My story👇
Born.
Grew up in Tokyo.
Moved to LA at 19.
Studied audio engineering at Citrus College.
Made, mixed, played cool music all day every day with my friends 🎛️
Thank you Shing02.
Studied Economics at UCLA.
Traveled around the US, driving 10,000 miles, 29 states with my roommate🛣️
Dream road trip across the US during summer break.
Interned at Google.
Discovered the world of tech. Everything changed.
Moved back to Tokyo.
One more solo backpacking trip around the world before starting work🗺️
Joined GREE as a product manager.
Shipped 29 mobile games in 9 months.
Joined FOVE as a product manager.
Went through a hardware nightmare and shipped the world's first eye tracking headset.
Joined exiii as a product manager.
Tried 2 startups to prepare for the change, but headsets still could not replace desktops.
Got married.
COVID. Became a father. Started working fully remote.
Everything changed again.
Founded my first startup.
Had another kid 👨👩👧👧
Went through Techstars.
The story goes on✍️
Music I made with friends
For The City - Beatropolis + Shing02
誉 / Homare - Shing02 & DJ Whitesmith
虹の橋 / Niji No Hashi - Shing02
Cruel World - Danny McEvoy feat. Shing02
Places I've been to
Lake Louise, Canada
Lençóis, Brazil
Niseko, Japan
Uyuni, Bolivia
