Dark-humored discussions on culture, biz and tech from two hardboiled US expats living in Japan. After growing up in Ohio and California, they’ve both spent most of their adult life in Japan and Taiwan studying, and working in big business, tech, and startups. Their journeys have left them questioning the status quo everywhere. Prepare to be Abroadened.
Topics
Gamestop
Everything is a scam
e.g. Unprofitable tech companies
e.g. Uber in SF isn't better than taxis in Japan
23 Jan 2021
#018 - Back at it
Topics
2020 COVID measures in Japan
Legal youtube
Olympics in 2021
8 Jun 2020
Bonus - #001 - Last Dance Discussion, Cal can't stop talking about Kobe
Bonus discussion about Last Dance documentary that Ohio-chan watched, but Xiao Cal did not...
31 May 2020
#015 - Yeast infections, making beer, Softbank earnings report, podcast pricing, Joe Rogan/Spotify deal
Topics
Cal's question - Did you know men can get yeast infections?
Cal really doesn't like IPAs
Quick review of the 2019 Softbank Earnings Report
Break down of how pricing works for podcasts and the Joe Rogan/Spotify deal
References
2019 Softbank Earnings Report (https://group.softbank/system/files/pdf/ir/presentations/2019/earnings-presentation_q4fy2019_01_en.pdf)
Spotify statistics (https://www.businessofapps.com/data/spotify-statistics/)
Podcast statistics (https://www.podcastinsights.com/podcast-statistics/)
Advertising on podcasts (https://www.searchenginejournal.com/marketers-will-spend-1-billion-on-podcast-advertising-by-2021-report/316499/#close)
Highest earning podcasters (https://www.forbes.com/sites/arielshapiro/2020/02/03/crime-does-pay-my-favorite-murder-stars-join-joe-rogan-as-highest-earning-podcasters/#265855f21377)
Podcast CPM (https://www.statista.com/statistics/998977/average-podcast-advertising-cost-per-mille-us/)
24 May 2020
#014 - Practicing deception, Imperial London COVID report still sucks, more on Japanese customers, value pricing
Topics
Cal's question -Do you think some JP girls practice their fake laugh at home?
Neil M Ferguson, first author of the Imperial London report mentioned in ep09, is in hot water
Some of the merits of how Japanese customers operate
Some comments on value pricing and why it's hard
Why a Chinese customer didn’t want more efficient machines
17 May 2020
#013 - Losing friends, getting scolded, adjusting pricing for Japanese B2B, pricing Viagra
Topics
Cal's question - How much money would you need to be paid to move to Ohio? How about San Francisco?
Losing friends as you get older (to marriage not COVID)
Getting scolded in Asia
How to adjust pricing for B2B in Japan
Why academics get charged more
How viagra was priced for the Japanese market
10 May 2020
#012 - Universal Basic Income in Japan and the effects of remote education
Topics
Cal's question - What is the most annoying reverse-culture shock when you return to Ohio?
Does Japan already have Universal Basic Income?
What are some changes we can expect due to remote education?
What is lost in terms of networking and the value of social connections in a remote-education and remote-work world?
26 Apr 2020
#011 - COVID and pricing in Japan
Topics
UV light
Blood doping
Pricing in Japan
Examples (apple, pizza, airlines, hotels)
Increase in consumption tax in Japan
Cal asks Ohio about the friend that worked at a travel agency
19 Apr 2020
#010 - Why isn't software dev more like making movies?
Topics
Cal’s question - What would you do if a relative gave you a sex toy?
Why is software dev not more like making movies?
Refactoring code
Why can’t you just remake a platform?
24 Mar 2020
#009 - ‘First world’ is weird, Imperial London COVID report sucks, drug pricing, guns
Topics
Cal’s question - Who would you choose to get COVID?
Why is there no age restriction for presidents?
Italy is not a first world country
‘First world’ is a weird term
People should take responsibility for their part in drug pricing
Startup investment during COVID?
Buying weapons
References
Italian mayors (https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/fn6i63/a_compilation_of_italian_mayors_and_governors/)
Imperial London report (https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial-college/medicine/sph/ide/gida-fellowships/Imperial-College-COVID19-NPI-modelling-16-03-2020.pdf)
20 Mar 2020
#008 - Why you can’t find an amazing podcast app
Topics
Cal entertains Ohio’s rant about podcast apps
19 Mar 2020
#007 - Hangovers and COVID’s longterm impact
Topics
Cal’s question -If you could go back to the first time you had sex, what advice would you give yourself?
Boris Johnson and Facebook censorship
Shareholder activism is super exciting
18 Mar 2020
#006 - Japanese government VCs and why there’s (almost) no good startups in JP
Topics
Japan government VC fund performance
Japan future for investing
Francises
References
JP VC performance (https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Business-trends/Cool-Japan-and-other-state-backed-funds-hit-by-huge-losses)
17 Mar 2020
#005 - Clowns, alcohol, and marriage in JP
Topics
Clowns
Standup comedy heckling
Cal’s question - Is there a time wish you were drunk?
Honesty about alcohol
Dark side of marriage in Japan continued
Netflix
When they stop talking to each other
Cal’s idea for a psychiatrist show in Japan
11 Mar 2020
#004 - Konkatsu and the dark side of marriage in Japan
Topics
Konkatsu - A Japanese marriage seeking activity
Dark side of marriage in Japan
References
Japan Today poll (https://japantoday.com/category/national/1-in-3-japanese-women-want-to-be-housewives-poll)
Nobita from Japan (https://youtu.be/zSCJk1_QlvY?t=280)
10 Mar 2020
#003 - Farming, guns, and getting help quitting your job
Topics
Cal’s question - What do you think will be the first company to become a country?
Bonnie Macfarlayne and exotic farming
Deer urine
Cal’s gun story
Dive into Taishoku daiko: a company that will help you quit your job
References
Taishokudaikou company (https://www.taishokudaikou.com/)
28 Feb 2020
#002 - Stock-picking for the global pandemic
Topics
Cal’s question - Softbank portfolio guessing game
The collapse of other startups in the Softbank portfolio
Stockpicking
Tenga
COVID is bad news for Japan
Lambda school and factor loans
References
This-will-cause-the-next-financial-crisis (https://medium.com/trading-politics/this-will-cause-the-next-financial-crisis-e102264fe511)
Lambda-schools-job-placement-rate-is-lower-than-claimed (https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/02/lambda-schools-job-placement-rate-is-lower-than-claimed.html)
21 Feb 2020
#001 -Softbank investments, COVID, US politics
Topics
SoftBank Investments
Zoom pizza
Brandless
Cal asks Ohio his take on the recent news (COVID-19)
US politics
Healthcare
Bojack Horseman
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