{"id":4808,"date":"2023-10-19T13:00:30","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T04:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/?p=4808"},"modified":"2026-02-06T13:57:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T04:57:28","slug":"20231019_2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/2023\/10\/19\/20231019_2\/","title":{"rendered":"CEO Adachi took to the stage at a pitch event hosted by WAOJE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Standage&#039;s representative, Adachi, took the stage at a pitch event hosted by WAOJE (World Association of Overseas Japanese Entrepreneurs) on October 18th.<\/p>\n<p>I delivered a passionate 10-minute speech to dozens of business owners who are members of Standage, focusing on our export support business for small and medium-sized enterprises and our efforts toward trade DX.<\/p>\n<p>During the Q&amp;A session after the pitch, we answered questions from participants about the characteristics of exports to Africa and the export of medical equipment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Adachi, pitches were given by Keiko Sydenham, CEO of LUCA Japan Inc., which operates Japan&#039;s first alternative investment platform, and So Matsunaga, CEO of FLUED Inc., which handles B2B marketing and sales DX. Following the presentations by the three speakers, a lively group discussion was held with all participants.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4812\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0439-1024x748.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0439-1024x748.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0439-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0439-768x561.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0439-1536x1122.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0439-2048x1496.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Standage will continue to aim to create new value and realize collaborations by connecting with people from various industries and sectors through participation in pitch events and networking activities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u25a0What is WAOJE?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WAOJE (World Association of Overseas Japanese Entrepreneurs) is a network of Japanese entrepreneurs who are active overseas.<br \/>\nThe network of Japanese entrepreneurs active overseas was named &quot;WAOJE,&quot; an acronym for &quot;World Association of Overseas Japanese Entrepreneurs.&quot;<br \/>\nWe are expanding our bases of operations around the world, using cities as our unit of focus.<br \/>\nThe aim is to create meaningful encounters and new business opportunities by connecting Japanese entrepreneurs who are rooted in local communities and doing business with local people around the world, transcending cities and countries.<\/p>\n<p>\u25c7Click here for the WAOJE official website:<a href=\"https:\/\/waoje.net\/\">https:\/\/waoje.net\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u25c7Click here for membership information:<a href=\"https:\/\/waoje.net\/guidance\">https:\/\/waoje.net\/guidance<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the pitch event hosted by WAOJE (World Association of Overseas Japanese Entrepreneurs) on October 18th, Standage&#039;s representative, Adachi, took the stage. The number of members\u2026 <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/2023\/10\/19\/20231019_2\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">CEO Adachi took to the stage at a pitch event hosted by WAOJE<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4810,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[46],"tags":[],"acf":{"en_news":{"custom_css":"","en_title":"Pitch event hosted by WAOJE with Mr. Adachi as a speaker","content":"At the pitch event hosted by WAOJE (World Association of Overseas Japanese Entrepreneurs) on October 18, Standage representative Mr. Adachi took the stage.<br><br>\r\n\r\nHe made an impassioned 10-minute speech to dozens of business executives, who were members of the WAOJE, about Standage's efforts toward DX trade, with a focus on the export support business for small and medium-sized enterprises.<br><br>\r\n\r\nDuring the Q&amp;A session that followed his pitch, he answered questions from participants about the characteristics of exports to Africa, medical equipment exports, and other topics.<br><br>\r\n\r\nIn addition to Adachi, pitches were given by Keiko Sydenham, representative of \u200dLUCA Japan, Japan's first alternative investment platform, and Hajime Matsunaga, representative of FLUED, a BtoB marketing and sales DX company. After the three speakers, a lively group discussion was held among all participants.<br><br>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4812\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0439-1024x748.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"548\" \/><br><br>\r\n\r\nStandage will continue to create new value and achieve collaboration by connecting with people in various industries and business sectors through speaking at pitch events and networking activities.\r\n<br><br>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>\u25a0About WAOJE<\/strong><br>\r\n\r\nWAOJE (World Association of Overseas Japanese Entrepreneurs) is a network of Japanese entrepreneurs based overseas. WAOJE was named after the initials of \"World Association of Overseas Japanese Entrepreneurs\" as a network of Japanese entrepreneurs based overseas. The network is based in each city, increasing the number of its bases of operation around the world, aiming to create fruitful encounters and new business opportunities by connecting Japanese entrepreneurs who are rooted in local communities and doing business with local people in different parts of the world, beyond cities and countries.<br><br>\r\n\r\n\u25c7WAOJE's official website is here: https:\/\/waoje.net\/<br>\r\n\r\n\u25c7Click here for membership information: https:\/\/waoje.net\/guidance"},"author":{"author_image":"","author_name":"","author_image_link":"","introduction":""},"production_published":true},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4808"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4808"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4808\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4842,"href":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4808\/revisions\/4842"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}