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Shota Horii 堀井翔太
Founder & CEO, SmartBank
19,719X followers · @shota · checked 2026-10-17
2,040note followers · horishou
¥7.33Braised by the company, as of 2025-01-16
Verified 2026-10-17: Company site / press release · Company site / press release
Public appearances
| Undated Podcast | FumuFumu FM #1: SmartBank and N1 interviews スマートバンクとN1インタビューと - ゲスト: 堀井翔太(@shota) In the first episode of his co-founder's podcast, Horii explains SmartBank's business and how single-user ("N1") interviews drive its product decisions. Summary by The Raising Sun. From the episode description. |
| 2022-10-02 Talk | NewsPicks Publishing STARTUP LIVE #8 (event report) STARTUP LIVE #8 堀井翔太氏——イベントレポート Horii says that in user interviews he tries to understand how painful a problem is, how strongly people feel about it, and how many people have it. Summary by The Raising Sun. From the event write-up (excerpt). |
| 2026-07-21 Interview | Shota Horii's second start-up: the future of One Bank (Forbes Japan) 堀井翔太 二度目の起業 家計管理ワンバンクが描く未来 Horii argues that household-finance cards are winner-take-all, unlike flea-market apps, because each household uses only one. Summary by The Raising Sun. From the article text (excerpt). |