How startups suddenly became "cool" in Japan (feat. Shin Takamiya of Globis Capital) | E2237

younger generation is becoming entrepreneurs and you know startups are becoming cool. So the traditional kind of stereotype image of Japanese wearing suits, being what we call salaryman, you know, lifetime employment, that's totally gone right now. Totally gone for young people. For young people, yeah. They still have it as an option.

Yes. But They're now it's number two on the list, number three on the list of possibilities. Yeah, yeah, maybe. So another kind of a showcase, it's like a joke, but I always tell, number one job sought after McKinsey is now startups.

McKinsey used to be number one? Uh, you know, it's one of the prestige, you know. jobs you can get and you know typically people might go join a big Japanese blue chip company to become one of the you know top management or something like that. That was high status. Yes.

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