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Surviving the Silicon Valley Hustle Damon is a serial entrepreneur who's relentless in his pursuit of the next great game company. We caught up with him in Kyoto, Japan. His current project is currently in stealth mode. Table of Contents: 00:21 - Intro 00:49 - Culture Shock: Initial Impressions of Japan 01:55 - The Origin of Damon's Otaku Journey 03:04 - San Francisco Startups vs Japanese Corporations 04:09 - How Did Japan Compare to Damon's Expectations? 05:07 - Best and Worst Parts of San Francisco and Startup Life 08:27 - How Do People Keep Staying in San Francisco? 09:08 - Is The San Francisco Bay Area Sustainable? 10:32 - Dealing with Failure in Startups 13:33 - A Haiku by Damon 13:47 - No Vacation for Startup Founders 17:03 - Playing Video Games to Unwind 18:42 - The Most Exciting Videogames These Days 19:55 - Cyberpunk 2077 and Keanu Reeves 22:08 - Old Movies Don't Always Resonate with Today's Kids 23:42 - Outro - Off to Meet the Geishas Episode Hashtags: #Hustle #Entrepreneurship #Startup #SiliconValley #Haiku #Kyoto #Japan #VideoGames This episode is also available to watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/gIfRp8x-32E