Married a Japanese girl in London (I'm British/Australian). She had been there for 10 years so perfect English. We decided to move to Japan a few months after w

Married a Japanese girl in London (I'm British/Australian). She had been there for 10 years so perfect English. We decided to move to Japan a few months after we got married (more because I wanted to live there and see what it was like :) Started Gengo a couple of years after arriving (in 2008). I wouldn't really have had the idea for the company if I'd stayed in the UK, because obviously it's all about the language barrier. Japan's not the easiest place to start a startup (it's quite a bit easier now, more funding etc) but it wasn't insane. Onwards and upwards :)