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日本企業の研究開発（R&D）の投資効率が低迷している。国内総生産（GDP）に比べた研究開発費の規模は他の先進国と大差ないが、その投資が利益を押し上げる効果を比べるとおよそ30年間で他の国より大きく落ち込んだ。開発費の上位企業は長年変わっておらず、その間に割って入る新興企業の育成が反転のカギとなる。経済協力開発機構（OECD）の加盟国全体の2022年の研究開発費は物価変動の影響を考慮した実質で0

The country urgently needs a vibrant business pipeline to replace the unicorn’s unambitious cousin

Italian company Bending Spoons is buying up subscription tools like Evernote and WeTransfer and is ready to spend billions more.

We partner with entrepreneurs to build SaaSback startups

In March 2022 I wrote a description of the Quantum Technology Ecosystem. I thought this would be a good time to check in on the progress of building a quantum computer and explain more of the basics.

TL;DR: Venture Studios help startups to go further and faster through a higher level of support and capital.

Explore commonly requested service offerings from First Principles.

Art. Sci-fi art. From the 70s.

Sustainability + Human Development Is the food we eat scalable, sustainable, healthy, nutritious and tasty? Is the air we breathe clean? Is the water we drink pure? Is there a way to produce energy that is relatively abundant, cheap and clean? Is there a way to reverse or mitigate climate chan...

福島の踏切にある「電」。めちゃイイ！！ pic.twitter.com/ziH9vyzdmf— 斎藤ようへい (@pokechin2) August 21, 2017

Systems for scale

Apr 11, 2010 - News - These lessons summarize what Joe Lonsdale learned from working over many years with Peter Thiel, a chairman and founder of Palantir. These are very much worth reading — they will change the way you think.