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“Corporate Open Innovation Japan 2022” was held, with Techstars giving key points on collaborations between startups ブラック ジャック ディーラー ルール major companies

*This article was originally published in Japanese. All information in this article is as of May 11, 2022.

On April 21st, Corporate Open Innovation Japan 2022 was an online event hosted jointly by the renowned US acceleratorTechstarsブラック ジャック ディーラー ルール JETRO to advance further the development of innovations in Japan’s startup ecosystem. Presentations featured Techstars co-founder David Cohen ブラック ジャック ディーラー ルール other speakers, with discussions that included real-life examples to explain the importance of having collaborations between startups ブラック ジャック ディーラー ルール major companies.

Techstars, established in 2006, is a famous accelerator in the US that has launched many unicorns, such as SendGrid ブラック ジャック ディーラー ルール DataRobot. Techstars is characterized by having programs that revitalize not only corporations, governments, ブラック ジャック ディーラー ルール local municipalities but also the ecosystem of each area. American accelerators like Y Combinator ブラック ジャック ディーラー ルール 500 Global provide small-scale funding of 0,000 to 0,000 in exchange for about 6-7% of the startup’s shares. Convertible notes are often used, ブラック ジャック ディーラー ルール accelerators offer programs from three to six months.

The company operates globally based on the solid mission of “Give First.” David Cohen explains this mission as the act of helping others to succeed without any expectation of something in return. One successful example of this mission is an email distribution service called SendGrid, where he served on the board. He explained that SendGrid helped people with their email problems, whether they were customers or not, increasing the number of customers.

Shinji Asada, the CEO of One Capital, explained that to create corporate innovations, you need to establish a corporate development organization within the company ブラック ジャック ディーラー ルール then put your funds into potential investments that would complement your company’s products. Acting strategically when making mergers ブラック ジャック ディーラー ルール acquisitions to access new business areas or expブラック ジャック ディーラー ルール engineering talents is important.

Since 2020, JETRO has been working together with Techstars on implementingthe Startup City Acceleration Programwhich does not involve making investments. Program participants Ms.Natsumi Ito, the co-founder ofWater Design Japan, ブラック ジャック ディーラー ルール Mr.Daisetz Sasaki, the CEO ofKyoto Meditation Center, gave comments from the stブラック ジャック ディーラー ルールpoint of startups on what is required from major companies. They stressed that it is crucial for major companies to have quick decision-making processes ブラック ジャック ディーラー ルール to commit firmly to collaborative efforts with startups. These were very thought-provoking ideas for companies considering participating in collaborations.

Dave Drach from Techstars spoke about the company’s history of launching multiple unicorn companies ブラック ジャック ディーラー ルール introduced the essential elements for a startup to achieve success: clear objectives, quality, consistency, ブラック ジャック ディーラー ルール delivery. Then, Dhritiman Hui of Techstars explained that after running accelerators for 15 years, previous successes ブラック ジャック ディーラー ルール failures are reflected in their program’s procedures, using accumulated diverse knowledge. Natsumi Ito ブラック ジャック ディーラー ルール Daisetz Sasaki shared that their global network expブラック ジャック ディーラー ルールed after Demo Day. Demo Day is an event that is held at the end of accelerator programs where the startups make their pitch to investors ブラック ジャック ディーラー ルール partners. They were contacted by VCs, companies, ブラック ジャック ディーラー ルール universities from outside of Japan due to the high visibility of Techstars.

During this two-hour seminar, questions from the participants provided a highly engaging opportunity for everyone to share information. We hope this initiative will act as a springboard to encourage even more collaboration between startups ブラック ジャック ディーラー ルール companies inside ブラック ジャック ディーラー ルール outside of Japan, leading to the further expansion of business partnerships.

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