This year, the Japan Chapter of Columbia Venture Community launched a new initiative, Ask Me Anything (AMA) Session Series, designed for those who are aiming to start their own businesses in the near future and currently studying in U.S. business schools including Columbia Business School, MIT Sloan, and Kellogg School of Management. We decided to start this initiative because we wanted to help entrepreneurs to take one step forward in their entrepreneurial journey. We successfully completed three AMA sessions with the three speakers - two startup founders, Naka Imuta and Arudchelvan Krishnamoorthy, and one investor, Noriaki Sakamoto. 

Here are some feedback on our AMA sessions from the participants:

"In all three sessions, we were able to have meaningful and intensive discussions with wonderful speakers in a small group."

"I learned a lot from the sessions by attending with other participants who have the same entrepreneurial mindset and ambition as I do."

"What was especially beneficial was the opportunity to hear real experiences from founders in a small group setting (e.g. how they acquired their first customers, advantages/disadvantages of a teal organization, various stories of failure, etc.)"


The Japan Chapter of Columbia Venture Communityでは、近い将来、起業を志す海外MBA生が、起業の実現に向けて一歩踏み出す手助けをしたいと考え、今年からAMA（Ask Me Anything）セッションシリーズを開始しました。今年は、米国のビジネススクール（コロンビアビジネススクール、MITスローン、ケロッグ経営大学院）に在籍するMBA６名に参加いただき、スピーカーには、Techtouch 井無田仲氏、Rapyuta Robotics Arudchelvan Krishnamoorthy氏、UTEC 坂本教晃氏を迎え、3回のAMAセッションを実施しました。

以下は、参加者の方々のAMAセッションに対するコメントです。

“いずれのセッションも、少人数で素晴らしいスピーカーの方々と有意義なディスカッションができました"

“同じように起業を志す他の参加者からも刺激を受けて、セッションからたくさんのことを学ぶことができました"

"特に有意義だったのは、少人数で起業家の方々の実体験を伺えたことでした（最初の顧客をどのように獲得したか、ティール組織のメリット／デメリット、様々な失敗談など）"