More than ten years as a founder in the US, and what he wants to leave behind

Satoru Naito, co-founder and CEO of Anyplace, who built a furnished monthly apartment business in the United States, makes his second appearance. Marking the company’s entry into Japan and the publication of his first book, he talks about his feelings for Japan’s startup ecosystem and the way of life he wants to leave behind.

Topics include why Anyplace wants to be a home where people coming to Japan from overseas can work, the idea of “four things a person can leave to later generations” that he took from a book when his first business had failed, and his view of the environment Japanese founders need in order to take on the world.