The Asia Tech Podcast spoke to Takahito Iguchi…you know who he is. You remember his photos in those cool-looking glasses as the Japanese competitor to Google Glass. He is back with a new product called CubeMint, an attempt at creating an offline to online audio metaverse.
Some of the topics that Iguchi-san covered:
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His original product launch of Sekai Camera
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Moving to San Francisco from Japan to get better connected to the VC and startup world
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Raising $15MM for Sekai Camera at a Techcrunch event
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Leaving Sekai Camera to found Telepathy
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Eventually getting fired from Telepathy and losing everything
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Feeling depressed and considered leaving the startup community completely
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The realization that many people feel isolated and that audio is a great connector
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