Author: Shoichiro Tanaka

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Physical strength vs social intelligence

Older becomes a leader There’s an interesting article about a real-life monkey mountain in Japan. The previous leader, Kansuke, reportedly ruled for 25 years and lived to be 100 years old (in monkey years). Monkey societies are often hierarchical, and leadership positions are earned through experience and social intelligence rather than just physical strength. An…
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Fulfilling ultimate purpose

Leading ahead generation 0.1% of any startups can only lead ahead the generation. VCs are supporting world leaders. But on the way in scale, tough communications with stakeholders whereas handling daily hard operation easily diminish the energy and motivation of founders to find a universal truth that would change the world. Avoiding psychological burnout The…
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Great things grow while you are dreaming

There is many “how to” about business growth and management, but I would like to wonder about more fundamental power that cannot be even easily verbalized. There exists the part of universe that no one can record or memorise the situation I think there are some areas in universe that we cannot record any thought…
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Top performing startup CEO is driving on the highway at 180km/h

If you are early stage startup CEO and worrying about delegation to the team, then you can imagine driving on the highway at high speed. Driving 120km/h=75mile per hour As startup CEO, what is your time spending looks like today, if you are looking into laptop excel sheet or github source code, then let’s substitute…
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The difficulty tripling $10billion and tripling $10 million would be “no”difference

Recent performance of NVIDIA is near 3.65x quarterly revenue growth YoY amount to US$26billion. There was the Nippon Yusen(Japan) track record that new business (ONE) generated US$40billion revenue and $20billion net income in the 5th year of startup incorporation. The R&D industry sees extraordinary growth and exponential returns several times in decades. But how shall…
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Trends and anomalies found in a randomness

The sense of anomaly As a startup CEO and an investor, I see various hardware and software industries: mobility, medical device, cybersecurity, real estate, therapeutic, construction, etc.. As a win rate of my portfolio, generating new $1million ARR from zero is almost 100%. We HITSERIES CAPITAL just started from 2022 and have limited track records…
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NP-complete problem may enable startup founders to convince counterparts without delivering any knowledge

the nature of P versus NP (P=NP, P≠NP) problem What a startup is proving by fundraise Here is the statement I am checking if this is true and can be applied to technology startup journey throughout my career as both an entrepreneur and investor. “Startup can convince counterparts without disclosing any information if the startup…
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VC firms seek unique terroirs that generate great vintages

In the world of wine, terroir refers to the unique combination of environmental factors that influence the characteristics of a grape and, ultimately, the taste of the resulting wine. It’s a French term that literally translates to “land” or “earth.” 1.The meanings of terroir Terroir ranges in broard meaning in the environmental factors. 1.1.Climate average…
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Why founders should avoid overuse of revenue multiple: what it really means in startups’ valuation

Traditional valuation methods rely on a company’s financial statements. If founders use revenue multiples in dealing with potential investors, they should understand the basics of valuation. Otherwise, it might appear as a lack of common sense. Here’s a breakdown of the basic approaches and why revenue multiple was invented. 1.Asset Approach 1-1. Book Value This…
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