🇯🇵 Ben dives into the electric first week of conferences in Fukuoka, Japan—where a casual lunch with an ex-professor data scientist turned into a potential game-changing partnership.

From building a custom AI ramen bowl generator 🍜 for Ramen Tech to navigating the strategic crossroads between targeting broadcasters directly versus partnering with software vendors, this episode captures real startup culture in action. ⚡

Discover how Ben's AI scheduling "Nowcasting" vision could revolutionize broadcast advertising 📺, why Inter BEE trade show matters for Asian market expansion 🌏, and the hybrid go-to-market strategy that could unlock both validation and scalability.

Plus: what happens when you meet your pitch competition competitors at a barbecue 🔥 and why 150 attendees at Harbour Village felt different from typical networking events.

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