The JALT Business Communication SIG hosted an online end-of-year forum on December 27 at 4 p.m. It was an hour long, and it was in English on Zoom. Fee: None 

Mr. Naotake Murayama, a Japanese startup entrepreneur in Silicon Valley, gave a presentation titled "5 Problems and Solutions: How to Improve Meeting Outcomes between Japanese Businesses and Silicon Valley Startups." 

He presented five common challenges encountered by Japanese executives visiting startups in the San Francisco Bay Area, also known as "Silicon Valley," as well as solutions for making them more productive. All content is based on his firsthand experiences in both the United States and Japan. 

Mr. Murayama grew up in Japan. He graduated from Keio University and worked at a Japanese bank before enrolling in the Stanford University Graduate School of Business's MBA program. Since graduating, he has worked in the San Francisco Bay Area, first as a management consultant and then as a startup CEO. He was the de facto COO/CFO of a Palo Alto, CA-based biomedical business formed by Stanford University professors. He is presently working with entrepreneurs from all over the world who want to launch businesses in Silicon Valley, as well as sitting on the board of a B2B SaaS venture. He resides in San Francisco and is fluent in English and Japanese. 

Please see the following for further details on his background: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naotakem/