Seth Sulkin: 'Having risk-averse banks with risk-averse venture capitalists makes success extremely difficult in Japan'
Originally from Chicago, Seth Sulkin, 56, first came to Japan in 1987 as a financial journalist for the Wall Street Journal, but soon switched careers and went into real estate. Thirty years on, he is now CEO at commercial developer Pacifica Capital. When the pandemic hit, he launched his first internet startup, a gourmet food-delivery service called Food-e that courriers meals to homes from such high-class restaurants as Nobu Tokyo, the Tokyo American Club and Elio Locanda Italiana. Seth Sulkin aims for balance in both his business pursuits and the services those businesses provide. 1. How ...