Disrupting Japan: Startups and Innovation in Japan

Why Ride-Sharing is Different in Japan – Ryo Umezawa – Hailo

Ride sharing works differently in Japan. Hailo lost the global market-share war to Uber and Lyft, but Hailo won the battle in Japan. Today, Ryo Umezawa details Hailo’s Japan market entry strategy and explains how they were able to succeed where Uber has failed. While Uber vowed to disrupt transportation by taking on both government and industry, Hailo…