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I've always wondered why there aren't more Japanese startups. They seem to have an outsized number of artistic, technically saavy people there, like a perfect
by aswanson 13y ago
I've always wondered why there aren't more Japanese startups. They seem to have an outsized number of artistic, technically saavy people there, like a perfect mix of NY and SV. what's the problem?
- bitwize 13y agoJapanese society frowns on individual initiative and risk-taking, favoring instead preserving a harmonious fabric of society and doing what your seniors expect of you. Notice how Ms. Namba had a U.S. business education. And yes, that she is a woman is both enormously significant and not all that surprising; she is going to be bucking Japanese norms anyway, so why not go whole hog?