> "We are looking for people who can create new value and think about businesses from scratch, not consultants and those who worked at big corporations," Yanai

> "We are looking for people who can create new value and think about businesses from scratch, not consultants and those who worked at big corporations," Yanai said. To me this shows Yanai's head is in the right place, but the question of how you achieve this in a big company. Offering big salaries is of little use if you can't create an environment conducive to iterating fast on big ideas. Essentially you need startup people, but in general startup people will be eaten alive by big company politics. Even in SV where you have more crossover it's still a rare breed that can do both. I have no idea if Uniqlo fits the stereotypical Japanese corporate culture, but if the senior ranks are full of lifers with a conservative bent then Yanai has his work cut out for him.