Tag: Stanford University

  • Japan’s two worlds: Old Japan vs New Japan

    A few days ago the New Context Conference was held here in Tokyo, mainly about social network systems (SNS), top executives including CEO of LinkedIn, Facebook, and some exciting new photo, video conference and e-learning companies discussed market entry to Japan. Takeshi Natsuno, one of the three key DoCoMo managers who together started i-Mode and…

  • High-tech market entry to Japan: new opportunities versus old mistakes (Stanford University lecture)

    High-tech market entry to Japan: new opportunities versus old mistakes (Stanford University lecture)

    Success stories vs failure. Why some foreign companies succeed in Japan’s high tech sector, and why others fail. High-tech market entry to Japan: Stanford University Japan Technology Center lecture by Gerhard Fasol New opportunities vs old mistakes – foreign companies in Japan’s high-tech markets Stanford University lecture, given on October 28th, 1999 This lecture was…