やらない理由を探すほうが難しくない？
"Isn’t it harder to look for an excuse not to do something?"
兼城 駿一郎
Shunichiro Kaneshiro
株式会社misosil 代表取締役社長
Managing Director, misosil Inc.
意外と戦えるかもしれない
"I might be able to put up a better fight than I thought"
ある研修に参加している際に、IT frogs（当時）へ参加してみないかと誘われたのがきっかけです。学生時代から起業したいと思い、ビジネスに興味を持っていたので、良いきっかけだなと思いました。また、一人でアプリを作ったり開発をすることはありましたが、チームで創り上げるという経験はあまりなく、誰かと共感を分かち合うことができずにもやもやしていたんです。だから、誘いを断る理由はありませんでした。
IT frogsでは、下は高校生から２７歳までのメンバーでチームをくむことができました。また、皆それぞれ違う価値観を持っていました。国際政治を学んでいる人がいればマーケティングを学んでる人もいるみたいな。だから僕も勉強になったし、逆に自分が持っている技術や知識を他のメンバーに共有したりして、異文化交流って感じでした（笑）。
バックグラウンドが異なる人達が集まって考えをだすという経験はすごく面白かったです。渡米するまで、シリコンバレーは自分には遠い存在だと思っていたんですが、実際に行ってみると、自分と変わらないような学生の2,3人で起業しているというケースがざらにいて、これなら自分でもできるんじゃないかと思いましたね。シリコンバレーに行って逆に自信がつきました。
『意外と戦えるかもしれない』という実感を持ちました。この体験をひとつのきっかけとして、ビジコンやプログラミングのイベントに参加するようになりました。ビジコンもプログラミングの大会も、日本で２位を獲得しました。
IT frogsの活動で最もインパクトがあったのは、シリコンバレー研修の最後あたりで、みんなが本気でぶつかり合って喧嘩になりかけたことです。俺はこうしたい！という主張をし合うガチの大事さ。本気で話し合える仲間って本当に貴重。良い仲間ができたなって思います。 現在は、株式会社リクルートホールディングスを退社して、仲間３人と一緒に株式会社misosilを起業しCEOを務めています。
While taking part in a training session one day, I was invited to join (what was at the time) IT frogs. I had always considered starting a business when I was a student, and was very interested in business, so I thought it would be a great opportunity. Also, I had developed apps by myself, but I had never worked as a team to make them, and I was starting worry a bit that I couldn’t properly empathize with others. So basically there was no reason for me to say no.
In IT frogs, I was part of a team ranging from high schoolers younger than me to participants up to 27 years old. Everyone had different values and opinions. There were people studying everything from international policy to marketing. So it was a good learning experience for me, and actually after sharing my tech knowledge with some other members, I got the feeling that it was like a cultural exchange (haha).
The experience of gathering a bunch of people with different backgrounds and brainstorming together was really interesting. Until I actually visited the U.S., I felt like Silicon Valley was a far off existence for me, but after actually going there, I found that other groups of about 2 or 3 students, just like me, starting their own companies was actually common place and thought that if they could do it, then I should be able to do it too.
I started to feel that I might be able to put up a better fight then I thought. With this experience as a springboard, I began to attend business conference and programming events. I even found two of them in Japan.
The thing that I felt most impacted by during IT frogs was when at the end of the trip to Silicon Valley everyone started debate with each other. That is why its important to honestly say “I want to do this!”. Having friends that you can speak honestly with is invaluable. I thought at that point that I had made some good friends. At present, I have left my job at Recruit Holdings Inc. and am now the CEO of misosil, a company that I started with my 3 friends.
ガチの大事さ
"The importance of honesty"
事業内容はウェブの解析ツールの開発・提供やマーケティングのコンサルティングです。東京にいると、東京って卑怯だなと思います。優秀な学生や人材がいて、お金が集まる。一方で地方にいるとそこに気づけないんです。シリコンバレーだけでなく、東京もスタートアップ熱がすごいのに。
東京だけでなく、沖縄や地方の学生にももっと勢いづいて欲しい。起業だけでなくても、研究でもなんでも周囲に流されずに全力でやれる人が誕生するのはとても良いと思います。frogsのような仕組みで地方が盛り上がると、日本全体でエコシステムが築けると思うんです。 沖縄に住む学生の方へ。『やらない理由を探す方が難しくない？』
While taking part in a training session one day, I was invited to join (what was at the time) IT frogs. I had always considered starting a business when I was a student, and was very interested in business, so I thought it would be a great opportunity. Also, I had developed apps by myself, but I had never worked as a team to make them, and I was starting worry a bit that I couldn’t properly empathize with others. So basically there was no reason for me to say no.
In IT frogs, I was part of a team ranging from high schoolers younger than me to participants up to 27 years old. Everyone had different values and opinions. There were people studying everything from international policy to marketing. So it was a good learning experience for me, and actually after sharing my tech knowledge with some other members, I got the feeling that it was like a cultural exchange (haha).
The experience of gathering a bunch of people with different backgrounds and brainstorming together was really interesting. Until I actually visited the U.S., I felt like Silicon Valley was a far off existence for me, but after actually going there, I found that other groups of about 2 or 3 students, just like me, starting their own companies was actually common place and thought that if they could do it, then I should be able to do it too.
I started to feel that I might be able to put up a better fight then I thought. With this experience as a springboard, I began to attend business conference and programming events. I even found two of them in Japan.
The thing that I felt most impacted by during IT frogs was when at the end of the trip to Silicon Valley everyone started debate with each other. That is why its important to honestly say “I want to do this!”. Having friends that you can speak honestly with is invaluable. I thought at that point that I had made some good friends. At present, I have left my job at Recruit Holdings Inc. and am now the CEO of misosil, a company that I started with my 3 friends.
