International flights for startups: the founder who helped drive Angry Birds to 100 million downloads

An interview in English with Antti Sonninen, CEO of Takeoff Tokyo. He talks about studying at the University of Tokyo with no Japanese, heading Angry Birds in Japan, the birth of Slush Asia, and his idea of an “international terminal” connecting Japan and the world.

Topics include Takeoff Tokyo’s aim of creating “international flights” for startups, winning a hackathon and being chosen to lead Angry Birds in Japan, and why ambition matters for young people, with the historical school Shoka Sonjuku as his example of breaking mental blocks.