Venture Tech Partners LLC

07/22/2024

SO HERE IS A FIRST… for me in Japan. There was a maintenance train derailment on the Shinkansen tracks at 3:40am between Kyoto and Nagoya, and it has affected everything systemwide. I show up at Kyoto station for my short 15-minute Shinkansen ride to Shin-Osaka (the opposite direction) to mass chaos. All trains are delayed and indeterminate amount of time, and many canceled entirely (including mine).
Hopped on a local train there (en route now). I’m glad I allowed for extra time, because I’ll be only slightly late.

Shinkansen bullet trains were suspended between Tokyo and Nagoya from Monday's first scheduled services due to a derailment involving two maintenance vehicles on a section near the central Japan city, the operator says.

04/20/2024

IT WAS MY HONOR… to speak to the Boise State University GIMM students and faculty today. A very rewarding two hours with these future bright stars of the games industry. I have been so richly blessed by this amazing industry which inspires me every day. The future is bright with these kids at the helm.
Thank you for the invitation Kimberley.

08/26/2021

DOING BUSINESS IN ASIA: Over 30+ years of doing business in Asia, one of the most frequent questions I get is "What's it like doing business in Asia?" While nearly impossible to answer that question simply, I did my best at simplifying it in this blog post:

“What is it like doing business in Asia?” This is probably the most frequently asked question I have been asked over the years. There are dozens of countries in Asia, over 2,300 languages and innumerable dialects, and a diversity of cultures reflective of the continent’s 4.5 billion inhabitant...