Disrupting Japan

Japanese startups is hot right now, and more and more foreign money is flowing in. But many Japanese VCs remain stubbornly outward-looking. Today we sit down with Shri Dodani, who after a series of highly successful American startups, decided that Japan is the best place to invest right now, and co-founded of Global Hands-On VC, to make those investments. We talk about the unique advantages startups have in Japan and why Japanese founders often have trouble leveraging those advantages. It's a great conversation, and I think you'll enjoy it. Show Notes The unique potential Shri first saw in the Japanese market How Japanese buying patterns help Japanese startups Japan's transition from VC 1.0 to VC 2.0 Are Japanese startups really becoming more globally minded? Why the large global VCs seem to have so little interest in Japan How Japanese VCs and corporates are more supportive of startups than in other markets Why it's important to invest in  Japanese founders "with a bit of an attitude”