Disrupting Japan is two years old and ready to party.  To celebrate, we gathered the leaders of Tokyo's venture capital community together in front of a live audience of made up of the thought leaders of Japan's startup community. We all had a few drinks and talked about fundraising in Japan, the future of venture capital here, and how startups can best get in touch with and impress VCs.

Our panel included some of the top VC investors in Japan, which naturally led to an amazing discussion.
- Shinji Asada - Japan Head, Salesforce Ventures
- Hiro Maeda - Partner at BEENEXT
- James Riney - Head of 500 Startups Japan

We discuss the challenges or fundraising in Japan, growing a Japanese company as a foreigner, what Japanese VCs can learn from their foreign counterparts, and what kind of of pitch mistakes will ruin your funding chances.

On a personal note, it's hard to believe that two years have gone by already. Disrupting Japan has grown larger, faster, and with a more engaged and passionate community than I ever imagined it could.

Today, thousands of people from all over the world listen to each episode, and we are featured regularly in English-language and Japanese-language news and podcasts from all over the world.

And to keep things fresh, I have some big surprises coming up in the next few months, so stay tuned.