Sota Watanabe was born and grew up in Kawasaki-ku, Japan. He has a degree in economics from Keio University in Japan, after which he relocated to San Francisco, USA, to study and earn a certificate in the International Business Program.

While he was in San Francisco he made the most of his time in the San Francisco Bay Area by attending art and language exchange meetups and IT events in downtown San Francisco. He visited technology headquarters in SILICON VALLEY and completed an internship with Chronicled, a Silicon Valley start-up. In addition, Watanabe visited Apple, Google, and Facebook and left San Francisco to start his own company.

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Chapters:

01:42 Why Asia will Lead the Technological Advancement

07:13 Who is Sota Watanabe

12:03 The Mentality of an Entrepreneur

16:20 What does success look like for Sota Watanabe

18:30 Taxes & Happiness

23:02 Japanese Culture

25:41 Sota’s Revolutionary Project supported by Sony

34:20 Cryptocurrencies are still Small

39:53 The Importance of a Community in Crypto

44:43 Influence is Money

50:52 Sota’s Strategy for Success with his Company

1:01:46 Web3 is the best Niche for Young Entrepreneur

1:04:53 The Best Crypto Projects

1:08:15 The Power of Humbleness

1:19:09 Conclusion

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