Silicon Valley Awareness Project

1. Silicon Valley Awareness Project
s1210122 Tomoki Miura

2. Where is SV ?

3. ５ reasons why CS students
should lean about SV.
1. SV is making IT companies that were startups like Apple ,
Google and Facebook huge and famous.
2. SV has a system that companies, universities, venture
capitals, and business angel help startups in terms of
money and manpower named “SV Ecosystem”.
3. University of Stanford in SV helps students who have
family in low-income studying by offsetting the cost.
4. By the system, it is not difficult for students who want to
start startups that do it.(Of course, you should try hard.)
5. SV teaches us that don’t afraid of failure. It is one of
important mindset for living.
picture:google office in SV
quote:Google Silicon Valley Guide

4. First Impression about SV for me.
I thinked that SV is place where there are a lot of engineers who are WORKING HARD
and TIRED everyday.
So, SV were NOT attractive for me.
But, it is changed by researching about SV now...

5. Real SV
Workers in SV’s large companies
takes enough PTO and holidays.
And, even if they are sick, the
company responds flexibly.
-> Companies in SV is friendly.
reference :
http://thedinfographics.com/2011/11/25/the-leisure-of-working-at-google-facebo
ok-twitter-linkedin-and-more-amenities-in-the-office/

6. 8 MORE DETAIL about SV
ecosystem.
1. University of Stanford helps students who have family in
low-income studying by offsetting the cost.
2. SV gets a lot of foreign students who have attract talents.
3. US government branches funds universities.
4. Stanford Research Institute funds new and innovative research
programs of university.
5. Venture Capitals helped banked and financial institutions funds
many startups.
6. CEOs in SV becomes Business Angels to fund startups.
7. They also funds universities and students in low-income as
Endowment.
8. There are 50 thousands of Business Angels in SV.

7. What Google asks intern
Google wants interns to...
1. DON’T be afraid of failure and success.
2. MUST have responsible for your works.
3. Must have passion and motivation for your works.
4. In brainstorming, MUST accept new ideas without criticizing.

8. Introducing 2 interesting startups in SV.
Farmers Business Networks
What company is it ?
-> This startups provides data management software for farmer.
What can we do by using it ?
-> This software makes possible to engage agriculture efficiently
because of enable to collect and analyze the data.
quote : https://svs100.com/farmers-business-network/

9. Introducing 2 interesting startups in SV.
What is the software special ?
-> Farmers can predict the best growing crops by analyzing data.
-> They also can get information about timing of spreading fertilizer based on the data.
reference : https://svs100.com/farmers-business-network/

10. Introducing 2 interesting startups in SV.
Teespring
What company is it ?
-> This startups provides ECsite that sell and purchase original design T-shirts with
low-risk.

11. Introducing 2 interesting startups in SV.
Teespring
What is the site special ?
-> User who design T-shirts must decide total number of them for selling.
-> If number of user who want the T-shirt is less than that number, user cannot sell
T-shirt.
-> It is important because of user’s low-risk.

12. Airbnb based on sharing economy
Airbnb’s Business model
-> The host describes about rooms and sets up fees for staying on the website.
-> User is able to get information by contacting to the host and subscribe rooms on the
website.
-> The host gets fees automatically when the user arrives.

13. Airbnb based on Sharing Economy
Airbnb’s Sharing Economy
-> Airbnb makes possible to share empty rooms in each home.
-> At Tokyo Olympics in 2020, it will be used effectively by a lot of people.

14. TESLA have 3 Technology model.
-> charging electric car, TESLA car’s batteries and suker for rolling batteries.
TESLA’s Technology Model

15. TESLA Motors’s
Business Model
Red node … Customer
Orange node … Car company
Blue node … markets and service center
Yellow node … products
Purple node … technologies of TESLA’s
car
-> TESLA sells not only car but also many
kinds of products related to it.

16. Tokyo startup
Ecosytem
Shibuya is the most trendy city in Japan.
In 1990s, Sibuya is also popular as “Bit Valley”.
Now, at Sibuya,Roppongi area and Otemachi,
there is many venture capital to surround the
startups.
Black and Blue point … startups
other color point … Venture Capitals

17. Stanford Silicon
Valley - New
Japan Project
In Tokyo and Silicon Valley,
“Silicon Valley - New Japan
Summit“ is hold as one of the
project.
It is event that be done talk session
about Japanese startups and
shares information about open
innovation.
quote : https://svs100.com/event2017-tokyo/

18. Stanford Silicon
Valley - New
Japan Project
The purpose is to share knowledge
and various perspective for
innovation and that Japanese
startups harness Silicon Valley well.
quote : https://svs100.com/event2017-tokyo/

19. Attractive Japanese startups
“ SpaceMarket ”
This company provides sharing economy service to lend places for event and party in
Tokyo.
What is the initiative?
These days, Airbnb is popular and famous service as lending empty rooms for staying.
-> But, SpaceMarket is unique service because it focus on places for event and party.

20. Attractive Japanese startups
“ Comic English ”
This company provides service to be able to learn english using short comic.
What is the initiative?
There are a lot of apps and service to learn english.
But, it is boring for user that they are formal English.
By using Comic English, user can learn English while enjoying comics.

21. Japanese attempt to enter into SV
Japanese government and companies are interested in SV for own technological
innovation.
-> In 2015, Shinzo Abe visit SV.
-> TOYOTA invested $1 billion at a local AI lab.
-> Kushida Kenji who is scholar in university of Stanford says that “Japanese companies
understand open innovation very well and commit to SV”.
reference : https://www.forbes.com/sites/phillipkeys/2016/12/01/third-time-could-be-the-charm-for-silicon-valley-and-japan/#6f81a0156731

22. Japanese attempt to enter into SV
In general, it seems for Japanese companies to spend a lot of time deciding something.
KOMATSU said that it has already changed.
-> Because they provided service using skycatch’s technology(this company is startup
in San Francisco) without taking time less than one year.
reference : https://www.forbes.com/sites/phillipkeys/2016/12/01/third-time-could-be-the-charm-for-silicon-valley-and-japan/#6f81a0156731

23. Which city becomes Japan’s SV ?
Natori city in Miyagi prefecture is the most suitable city as Japan’s SV.
I have 3 reasons why.
Natori city has few snow in winter and the temperature is not so high in summer.
-> Workers will live or stay comfortably.
There is “Sendai airport” in Natori city.
-> When workers go abroad, it is convenient.

24. What city becomes Japan’s SV ?
There are sea and shopping mall in Natori city.
-> Workers will enjoy in holiday with their family or friend.

25. Is Gotanda Japan’s SV ?
At July 25 in 2018, 6 Japanese startups have established “Gotanda Valley”.
Gotanda city has 3 good point for workers.
-> Low rents
-> Comfortable city where live or stay
-> High convenience of transportation
reference : https://japan.cnet.com/article/35123087/

26. What is Gotanda
Valley ?
“Gotanda Valley” want to be next
SV by developing and supporting
technologies to solve own social
problems.
In the future, Gotanda might become
Japan’s SV ...
reference : https://japan.cnet.com/article/35123087/

27. In my opinion...
China and North of Korea’s technology are developing rapidly.
It is necessary for Japan to aim not only technical development but also
globalization.
For the first step, we MUST keep in SV ‘s mind.
DON’T BE AFRAID OF FAILURE！！！