{"id":1126,"date":"2025-03-12T18:02:04","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T09:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evanburkosky.com\/?p=1126"},"modified":"2025-03-12T18:08:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T09:08:42","slug":"mentoring-at-the-founder-institute-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evanburkosky.com\/ja\/mentoring-at-the-founder-institute-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Mentoring at the Founder Institute Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1126\" class=\"elementor elementor-1126\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c9b4b3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9c9b4b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a44407 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a44407\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For 4 years now I&#8217;ve had the very interesting and educational opportunity to be a mentor at the Founder Institute Japan: https:\/\/fi.co\/mentors\/tokyo<br \/><br \/>The Founder Institute is the world&#8217;s largest pre-seed startup accelerator, which has helped launch over 3,500 companies across 180+ cities and six continents. Since 2009, it has been used by the world&#8217;s fastest-growing startups to raise funding, get into seed-accelerators, and generate traction.<br \/><br \/>&#8220;\ud83d\udce2 We\u2019re thrilled to announce our featured mentor, <a id=\"ember7806\" class=\"ember-view\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/evanburkosky\/\">\u30d6\u30eb\u30b3\u30b9\u30ad \u30a8\u30f4\u30a1\u30f3<\/a>, Co-Founder &amp; CRO at <a class=\"FOWcDzkNhtTyFdOMWHlspkLNTxnKpY\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/kimaru-ai\/\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\">kimaru.ai<\/a>, as a Founder Institute Mentor in the Spring 2025 Joint Global Program! \ud83d\ude80<br \/><br \/>\u2139\ufe0f <a id=\"ember7807\" class=\"ember-view\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/evanburkosky\/\">\u30d6\u30eb\u30b3\u30b9\u30ad \u30a8\u30f4\u30a1\u30f3<\/a> is a seasoned SaaS Sales &amp; GTM expert with over 15 years of experience in enterprise sales and marketing. As a serial entrepreneur, he has founded four companies in Japan, successfully introducing Silicon Valley and Tel Aviv startups to the Japanese market. With a deep understanding of go-to-market strategies, business expansion, and sales acceleration, Evan is also an active mentor and advisor in the startup ecosystem, guiding businesses toward scalable success.<br \/><br \/>\ud83d\ude80 <a class=\"FOWcDzkNhtTyFdOMWHlspkLNTxnKpY\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/kimaru-ai\/\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\">kimaru.ai<\/a> is an enterprise software platform designed to empower executives with smarter decision-making by blending human intelligence with AI-driven insights. Through its intuitive interface and interactive visual decision models, <a class=\"FOWcDzkNhtTyFdOMWHlspkLNTxnKpY\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"http:\/\/kimaru.ai\/\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\">Kimaru.ai<\/a> simplifies complex challenges and enhances predictive accuracy for organizations.<br \/><br \/>\ud83d\udc4f A special thanks to <a id=\"ember7808\" class=\"ember-view\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/evanburkosky\/\">\u30d6\u30eb\u30b3\u30b9\u30ad \u30a8\u30f4\u30a1\u30f3<\/a> for his invaluable guidance and contributions to our startup. His support has helped the next generation of entrepreneurs build great businesses in Japan, Korea, and beyond.<br \/><br \/>\ud83d\ude80 APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN for the Founder Institute Global 2025 Cohort! 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