Inaugural Kalzumeus Podcast: Japan, Startups, A/B Testing, And More

Thank you, <i>thank you</i> for the transcript. It makes podcasts <i>so</i> much nicer...

For anyone still wondering, T-corp is Toyota, based in nearby Nagoya.<p>&#62; the problem is that Japan has been in a recession since about what, I think it’s ’90, ’92, something like that?<p>Eh, this isn't exactly accurate: <a href="https://www.economist.com/node/21538745" rel="nofollow">https://www.economist.com/node/21538745</a>

You have to read the "Indian Translator &#38; The 3 Authorities" story. This will make your day.

I was a huge fan of your earlier stuff, and wish you'd had a podcast like this long ago! I haven't listened to the podcast yet, but you've definitely got my attention for this one and the next one even if I don't like this one.<p>I hope you can remember what it took to get success in the first place and share some of that with listeners much in the way Andrew does on mixergy by asking entrepreneurs about the early days. Clearly there are some strategies that are highly effective for those who have already amassed great skills or made a name for themselves but not so effective for those who haven't.<p>Finally, I've noticed an ever increasing amount of your writing aimed at trying to push engineers to focus on less engineering and more business. This is understandable considering that it's the direction you took, but please remember that some of us have non-engineering business backgrounds and would love to learn how to improve on the tech side. Believe it or not, there are a lot of people who do a good job at sales and marketing of very low-tech things but struggle in internet/app driven businesses!

patio11 - you say pick up a book on a/b testing - recommendation?

Awesome...is there a feed I can subscribe to?

Just a comment about the ie6 usage that I mentioned in the podcast( <a href="http://www.ie6countdown.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.ie6countdown.com/</a> )<p>I was speaking from old data from ie6countdown from last year. Apparently Japan has made great strides since then. (Currently at 6.5%)<p>Good be be corrected.

Patrick. when AB testing your podcast, please try doing a 20 minute "snack size". I find I mostly have little pockets of time (i.e. when washing up after dinner) when I can listen to a podcast but anything longer than that requires me to set some time aside just to listen.

I wonder Patrick how you view the Fukushima disaster with regards to how it impacts Japan, and also yourself personally.

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