EP3-48 | Taiwan Meets Japan: How Founders Can Win in Each Other's Markets

Taiwan Meets Japan: How Founders Can Win in Each Other's MarketsJapan and Taiwan are neighbours with overlapping supply chains — yet founders crossing between them keep making the same avoidable mistakes.This episode features Kazumi Otani, a Japanese entrepreneur, investor, and Taiwan Gold Card holder who has invested in and supported startups across both ecosystems. She covers why founders should look beyond their home market, where each side goes wrong, and what actually works when expanding in either direction.In this episode:Why Japanese founders should look at Taiwan, and Taiwanese founders at JapanThe biggest mistake founders make entering each other's marketsThe best first step for expanding in either directionWhat each ecosystem can learn from the otherThe largest Taiwan–Japan opportunities over the next five years台日創業對話：如何在彼此的市場裡站穩腳步日本與台灣是鄰居，供應鏈高度交疊，但兩地創業者跨境時，卻總是重複犯下同樣能避免的錯誤。本集邀請日本創業家、投資人、台灣就業金卡持有者 Kazumi Otani。她長期投資並協助兩地新創，分享創業者為何不該只守著母國市場、雙方各自錯在哪裡，以及雙向擴張真正有效的做法。本集重點日本創業者為何該看台灣，台灣創業者為何該看日本進入對方市場最大的一個錯誤雙向擴張最有效的第一步台日新創能向彼此學到什麼未來五年台日合作最大的機會📍 About Host: Paolo Joseph LisingSenior Global Community Builder, Business Next Media Corp. 巨思媒體集團#GlobalFounders #TaiwanStartup #StartupEcosystem🌏 Helping foreign founders navigate Taiwan’s startup ecosystem by bringing together founders, investors, and innovators to share practical insights and support more global startups in Taiwan.🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paolojoseph/📚 Learn more about Taiwan’s startup ecosystem 👉🏼 https://meetstartup.pse.is/4jhd5u🚀 Stay connected with Taiwan–Silicon Valley innovation via the Startup Island TAIWAN Silicon Valley HubWebsite: https://sv.startupisland.tw/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-island-taiwan-sv/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Startup-Island-Taiwan-Silicon-Valley-Hub/61586221303202/ Powered by Firstory Hosting