January 31, 2024
Hustling and differentiation! Pinkoi’s two main weapons for confronting challenges head on
Sudden market changes are the true test of resilience for many companies. For new startups constantly competing for capi...
January 24, 2024
To 18-year-old Matt
To 18-year-old Matt: What are you doing now? Maybe you’ve just finished playing tennis, or perhaps you’re waiting for a ...
January 15, 2024
What if everything goes right
2023 concludes my 6th year at Cherubic. Time has flown. As I reflect on some of my greatest learnings after completing m...
January 15, 2024
Is the Global Labor Shortage Crisis Ushering in the Golden Age of Robotics?
Have you noticed any of these phenomena recently? Hotel check-in times are getting later and later, restaurants are stay...
January 5, 2024
Creating a Mindset to “See Opportunities”
An investor recently asked one of my partners, “What do you think of Matt’s optimism?” “I think the most imp...
January 2, 2024
Riding the Boba Tea Craze: How ODD ONE OUT Conquered American Taste Buds With Its Premium Milk Tea
If we were to guess which Taiwanese street food has the potential to catch on in America, boba milk tea would definitely...
December 11, 2023
Reclaiming Your Focus: Daily Practices for Restoring Concentration
I believe that many entrepreneurs and managers face a common dilemma: on top of the ten daily tasks to be dealt with, th...
November 30, 2023
How Habitto managed to break into the Japanese Fintech scene in record time without knowing a word of Japanese
Japan, for many non-Japanese entrepreneurs, is a wonderful market but with many barriers. A different language. A cultur...
November 13, 2023
Unlocking the Secret to Reigniting Your Passion
Entrepreneurs often come to me with a burning question: “In the early stages, with hardly any data, how can you te...
November 9, 2023
Japan is finally pivoting from paper ledgers to fintech
I believe that when most people think of the Japanese consumers, a few specific keywords leap to mind, such as “conserva...