A collection of products, pivots, and lessons learned from the trenches of early-stage building.
Co-Founder & CEO
Consumer fintech app: social money → impulse shopping prevention → B2B risk monitoring. Shipped 10+ features/month using AI-assisted development.
24-min avg sessions
600+ interviews
2M+ TikTok views
$300K pre-seed
"Standalone value beats social features. People want clarity, not community, for their finances."
Investment Manager (VC)
Early-stage VC fund ($250M AUM) focused on Japan and Southeast Asia. Led 5+ investments and provided hands-on product strategy for portfolio companies like Radiotalk.
$250M AUM Fund
5+ Investments Led
Hands-on Product Support
"Most startups don't have a product problem. They have a "what are we actually measuring" problem."
Co-Founder
Tokyo's first English-speaking founder community.
0 → 1,000+ members
First English-speaking community in Tokyo
"Communities don't scale with events. They scale with trust."
Built and shipped in 1 day using Manus. Demonstrates rapid prototyping and AI-native development.
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