Founded In Japan: Recent Episodes

Paul Chapman / Jason Ball

Once a high tech Mecca, Japan is playing catch up in technology startups. Essential lessons for current & future founders considering starting up in Japan.

We love to share uncommon knowledge about fundraising, strategy, sales, marketing, recruitment & retention, cross-cultural challenges, and insights into how the Japanese startup ecosystem is evolving. This is an unparalleled English language resource.

📣 Season 1 Now Publishing! We are releasing Season 1 'Founder Foundations' progressively throughout H1 2023. Combing through ~2 years of Clubhouses, we have curated the best episodes packed with uncommon knowledge for present and future founders in Japan, invaluable to startup success.

đŸŽ™ïž Founded In Japan is recorded live on Clubhouse đŸ«” Follow us on Clubhouse to join our next recording   https://www.clubhouse.com/club/business-in-japan 💌 Contact hosts Jason and Paul on the 'Business In Japan' group on LinkedIn   https://www.linkedin.com/groups/54168/

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Most successful startups are started by more than one founder, but co-founder breakups are also a key cause of startup failure. In this episode, hosts Paul Chapman, Jason Ball, Nalin Advani, Ilya Kulyatin, and guests, discuss how to thrive with your co-founders.

💌 Contact hosts Jason and Paul on the Business In Japan group on LinkedIn

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Hosts Paul Chapman, Jason Ball, Nalin Advani, Ilya Kulyatin and guests discuss building your personal brand as a startup founder in Japan.

📝 Episode transcript available here

💌 Contact hosts Jason and Paul on the Business In Japan group on LinkedIn

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Many founders begin their startup journey without formal sales training or experience. In this episode, hosts Paul Chapman, Jason Ball, Nalin Advani, Ilya Kulyatin, and guests, discuss the fundamentals of B to B sales for founders needing to rapidly acquire sales expertise in order to succeed.

💌 Contact hosts Jason and Paul on the Business In Japan group on LinkedIn

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Hosts Paul Chapman and Jason Ball, are joined by Nalin Advani and Ilya Kulyatin to discuss how startups can go about evaluating potential investors when fundraising in Japan!

💌 Contact hosts Jason and Paul on the Business In Japan group on LinkedIn

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Hosts Paul Chapman and Jason Ball, are joined by guests to discuss the video, 'How to Succeed with a Startup', by Sam Altman of Y Combinator, and we consider how to apply his wisdom to starting up in Japan.

Sam's video: youtu.be/0lJKucu6HJc

đŸŽ™ïž Founded In Japan is recorded live on Clubhouse

đŸ«” Follow us on Clubhouse or LinkedIn to join our next recording www.clubhouse.com/club/business-in-japan

💌 Contact hosts Jason and Paul on the 'Business In Japan' group on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/groups/54168/

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Hosts Paul Chapman and Jason Ball, are joined by startup CFOs Yuki Kishi and Maurizio Raffone to discuss the role of CFOs in startups, when is the right time to hire a CFO, and how the CFO role changes over time. Founded In Japan co-hosts Haruka Takamori and Nalin Advani also lend their voice to the discussion.

đŸŽ™ïž Founded In Japan is recorded live on Clubhouse

đŸ«” Follow us on Clubhouse or LinkedIn to join our next recording www.clubhouse.com/club/business-in-japan

💌 Contact hosts Jason and Paul on the 'Business In Japan' group on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/groups/54168/