July 19, 2023
Avoid the allure of the “young founder” myth
Graduation season is back, and a few of my close friends have kids graduating from college this year. Some of them studi...
June 26, 2023
Reinforcing self-worth in an era of anxiety
From the era of social networks to the currently emerging onset of AI, our society is in a state of extreme and rapid fl...
May 25, 2023
Japan’s startup ecosystem is finally waking up
Most people associate the global startup industry with Silicon Valley or China. As the world’s third-largest economy, wh...
April 28, 2023
Our “second life” in a post-AI world
Since the recent AI explosion, my colleagues and I have been constantly researching and even introducing AI into many of...
March 31, 2023
The era of human creativity 2.0 has arrived
Even before generative AI tools arrived, we were already living in a world in which the barriers to content creation and...
March 2, 2023
How can we best prepare for an AI-driven workplace?
Since its debut, generative AI chatbot ChatGPT has created a media maelstrom, not just as a trending topic but by throwi...
February 1, 2023
“Not enough time” is not a good enough reason to hold back your dreams
This is what my average day as an investor looks like: a breakfast meeting, a lunch meeting, and multiple meetings inter...
December 28, 2022
Is your confidence like the sun or like the moon?
I was recently discussing the business outlook for 2023 with a colleague when they suddenly asked me: “Matt, how do you ...
November 30, 2022
The surprise gifts of reverse thinking
At the recently concluded UN Climate Change Conference COP27, Prime Minister Philip Davis of the Bahamas rolled out a hu...
November 10, 2022
What does your extraordinary determination look like?
As an early stage investor, I have had the fortune of seeing the power of personal determination in entrepreneurs many t...