Tokyo Podcast #18: William Saito
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Show Notes:
What happened to the economic powerhouse that Japan was in the 1980′s? Where did the innovation and entrepreneurialism go? Is it still alive or has Japan Inc. suffered from too much by bureaucracy and lack of leadership?
Anthony Joh talks to William Saito who is an accomplished entrepreneur, venture capitalist, educator and consultant to governments worldwide. He talks about how the Japanese economic train got derailed and what steps can be taken to get it back on track.
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Anthony – enjoyed the show, very interesting to hear Mr. Saito’s take. And thanks very much for the shout out on the blog!
Cheers
Hey Hiko, thanks for listening. I agree, Mr Saito has some very interesting ideas about the future of Japan.
Hey, Anthony. That is so nice to listen this podcast! At the same time, it is nice to know Mr Saito. Keep going.
@suhanalp Check out this blog for some really great articles about entrepreneurialism in Japan. http://www.saitoblog.com/
@motoyen Thank you so much. I will check it out.