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24 alternatives to Disrupting Japan: The Real Reason Uber is Failing in Japan

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Disrupting Japan: The Real Reason Uber is Failing in Japan launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Disrupting Japan - 32: Why Japan Will Thrive on Disruption▲80
Removing Gatekeepers, Enables Startups
2015 · disruptingjapan.com · its alternatives →
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Disrupting Japan: Why Japanese VCs are Losing Out – James Riney of 500 Startups▲57
500's Riney on VC in Japan
2015 · disruptingjapan.com · its alternatives →
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Analyse Asia 69: Uber versus Didi, OlaCabs and GrabTaxi with Josh Horwitz▲54
Uber's war with Didi, OlaCabs & GrabTaxi in Asia
2015 · blcw.me · its alternatives →
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Analyse Asia #141: Reflections on China with Kaiser Kuo▲54
Why Uber has succeeded & not failed in China
2016 · content.blubrry.com · its alternatives →
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Analyse Asia 87: From DeNA to 500 Startups in Japan with James Riney▲68
500 Startups, DeNA Capital & Japan Startup Ecosystem
2016 · blcw.me · its alternatives →
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Analyse Asia 128: The Uber and Didi deal with Josh Horwitz▲61
Why Uber sell Uber China to Didi & fallout with Ola & Grab
2016 · blcw.me · its alternatives →
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StartJapan▲81
Hacker News for Japan
2015 · its alternatives →
8
The Nordic Web▲146
Data-driven analyses and deep reporting on Nordic startups
2017 · thenordicweb.com · its alternatives →
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Startup Retreat Japan▲99
A unique company retreat in Japan
2016 · retreatjapan.com · its alternatives →
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Nimbl▲104
Uber for cash (SF only)
2014 · nimblme.com · its alternatives →
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Uber on Slack▲155
Post to Slack. Get a ride.
2015 · its alternatives →
12
Startup Global Movement: Organizing global public transport with Lithuania's Trafi▲54
Stories from Entrepreneurs & VC's worldwide
2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
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Madein▲95
Japan delivered to your door
2014 · its alternatives →
14
The Global Startup Movement: Mark Quezada▲60
The resurgence in Hawaii's startup scene
2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
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Analyse Asia 136: With Friends Like These Who Needs Enemies Edition with Sameer Singh▲53
Google vs Uber & Niantic vs Nintendo
2016 · content.blubrry.com · its alternatives →
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Analyse Asia 93: The Japan Mobile Gaming Market Consolidation with Serkan Toto▲57
How to crack the Japan Mobile Gaming market & Consolidation
2016 · blcw.me · its alternatives →
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Analyse Asia - 89: Asia Startup Ecosystems with Kevin McSpadden▲56
Discussion of Asia startup ecosystems
2016 · blcw.me · its alternatives →
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Analyse Asia - 114: Sameer Singh▲53
Can Apple's Asia or Car Strategy work?
2016 · blcw.me · its alternatives →
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VCDB▲73
Japan Venture Capital List
2020 · jpvcdb.glideapp.io · its alternatives →
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Freakonomics: Why Uber Is an Economist’s Dream▲60
$7 bil: the consumer surplus Uber created.
2016 · its alternatives →
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Analyse Asia 148: Episode 148: The South Korea technology startup ecosystem with Eva Yoo▲54
South Korea Startup Ecosystem 2016
2016 · content.blubrry.com · its alternatives →
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Startup Blink▲102
The Global Startup Map
2014 · startupblink.com · its alternatives →
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The Startup Tapes #021 — Did NOSQL Fail or Succeed?▲53
The rise (& fall) of a tech trend in Silicon Valley
2016 · its alternatives →
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Analyse Asia – 72: Monk's Hill Ventures & Southeast Asia with Ong Peng Tsin▲66
Monk's Hill Ventures & Startup Ecosystem of Southeast Asia
2015 · analysepodcast.com · its alternatives →

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