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Tech in Asia Tokyo 2016 by the numbers (INFOGRAPHIC)

Tech in Asia Tokyo 2016 by the numbers (INFOGRAPHIC)

Missed out on the third edition of our Tokyo conference? Here’s a quick summary in numbers.
Hui Min Cheong · · 1 min read
Japan’s fintech market is booming but people are still too happy with their banks

Japan’s fintech market is booming but people are still too happy with their banks

Natalie Fleming from Payoneer and the Fintech Association of Japan outlined the state of play for fintech in the land of the rising sun.
Michael Tegos · · 3 min read
Why TV ads are important for Japan’s tech startups

Why TV ads are important for Japan’s tech startups

It’s not cheap, but Japan’s conservative consumers need some gentle persuasion.
Steven Millward · · 3 min read
How doodling can make you a millionaire with Line

How doodling can make you a millionaire with Line

The top 10 designers on messaging app Line made over $1 million last year. Sticker team manager Naotomo Watanabe shares how you can too.
Peter Rothenberg · · 4 min read

How GoPro, Nest, and Fitbit dominate their markets – and you can too

Startups making hardware products face additional challenges, but the rewards can be so much higher.
Michael Tegos · · 4 min read

Dave McClure on Japan’s slow startup dawn: ‘What the fuck is the problem?’

“Come on, start companies!” Dave told the Japanese audience. “We’re going to put money into you!”
Michael Tegos · · 8 min read

Preferred Networks’ technology plans to drive your car and ship your Amazon goods

Preferred Networks makes self-driving cars for Toyota and robots that learn by themselves. CEO Toru Nishikawa talks about the future of AI and staying a step ahead of Google.
Peter Rothenberg · · 4 min read

Welcome to the era of ‘datanomics’

Katsuaki Sato runs a US$200 million company and is a big thinker. He discusses the value of money and the economic revolution that’s just started.
Peter Rothenberg · · 3 min read

What Tech in Asia Tokyo 2016 looked like (PHOTOS)

Missed out on this year’s event? Here’s a photo walkthrough of how it looked like.
Hui Min Cheong · · 11 min read

Transferwise: banks are greedy – that’s why they’re losing out to fintech startups

Transferwise is a unicorn that wants to kick banks out of the international money transfer market.
Jum Balea · · 5 min read