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Yoshinori Fukushima 福島良典
Co-founder & CEO, LayerX
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Background
University of Tokyo graduate school of engineering. Founded Gunosy in 2012 while a student and took it public; CEO of LayerX since 2018. IPA Mitou Super Creator (2012). Source
Public appearances
| 2024-12-26 Podcast | Startup Off-the-Record Talk #134: 2024 in LLMs and startups #134 “オフレコ対談×LayerX NOW! コラボ企画” 2024年のLLM事情、スタートアップシーンを振り返る Fukushima reviews how he uses LLMs including ChatGPT Pro, comments on dely's IPO, and urges second-time founders to start as soon as possible. Summary by The Raising Sun. From the episode description. |
| 2023-12 Podcast | Startup Off-the-Record Talk #92: Looking back on 2023 #92 “オフレコ対談×LayerX NOW! 前編” 2023年のスタートアップシーンを振り返る Covers the "compound startup" trend LayerX popularised, LLM use cases, the 2023 funding climate and the rise of venture debt. Summary by The Raising Sun. From the episode chapter list. |
| 2021-02-16 Podcast | Hiro Maeda Startup Podcast: LayerX on SaaS (part 2) LayerX 福島良典さんとのディスカッション第二弾（SaaS） Recorded as LayerX moved from blockchain into SaaS. Fukushima discusses building moats, why LayerX targeted invoices, and its "DX trading company" idea. Summary by The Raising Sun. From the episode page topic list. |