Posts by Yurie Miyazawa
4 questions that reveal whether your business model actually works
At some point, every founder hits the same uneasy moment. You are shipping features, posting updates, maybe even closing small deals, yet something feels off. Growth feels fragile. Revenue feels harder than it should. You are busy all day, but you cannot confidently say the business works. This is one of the most common early-stage…
Read MoreUS software stocks hit by Anthropic wake-up call on AI disruption
Published Thu, Feb 5, 2026 · 12:02 AM [NEW YORK] US software stocks extended their slide on Wednesday, driven by fears of disruption caused by artificial intelligence, with some analysts warning of more volatility as investors assess whether the challenge is existential for the sector. The sell-off was triggered by a new legal tool from…
Read More5 signs your pricing strategy is signaling weakness
Pricing feels deceptively simple until you are the one staring at Stripe dashboards at midnight, wondering whether your numbers say confidence or desperation. Most founders obsess over product, growth, and fundraising before they ever interrogate pricing. That is understandable. Pricing forces you to confront how much you really believe in what you are building and…
Read MoreConsequences Founders Face When Ignoring Finances
At some point in the founder journey, almost everyone has the same quiet realization. You are working nonstop, revenue is coming in, money is going out, but you cannot clearly explain where the business is actually winning or bleeding. You glance at your bank balance instead of your financials and tell yourself you will “dig…
Read MoreWall Street opens lower as commodity rout rattles markets
Published Mon, Feb 2, 2026 · 10:43 PM [NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Monday (Feb 2), as a violent sell-off in precious metals unsettled investors at the start of a week packed with corporate earnings and major economic data. At 09.30 am ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 52.74 points,…
Read MoreMizuho reports 14% rise in Q3 profit, expands buyback programme
Its profit has increased to 329.9 billion yen from 289.2 billion yen in the year-ago period Published Mon, Feb 2, 2026 · 05:51 PM [TOKYO] Mizuho Financial Group said on Monday (Feb 2) its third-quarter net profit rose by 14 per cent from the year-ago period. It has also increased the size of its share…
Read MoreAviation leaders tackle industrial and geopolitical headwinds
Published Mon, Feb 2, 2026 · 12:20 PM [SINGAPORE] Aviation leaders tackled barriers to growth and the impact of geopolitical tensions on the eve of the Singapore Airshow on Monday, while reaffirming pledges to reduce emissions. Supply chain problems are hurting global airlines and will remain for some time to come, the head of the…
Read MoreOpec+ agrees to keep oil output unchanged as Iran tensions boost prices
They will raise production quotas by about 2.9 million barrels per day from April till December 2025, roughly 3% of global demand. Published Sun, Feb 1, 2026 · 11:27 PM [MOSCOW/LONDON] Opec+ agreed to keep its oil output unchanged for March at a meeting, the producer group said on Sunday (Feb 1), even after crude…
Read MoreSell America is the new trade on Wall Street
Published Sun, Feb 1, 2026 · 06:01 PM A NEW investment thesis has spread through global markets at the start of 2026, as trading strategies long built on the primacy of the United States now opt for a new approach: Sell America. The sentiment started to take hold in financial circles after the shock of…
Read MoreWhy Chinese companies are eyeing SGX again
According to statistics, there are still around 100 Chinese companies listed on SGX today CONNECTIVITY between the capital markets of Singapore and China has continued to deepen, with cooperation strengthening and interest among Chinese companies in secondary listings in Singapore gradually rising. Market participants noted that Chinese businesses now have clearer listing objectives and are…
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