Episode 296: Disrupting Japan with Tim Romero by analyseasia published on 2019-05-04T04:41:40Z Tim Romero, chief technology officer for TEPCO Ventures and host of "Disrupting Japan" podcast, joined us in a discussion on the entrepreneurial technology ecosystem of Japan. We started with Tim's background and how he built his podcast to discuss startups & innovation in Japan. Subsequently, Tim dived deeper into the current evolution of the Japanese startup ecosystem, highlighting the key verticals from space, robotics and consumer Internet, the cultural changes that have taken place in the past few years and discuss how the small and medium businesses will be the most interesting companies to look out for Japan's next breakout phase in technology and entrepreneurship. Genre Business Comment by Gustavo Alejandro Taiwanese SMB ecosystem is similar 2019-05-06T03:12:48Z Comment by Gustavo Alejandro Innovative projects attract workers 2019-05-06T03:00:52Z Comment by Gustavo Alejandro Midsized manufacturers are retooling and looking for new product opportunities 2019-05-06T02:59:01Z Comment by Gustavo Alejandro Elder care 2019-05-06T02:08:19Z Comment by bujingyun Fun episode on Japan's startup ecosystem. 2019-05-04T04:55:04Z Comment by screwtape Fantastic episode back in Japan. Nice to hear about Mercari and Mujin. 2019-05-04T04:48:16Z Comment by Rick Lee Great episode on Japan with Tim. But I will like to hear more on the robotics and manufacturing space next time. 2019-05-04T04:47:32Z Comment by whitewarlord Great episode on Japan's tech startup ecosystem. Tim did an excellent job and will check out his podcast soon. 2019-05-04T04:45:53Z Comment by wangwu Great conversation with Tim from Disrupting Japan, and it's good to get something on Japan for a change. 2019-05-04T04:45:08Z