Disrupting Japan: Startups and Innovation in Japan

The Myth of the Successful Startup Failure – Hiroshi Nagashima

Startup culture has crazy and contradictory views about failure. As founders we are told to fail fast, but also to never give up. We are told to follow our vision, but be ready to pivot. Somehow this macho-bullshit culture of “I never really fail and ‘m not afraid of failure.” has become dominant amount founders. But it’s the result of denial. Trivializing…