Street smarts: From homeless to CEO of ¥100 billion Japan startup
Taihei Kobayashis story is among the most remarkable to emerge from a small-cap stock boom thatu2019s minting fortunes.
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Taihei Kobayashis story is among the most remarkable to emerge from a small-cap stock boom thatu2019s minting fortunes.
How a Homeless High School Dropout Became CEO of a $1 Billion Company Bloomberg 12/11/2020 Min Jeong Lee and Komaki Ito (Bloomberg) -- Taihei Kobayashi has gone from sleeping on the streets of Tokyo to heading a technology startup whose market value topped $1 billion. His rags-to-riches story is among the most remarkable to emerge from a small-cap stock boom that’s minting fortunes in Japan. Kobayashi’s company, which helps startups and other firms to design and create new businesses and products, went public in July and its shares have since more than tripled. © Bloom...