prepare properly. You need to know what a successful product looks like if you want to chart a course to get there. iPhone (2007). Rubik’s Cube (1980).

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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. Companies are embarking on digital transformation journeys to experiment new digital ways of doing business — this means leveraging data smarter to enable unprecedented levels of efficiency, agility, and productivity.

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