Tim Romero Tech Expert

Tim Romero is the Head of Google for Startups Japan. He is a Tokyo-based entrepreneur, podcaster, author and teacher who has started four companies and led Japan market entry for others since coming to Japan more than 25 years ago. Tim hosts the Disrupting Japan podcast, teaches corporate innovation and entrepreneurship at the NYU Shinagawa campus and is CTO of TEPCO's Business Innovation Task Force. Tim is deeply involved in Japan's startup community as an investor, founder and mentor. 

 
The Forgotten Mistake that Killed Japan’s Software Industry

The Forgotten Mistake that Killed Japan’s Software Industry

Japanese softwarehas problems. By international standards, it’s just embarrassingly bad.

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The Truth Behind Japan’s ”Seven Minute Miracle”

The Truth Behind Japan’s ”Seven Minute Miracle”

If you know about Japan, you might have heard of, or even witnessed, the incredible efficiency of Japan’s Shinkansen cleaning crews.

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What Three-Card Monte Can Teach you about NFTs

What Three-Card Monte Can Teach you about NFTs

You’ve seen three-card-monte even if you don’t know it by name.

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What I Learned as Japan's First Professional Podcaster

What I Learned as Japan's First Professional Podcaster

There is a better way to make money in podcasting.

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Four Signs Your Startup is Secretly a Relationship Company

Startups in Japan have a problem. It's the same problem that faces startup founders around the world, but the misunderstanding is so strong here that it causes a lot of companies to go out of business just as they should be starting to scale. 

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