Missing link of national entrepreneurial business model-issues of high-tech start-up in Japan, in comparison with US and German model

摘要

In this paper, the author attempts to find out why Japanese high-tech start-up are not emerging, using the entrepreneurial business model, comparing to US and German model. The components of the entrepreneurial business model are different by country, because of the industry structure and maturity of entrepreneurial business. He first analyzes why the US and Germany are succeeding to develop high-tech oriented start-ups from the view of its structural system and business model as a nation, showing the three different types of national venture business model for each country. He analyzes if these advanced method or system can be applied to Japan, where the cultural, social and business systems are very different to the western world. He suggests the realistic stream to quickly build up Japanese structure to construct the platform to foster Japanese style high-tech start-ups, which is very different from the US model, and relatively close to the German model in a long view. His conclusion is that, within ten years, Japanese high-tech start-ups will drastically become active and contribute to stimulate old style big companies, some of which are still not taking the gear change actions to survive in the Third Wave age.