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CEO Asks #01 “HACARUS Workplace Safety Support Application”

FujiwaraHelloeveryone,Asthisisourfirsttimehavingatabletalk,IwouldliketotakethistimetoaskyouaboutHACARUS'newproduct,theWorkplaceSafetySupportApplication(HACARUSWorkplaceSafety).Especiallyforthosewhodonotknowwhataworkplacesafetysupportapplicationis.TakahashiBasically,theapplicationisdesignedtopreventdisastersatconstructionsitesbycombiningcamerasandAItodetectworkers'unsafebehaviorandequipmentconditionsbyalertingandnotifyingtheworkers…

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CEO Blog #05 “Maintaining interest isn’t easy”

SometimesIamasked,"WhatdoyouthinkisthemostdifficultthingtodoasaCEO?"Theanswermayberaisingmoney,sellingproducts,orencouragingemployees.Itdependsonwhoyouask.Havingmanagedacompanyfornearly10yearsandhavestartedseveralbusinessesinthepast,IcantellyouthatthemostdifficultthingtodoasaCEOisthis.Tokeepyourinterest. WhenItalkwithfellowentrepreneursaroundme,…

2022

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CEO Blog #04 “Vertically or horizontally divided, everything is about balance”

Recently,weannouncedachangeinthecompanystructuretoallmembersofHACARUS.Thechangeistoswitchtheinternalstructureoftheorganizationfromajobclassification-based(horizontallydivided)toabusinessunit-based(verticallydivided).Thereisaknownpainwhenastartupisgrowing.Itiscalled,"Brickwallsof30,50,and100employees."Iwillleavetheexplanationofeachwallbecauseyoucanfinditeasilyelsewhere.HACARUSisnowtryingtoovercomethe…

2022

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CEO Blog #03 “The moment I realized Kayak and running startup are similar”

Irecentlycelebratedmy46thbirthdayawhileago.Asabirthdaygift,mywifegavemeakayak.IhadbeensayingforalongtimethatIwantedone.AlthoughI'mtheonewhodecidedonthemanufacturerandmodelofthekayak,it'simportanttotaketheformofagiftonthistypeofoccasion.Dosomething,notforyourself,butsomeoneelse.Evenifthegiftissomethingthatyoualreadyknow,itstillfeels…

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CEO Blog #02 “The CEO I can’t stop admiring”

Everyonehassomeonetheyadmire.Ifyouareabaseballboy,youmaylookuptoaprofessionalbaseballplayer.Ifyouareajuniorengineer,youmaylookuptoaseniorengineer.Ifyouareanewmother,youmaylookuptoaveteranmother.AsastartupCEO,IalsohavesomeonewhomIrespect.ThatpersonisSatoruIwata,theformerCEOofNintendo.Ihavehadtheopportunitytolearnaboutthethinkingand…

2022

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CEO Blog #01 “Being a professional”

Amissionstatementissomethingthatyouhearalotifyoubelongtoacompany.HACARUShasitsmissionstatement,ofcourse.Onemightsaythatthemissionstatementmustneverbechangedforeveronceit'smade.Butourmissionstatementhasbeenchanged3timessofarinthepast9years.Thefirstoneisthis.Themissionwhenthecompanywasfounded."Extendinghumanlongevityto120years"BecauseHACARUSstartedasacompanycreatingan…