Feel Free To Consult Me On Manufacturing, IoT, And Startups

I am Kuzuryu.

I serve as a director at several companies, and I maintain relationships with many others as an advisor, a consultant, and sometimes as a hands-on contractor.

I am also a specially appointed professor (visiting) at Tohoku University, and I teach at Tokyo Institute of Technology and Musashino Art University as well.

I recently published the following book.

The Shape of a Happy IoT Startup

My roots are as a thoroughgoing engineer (my specialty is electrical circuits), but I believe my strength lies in combining that with broad knowledge across technology in general, experience in management, and hands-on experience building business deals in the trenches. Together these let me grasp the essence of things from a bird’s-eye view.

The consultations that come to me generally fall into these categories.

• Launching new businesses
• Managing development projects
• Struggles with hiring engineers
• Putting out fires in projects and teams that have gone up in flames
• Fundraising tied to technology strategy

That said, I also often get quite early-stage consultations that haven’t even reached that point yet, like “I have an idea, but is there some way to turn it into a startup?” Honestly, I love these kinds of fresh conversations.

If anything here strikes a chord with you, please feel free to reach out using the form below.

Originally published in Japanese at https://clazytech.com/2022/07/941/. Translated with LLM assistance and reviewed before publication.