A quick dive into the Japanese startup ecosystem: ✅ 10,000 startups operating in Japan (J-Startup) ✅ Tokyo ranked #15 in the Startup Genome innovation hubs in 2020 Find out the current shape of Japan’s startup culture shared by Tokyo Weekender ✨ tokyoweekender.com/2021/03/startu…

同じく今月IFに入社しました！これから一緒にやっていくのが楽しみです！Excited for what’s to come for IF’s global strategy Schyler Cole 👍👍

established roles are changing in crypto / web3: Software eng > Software editors Community mgr > Value Manager Game design > Economy design

If you’re just starting in VC or looking to break in, you may ask yourself, what are the characteristics of a truly great venture capitalist? Here are some must-haves: - Curiosity - Adaptability - Intuition - Ability to network - Decisiveness - Patience + what else👇🏼

Been seeing an influx of startups solving three core problems: ✔️employee burnout 😵 ✔️engagement & retention 👨🏽‍💻 ✔️recruiting 💡 I believe these are absolutely critical to solve as the hybrid remote/in-person model persists. But the question is how to pick the winner?! 🚀💁🏻‍♀️

Honored and excited for what’s ahead! ✨

Watch out world 😎

Congratulations!🎉 Black women shouldn’t have to sacrifice health for beauty. Rebundle is building a sustainable solution to this persistent challenge.

startups: you don't need crazy performance out the gate. just get out the gate. the week-over-week improvement is the story you'll sell.

🤔 Asking for a founder: I am in the CPG space. I have a unique product idea and the prototype is ready. How do I validate the product-market fit before going into bulk production?

Just starting in VC? Here are 3 tricks that helped me: 1. Setting up qtrly calls w/ likeminded VCs to chat deals + market 2. Having no call Mon & Fri’s to have uninterrupted work time 3. Joining slack groups that match you w/ new VCs each week to make networking easy

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I’ve now angel invested in 140+ companies. Here's what's most surprised me about angel investing so far 🧵

When you book on AirBnB you pay up front. But if you host on AirBnB you don't get paid until 24 hrs after a guest checks in. Your effectively giving AirBnB a loan every time you book. Times $20B in transactions. Are there any other businesses that command that kind of float?

Some founders ask me at the end of a call what I like & don't like about their business. I give an honest answer. This is very, very smart. I think all founders should do this in order to get real feedback.

Tell me what you are building 👇 Let's match people in similar fields!

To all early stage founders, let me save you two years of flailing. Whatever idea you have, just pivot to building infrastructure for that idea instead. 😆

If you’re a busy founder/exec, what are the hallmarks of an event you’d make time for?

【今日IFオフィス🏢】 今日は代表パートナー、ポール・マクナーニの誕生日🎂IFオフィスでは、Teamポールで準備をしてサプライズ！その場にいたメンバーで美味しくケーキをいただきました☺️✨#IFﾉｿﾞｷﾐ ※撮影時のみマスクを外し、感染対策を万全にしております。

I think one of the difficulties of growing (not even scaling) a company in Japan is the lack of growth experience in the job market. You have people who have only always worked in big, mid-sized, or small companies. Sometimes you get a gem who has worked in 2+ sizes.