Japan's technical colleges and a human resources company have teamed up to help student entrepreneurs trying to revitalize local economies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/03/kosen-tech-colleges-hr-firm-tie-up/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #startups #bizreach #nationalinstituteoftechnology
Japanese startup SkyDrive is conducting demonstration flights of its flying car for visitors at the World Exposition in the city of Osaka for most of August. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/01/companies/flying-car-demonstration/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #2025osakaexpo #osaka #startups #skydrive
A Japanese startup says it has conducted a clinical trial to transplant a sheet of cardiac muscle cells derived from human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells into a patient with a heart muscle disease. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/29/japan/science-health/ips-trial-heart-treatment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #ips #startups #heartdisease
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Hi everyone, figured it was time to write a new introduction. I’m John, and I live on the east coast of Canada. I’m a 50-something physicist who invented a laser technology to detect diseases using exhaled breath in addition to some holographic technologies. I love research but the best part of my career has been mentoring promising young scientists, engineers, and founders. I have a wide variety of interests that include music, art, science, health, photography, books, reading, video games, biking, hiking, gardening, and much more. I am a lifelong feminist and ally. When I came to Mastodon from Twitter in the fall of 2022, I had no idea that I was actually autistic. If you made it this far, please wave or say hello! #introduction #actuallyautistic #physics #science#Canada #startups #founder #mentoring #books
Hi everyone, figured it was time to write a new introduction. I’m John, and I live on the east coast of Canada. I’m a 50-something physicist who invented a laser technology to detect diseases using exhaled breath in addition to some holographic technologies. I love research but the best part of my career has been mentoring promising young scientists, engineers, and founders. I have a wide variety of interests that include music, art, science, health, photography, books, reading, video games, biking, hiking, gardening, and much more. I am a lifelong feminist and ally. When I came to Mastodon from Twitter in the fall of 2022, I had no idea that I was actually autistic. If you made it this far, please wave or say hello! #introduction #actuallyautistic #physics #science#Canada #startups #founder #mentoring #books
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This is the Silicon Valley “startup” model. Startups are not long-term sustainable businesses or small businesses. A startup is a temporary business designed to either grow exponentially and exit (sell) or to fail fast.
A little reminder that DuckDuckGo is venture capital (VC) funded.
The way VC works:
1. You get VC
2. You grow as fast as you can (or fail fast)
3. You sell (either to a larger corporation or to the public in an IPO; this is called the “exit”)
(In case any of you are surprised by recent/future developments.)
This is the Silicon Valley “startup” model. Startups are not long-term sustainable businesses or small businesses. A startup is a temporary business designed to either grow exponentially and exit (sell) or to fail fast.
With cooling demand increasing as the planet warms, concern is growing over highly polluting refrigerants. Enter the Recoolit startup. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/07/10/climate-change/indonesia-startup-coolants-global-warming/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #indonesia #startups #climatechange #emissions
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Your Exit Strategy Dream Is My Customer Nightmare
I found a promising tool and reached out to the founder, ready to invest and partner up. I was met with a wall of silence. It crystallized a feeling I've had for a while: for many, the exit strategy dream is a nightmare for customers who actually care.
https://my-notes.dragas.net/2025/07/04/your-exit-strategy-dream-is-my-customer-nightmare/
#MyNotes#Technology#OSS#Entrepreneurship#Startups#SustainableGrowth
Your Exit Strategy Dream Is My Customer Nightmare
I found a promising tool and reached out to the founder, ready to invest and partner up. I was met with a wall of silence. It crystallized a feeling I've had for a while: for many, the exit strategy dream is a nightmare for customers who actually care.
https://my-notes.dragas.net/2025/07/04/your-exit-strategy-dream-is-my-customer-nightmare/
#MyNotes#Technology#OSS#Entrepreneurship#Startups#SustainableGrowth
A startup building massive, bullet-shaped helium balloons that float in the stratosphere has raised $15 million from SoftBank. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/26/companies/softbank-backs-floating-climate-station-startup/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #softbank #investments #sceye #startups #climatechange
Japanese startup Ispace has concluded that a hardware anomaly in a laser-based landing sensor caused the failure of its Mission 2 lunar landing earlier this month, the company announced Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/24/japan/science-health/ispace-crash-cause/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #startups #moon #ispace #space
Amid a rise in bee die-offs in the U.S., Beewise’s hives can provide constant insights on colony health using artificial intelligence, as well as treatment should it start to falter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/06/24/wildlife/robotic-hives-ai-bee-colony/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #wildlife #bees #ai #startups