> the value of investments by its 50 or so venture capital fund members increased to 24.6 billion yen ($316 million) in 2011, 35 percent higher than the previous year. But that was a small fraction of the $12.6 billion in venture funding raised by Silicon Valley companies that year, according to Ernst & Young.
We often see articles critical of VC on HN, and to some extent that criticism is a healthy thing. But in my experience the relative lack of VC investment is one of the bottlenecks of the Japanese startup scene.
Startups obviously cannot offer the same degree of stability as a large company, but if they keep offering the same (or lower) salaries and no stock options, I don't know how they can expect to hire good people.
We often see articles critical of VC on HN, and to some extent that criticism is a healthy thing. But in my experience the relative lack of VC investment is one of the bottlenecks of the Japanese startup scene.
Startups obviously cannot offer the same degree of stability as a large company, but if they keep offering the same (or lower) salaries and no stock options, I don't know how they can expect to hire good people.