Articles and posts related to startups, by Paul Roberts, a Tokyo-based tech recruiter.
Paul: Kaido Chiwata is a co-founder of BillPay, a Tokyo-based billing solution for foreign companies entering the Japanese market. Kaido and I spoke about how he went from bullied returnee … Read more
Paul: Tarek Alkhaldi is the founder of nexCraft Design, an experience design studio based in Tokyo. Tarek and I spoke about how his interest in psychology led him from software … Read more
Paul: Lee Jean is a Kamakura-based entrepreneur and host of the Produck Podcast, where he dives into the world of product management and startups in Japan. Lee and I spoke about … Read more
Paul: Majid Hashmi is the founder and CEO of Bridging Connect, a professional networking platform and consultancy connecting East and West. We met last year at Yokohama Connect on one … Read more
Paul: Bukky Adejobi is a co-founder of Awa’Tori, promoting the creative industry in Africa & Japan through fashion, art & music. She’s also a career coach and the co-founder of … Read more
Paul: Alvin Leonard is the CTO of SmartRyde, a Tokyo-based startup providing airport transfers to travellers around the world. Alvin and I spoke about his early career as a software … Read more
Paul: Philippe Khin is the Tokyo-based founder of SewaYou, an app that helps you easily find language partners in your area. Philippe and I talked about him coming to Japan … Read more
Paul: James Balcombe pivoted his career from international school computer science teacher to software engineer at a startup in Tokyo. James and I spoke about his early interest in computers, … Read more
Paul: Jayson Cunanan moved to Japan from the Philippines in 2011 to follow his dream of using higher education to find a better life. Jayson and I spoke about his … Read more
Paul: Drew Terry is the founder of OpenSalary.jp, a website promoting salary transparency for the tech community in Japan. Drew and I spoke about starting his career as a software … Read more
Paul: Raymond Murphy is a creator and marketing creative who first arrived in Japan in 2004. He launched ‘Cnota Gaelach’, a Tokyo-based Irish apparel brand in 2021. Raymond and I … Read more
Paul: John Rajeski is an aspiring people / data analyst, a recent global educator, and a former Silicon Valley start-up co-founder. John and I spoke about his early career in … Read more
Paul: With 15+ years experience in Product Management, Arnout Hemel’s team at Grab in Singapore grew GrabInsure into one of the largest InsureTechs in South East Asia. Arnout relocated to … Read more
Paul: Originally from the UK, Lawrie moved to Tokyo in 2018 to work as a software engineer at Mercari, the Japanese marketplace unicorn. Lawrie is now at travel tech startup … Read more
Paul: Sushant Pandey is the founder of Scurid, a distributed digital identity platform bringing scalable security to the world of IoT. A Shibuya Startup Visa holder, Sushant will be relocating … Read more
Paul: A recent introduction to Miho Tanaka from Sasha at Le Wagon Tokyo was a case of perfect timing, as I’d just been reading about Miho’s work at Startup Welcome … Read more