Ep. 16: Your USP in Japan & Empathy-Driven Product Design with Jon Clemons

In this episode, we're joined by product manager, growth expert and former Kansai Gaidai classmate of mine, Jon Clemons. Jon builds solutions to problems faced by Japanese job seekers in Indeed’s Tokyo incubator. There, he is also founder and product manager of an app for Japanese job seekers. In the next hour, Jon synthesizes a decade plus of insights from working at Indeed, Google and Groupon into tangible strategies for you, on how to leverage both your unique value as a global professional in Japan and empathy-driven design to build products that really mean something to people.

I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did and don’t forget to share your feedback with me on your favorite social platform.

Let's begin!

Below are some timestamps of our conversation so you can quickly navigate to find what is most relevant for you.

Key Takeaways

💡07:40 |  2 Myths exposed: Is a meshi (business card) still important? And is Japanese your superpower?
💡25:00  |  Design Sprints in Japan and ensuring you understand your WHY before launching.
💡31:05  |  How pain of first-hand experience in applying for jobs in Japan resulted in a new product.
💡35:40  |  Are we confusing politeness for user experience?
💡41:43  |  Suggestions for making a career change in Japan.
💡47:25  |  Sharing Marketing & Growth Hacking lessons.
💡49:00  |  If you're about to begin in marketing and product development, keep this in mind.
💡54:00  |  Giving up vs a well-thought though no.
💡55:50  |  A first step getting into new ways of product development.

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