May 2000 Archives
May 01, 2000
In This Land-Grab Era of Net Growth, We Can Be Both Successful and Generous
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00:00 JST » Joi's Diary
From my column in Japan Inc.:
- Went to visit some business model patent experts.
- Had dinner with Kuroiwa-san [Yuji Kuroiwa, Japan's Ted Koppel] and his director from TV Man Union.
- Had dinner with Yu Takami and Kotaro Yamamoto.
- Met with Dan Fujii from Hambrecht & Quist. It looks like H&Q; are being very aggressive in Asia and they may help raise the quality of VCs here.
- Met with Funabashi-san of Asahi Shimbun.
- Gave a short presentation at the Global Internet Project meeting.
- Had breakfast with John Patrick.
- Was selected to be on, and attended, the first advisory board meeting for MITI's preparation for the next round of WTO talks.