Hiro Ishikawa

President at Takeoff Point
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(386) 825-5501
Location
San Francisco Bay Area
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Japanese Native or bilingual proficiency
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Credentials

  • Higher Education Teaching Certificate
    Harvard University Graduate School of Education
    Jun, 2020
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

  • Takeoff Point
    • United States
    • Advertising Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • President
      • Sep 2015 - Present

      Takeoff Point is a strategic consulting team skilled in product marketing strategy for new-to-market products at startups and corporations. TOP uses actionable data to help businesses navigate nascent business challenges such as product-market fit, business models, value propositions, and marketing channels to accelerate time to market. Takeoff Point is a strategic consulting team skilled in product marketing strategy for new-to-market products at startups and corporations. TOP uses actionable data to help businesses navigate nascent business challenges such as product-market fit, business models, value propositions, and marketing channels to accelerate time to market.

  • Osaka University
    • Research
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Adjunct Lecturer
      • Apr 2019 - Present

      Adjunct Lecturer of Center for Education in Liberal Arts and Sciences, Osaka University Adjunct Lecturer of Center for Education in Liberal Arts and Sciences, Osaka University

  • Women's Startup Lab
    • United States
    • Think Tanks
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Advisor
      • Jul 2018 - Present

      Women’s Startup Lab is a founder accelerator program for female founders and their teams. WSLab’s collaboratory of women entrepreneurs empowers founders to be strong leaders, create impactful startups and to influence and shape the world through their startups, innovation and community collaboration. Women’s Startup Lab is a founder accelerator program for female founders and their teams. WSLab’s collaboratory of women entrepreneurs empowers founders to be strong leaders, create impactful startups and to influence and shape the world through their startups, innovation and community collaboration.

  • Sony Corporation
    • Bangladesh
    • Import & Export
    • Assistant to the CFO, Corporate Strategy Manager - Corporate Planning & Control Dept./CFO Office
      • Apr 2013 - Sep 2015

      •Provided strategic guidance, market research and competitive analysis to support CFO's decision-making and strategy implementations•Prepared speeches and Q&A of the CFO for various events•Executed various corporate development and M&A activities of Sony and group companies•Contributed to the corporate restructuring task force, orgnized under Sony's new management team CEO/CFO

    • Business Development Manager - Business Planning and Strategy Div., VAIO & Mobile Business Group
      • Jul 2011 - Mar 2013

      •Managed and executed marketing and business strategies for Sony's tablet device business•Executed the business transfer of the tablet device business from Sony Corporation to Sony Mobile Communications Inc.

    • Assistant to the CEO, Strategic Planning Manager - CEO Office
      • Jul 2009 - Jul 2011

      •Provided assistance to the CEO in various aspects of company management•Provided strategic guidance, market research and competitive analysis to support CEO's decision-making and strategy implementations•Prepared speeches and Q&As of the CEO for various events

  • Sony Australia Ltd.
    • Marketing Manager - Consumer AV-IT Marketing, Sony Australia
      • Dec 2005 - Feb 2008

      •Administered sales & marketing groups of Sony's IT and Audio businesses in Australia•Reconstructed the VAIO (Notebook PC) business in Australia, achieving #1 market share in high-end notebook PC market•Achieved sales and profit growth in all product category of IT and Audio businesses

    • Area Marketing Specialist - VAIO Business Group
      • Dec 2003 - Dec 2005

      •Managed business strategy planning of VAIO (Notebook PC) business in Eastern Asian countries (Korea, Taiwan, China, and Thailand) •Built the foundation of Notebook PC business in Eastern Asia regions through solidifying product lineup, pricing, and retail strategies.

  • J.P. Morgan
    • United States
    • Financial Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Investment Banking Analyst
      • Apr 2001 - Dec 2003

      •Executed various cross-border M&A transactions, capital structuring/raisings, and credit rating advisories,•Conducted client coverage role in Financial Sponsors Group (FGS) and Telecom Media Technology Group (TMT), working closely with private equity firms and electronics manufacturers •Performed extensive financial and valuation analyses by building financial models

    • Corporate Investment Banking Division (Chase Manhattan-Tokyo)
      • Jun 2000 - Mar 2001

      •Performed financial valuation, documentation, and due diligence for various transactions

Education

  • Harvard Business School
    Certificate in Disruptive Strategy with Clayton Christensen
    2019 - 2019
  • University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business
    Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) with Distinction, Strategy & Marketing
    2008 - 2009
  • Keio University
    Bachelor's degree, Economics, Development Economics and International Development
    1997 - 2001
  • Stanford Continuing Studies
    Postgraduate Coursework, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
    2019 - 2019

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