Dai Watanabe

Dai Watanabe, Co-founder and managing partner of Delight Ventures, dives into Japan's innovation landscape. With over 25 years of experience, he reflects on how American enterprise innovation outpaces startups and why Japan lost its mobile internet lead. Watanabe discusses the challenges of retaining talent and emphasizes the need for Japanese founders to embrace global opportunities. He also highlights the importance of collaboration between startups and enterprises in Japan's evolving tech ecosystem.