Blog
Perspectives on first-party information, AI recognition, and how information reaches the market.
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Search 'Kyoto matcha.' Where Does the Real Tea House Rank?
Search 'Kyoto matcha' on Google. The top results are ads and affiliate posts. The 100-year-old tea house sits in the twenties. Asking an AI gave the same answer.
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PMI Delays Expand Most in Technology Integration
Technology integration is the most time-consuming and costly phase of post-merger integration. Why it gets deprioritized, and how that extends the entire PMI timeline.
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What Should Really Be Inherited in Business Succession Isn't in the Books
Business succession failures don't start with a lack of successors. They start with the disappearance of invisible assets: tacit knowledge, relationship capital, and decision-making culture.
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What Technology DD Finds That Financial DD Misses
M&A decision-making relies too heavily on financial DD. Technology DD uncovers technical debt, key-person dependency, and data asset quality — three areas that determine post-merger integration costs.
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Why M&A Matching Platforms Stall and Where Human Mediation Still Matters
Digital reach improved, but deal quality and integration outcomes still lag. A structural view of platform incentives, information quality, and AI's best role.
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Why Public Startup Funding Shrinks Before It Reaches Founders
Budget size is growing, but usable cash at startup level often is not. This article explains where value erodes through a four-layer funding flow.
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Why Japanese Technology Still Struggles to Reach the World
The core issue is not weak technology, but weak evaluation architecture. This article maps the chain from valuation gaps to AI visibility gaps and PMI loss.
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The Information Asymmetry Wall I Saw in M&A
My M&A internship showed a structural problem: critical information does not flow when decisions are made. A clear look at DD, brokerage incentives, and PMI failure points.