(sketch by Kaori Rei)Today we are going to sit down with an old friend. - It was over seven years ago when I first had Tim Rowe on the podcast, and we mapped out what we saw as the future of startup i

Today we are going to break down some startup stereotypes. - I sit down with Kunio Hara, co-founder and CEO of Beatrust and break apart the stereotypes of the uncreative Japanese enterprise and the yo

While American AI startups are dominating the headlines, one Japanese company has begun rolling out "AI employees" to famously cautious Japanese enterprise customers. - Today we talk with Shota Nakag

Welcome to Disrupting Japan. Straight talk from Japans most innovative founders and VCs. Im Tim Romero, and thanks for joining me. There is so much happening in Japan right now. Startups and innovat

Japanese business loves paper. - From fax machines, to business cards, to massive project binders. Paper processes are slow to die in Japan, especially in industrial facilities. - Today we talk with J

Most outside of the energy industry are (pleasantly) surprised to learn how aggressively startups and CVCs are pushing decarbonization forward. - Decarbonization is a fascinating and incredibly import

Japan is lagging behind in AI, but that might not be the case for long. Today we sit down with Jad Tarifi, current founder of Integral AI and previously, founder of Googles first Generative AI team,

While the rest of the world is copying Silicon Valley, Tokyo is looking at Paris. - Today we sit down with Mark Bivens and Matt Romaine, the co-founders of Shizen Capital to talk about Japan's new sta

Today, we are going to talk about AI, but not in the way you expect. Today, Im going to give creatives a solid three-point plan to beat AI in the marketplace. Im going to explain how musicians, podc

The Japanese government is taking a very hands-on approach to funding startups. Yuka Hata, Senior Managing Director of the Japan Investment Corporation (JIC) explains the kinds of startups and funds t