What you need to know to sell to schools in Japan Disrupting Japan: Startups and Innovation in Japan
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Almost everyone agrees that the Japanese education system needs to be modernized, but EdTech startups face an uphill battle in Japan.
Of course, academia and governments are not known for being particularly innovative or forward-thinking, and that's why Kohei Kuboyama left a fast-track career at Japan's Ministry of Finance to launch and EdTech startup.
Kohei lays out his blueprint for getting new technology and new products adopted in Japan's schools, explains the challenges of leaving government service to start a startup, and talks about a few positive long-term trends he sees in Japan's eduction system.
It's a great conversation, and I think you'll enjoy it.
Almost everyone agrees that the Japanese education system needs to be modernized, but EdTech startups face an uphill battle in Japan.
Of course, academia and governments are not known for being particularly innovative or forward-thinking, and that's why Kohei Kuboyama left a fast-track career at Japan's Ministry of Finance to launch and EdTech startup.
Kohei lays out his blueprint for getting new technology and new products adopted in Japan's schools, explains the challenges of leaving government service to start a startup, and talks about a few positive long-term trends he sees in Japan's eduction system.
It's a great conversation, and I think you'll enjoy it.