1. Student Engineer/Entrepreneurs
Will Change Japan
学生エンジニアが日本を変える!
Breakthrough Partners
Managing Director
Yuji Akaba
akaba@b-t-partners.com
www.b-t-partners.com
http://twitter.com/#!/YujiAkaba
http://www.facebook.com/yuji.akaba
May 20, 2012
5. In 2011, dynamic move
to try something new
Many startups founded
in 2011
Surge of young
engineer/entrepreneurs
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6. Startup founders in early
twenties
Labit Papelook trippiece Wondershake
Hiroyuki Tsuruda, Ichiro Ozawa, Ian Ishida, Satoshi Suzuki,
age 20 age 20 age 21 founded
Keio Meiji Chuo at age 22, ICU
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7. Startup founders in early
twenties
Call Board tetol Facematch mieple
Atsufumi Yusuke Takehiro Taro
Ohtsuka, Nagata, Goda, Fukuyama,
age 22 age 22 age 24 age 24
Todai Oita TIT Keio
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8. Active bloggers in early
twenties
Shota Shotaro Kenichi Ryoma
Setoguchi Uehara Nishimura Machida
age 22 age 23 age 24 age 24
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9. In 2011, young engineers
and entrepreneurs started
to compete globally.
Some moved to Silicon
Valley without hesitation.
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24. Startups created by friends
met on campus, not based
on academic researches.
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25. If a strong business leader and a
dean commit for 5 years with
extensive professional support
30-50 several a few
startups early hundred
can be
established wins startups
In 2 years In 3 years In 5 years
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26. Free office and servers
Networking events for students
Programinng courses
Planning and strategy support
Professional hands-on advisors
DEMO days and events
Networking with foreign startups
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27. Attract more students from
China, India, Vietnam et al.
China India Vietnam
Indonesia Myanmar Australia
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28. They will help our society to be
more fun place to innovate.
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