do what you love, love what you do
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D O W H AT Y O U L O V E L O V E W H AT Y O U D O
I A N K E N N E D Y - S M A R T N E W S S A N F R A N C I S C O - M A R C H 9
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I N T E R N AT I O N A L
• Algorithms are language agnostic
• Japanese - 130 million*
• English - 840 million*
• Capital Markets
• Engineering
• Global HQ in SF
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_languages_by_total_number_of_speakers
H O W D I D I G E T H E R E ?
• Born NYC, Japanese mother
• UC Berkeley, History
• Tokyo (IT support, Kyodo)
• Princeton (Dow Jones)
• SF (Six Apart, Yahoo)
• Finland (Nokia)
• SF (Gigaom, SmartNews)
S K I L L S
• Japanese culture
• Learned how to learn
• Computer hardware
• Online publishing
• Social media
• Mobile development
• Hacker
• Community management
P E R S O N A L B R A N D
• Learn by doing
• Think out loud
• Read, Write, Curate
• Become a connector
• 60-second personal pitch
• Never stay home
H O W T O P I C K A C O M PA N Y
• Maximize exposure to learning opportunities
• Choose role based on story you’ll tell the next company
• Startups give you more opportunity to learn
P R A C T I C A L T I P S
• LinkedIn, not Facebook
• Meetups
• Hackdays
• How to research & stalk a company
T O O L S
• about.me
• wordpress.com medium.com
• google photos
• twitter lists
• google alerts
• crunchbase, mattermark, angel.co, product hunt
• TWIST podcasts
A P P R O A C H
• Pick a company or product you love
• Use that product, evangelize
• How can you help that company in Japan?
• Local market insights
• 2-page pitch
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