SPIKES: a festival for students who want to become “someone”
- Mei OnodaRepresentative, SPIKES
- Go OzawaEast Japan Representative, SPIKES
This episode is in Japanese. English subtitles are available on YouTube: turn on captions (CC) in the player.
About this episode
A collaboration with IVS2026. Mei Onoda, who heads SPIKES, a three-day festival for ambitious students, and Go Ozawa, its East Japan lead, talk about the festival’s concept, their own paths, and programs such as PITCH and BLITZ.
Topics include designing the festival from the viewpoint of people who do not yet stand out, Ozawa’s setback in university entrance exams and the startup club he built at Rikkyo University, Onoda’s four internships during a leave of absence, and SPIKES PITCH, which offers investment opportunities of up to 100 million yen.
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