{"rewrite":{"id":"r_2d0d9e0f94c9ea837f03692e","clusterId":"c_cdf180b4e90292581808730e","slug":"three-female-entrepreneurs-discuss-foundational-experiences-at-ivs-2026","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Three Female Entrepreneurs Discuss Foundational Experiences at IVS 2026","summary":"At the startup festival IVS 2026, a panel of three female entrepreneurs discussed whether foundational experiences are an asset or a bias in business. Moderated by Takanori Oshiba of East Ventures, the panelists-Fumiko Inada, Mayu Konno, and Sekiko Suzuki-explored how to avoid narrowly defining foundational experiences, sometimes even hiding them, and connecting them to the market.","whyItMatters":"The panel challenged the common assumption that female entrepreneurs are driven by personal pain, arguing that foundational experiences can be acquired later in life or borrowed from others, and that treating them as a narrow origin story can limit a business's perspective.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe session, part of the startup festival IVS 2026, was moderated by Takanori Oshiba of East Ventures, a venture capital firm where about half of portfolio companies are founded by women. Oshiba argued that foundational experiences are often too narrowly defined as past hardship or personal pain. He said they can also include facts encountered as an adult or the challenges of someone close, and that everyone has them.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePanelist Sekiko Suzuki of NEWSTA said for her second startup she first decided on a theme-solving a difficult problem that would take at least 10 years-and then layered her own issues onto it. Mayu Konno of Reelu described a foundational experience that was not her own: a talented friend whose resume was rejected due to a dropout history, which led Konno to imagine a video-based job platform. Fumiko Inada of Bee-Informatica noted that many women start businesses from issues tied to daily life or passions, while a male entrepreneur she knew chose his theme based on profitability and scalability.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"At IVS 2026, three female entrepreneurs discussed whether foundational experiences are an asset or a bias. The panel argued they can be acquired later in life or borrowed from others, and that narrowing them to personal pain limits perspective.","twitterPost":"At IVS 2026, three female entrepreneurs discussed whether foundational experiences are an asset or a bias. The panel argued they can be acquired later in life or borrowed from others, and that narrowing them to personal pain limits perspective.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"At the startup festival IVS 2026, a panel of three female entrepreneurs discussed the role of foundational experiences in business. Moderator Takanori Oshiba argued that such experiences are often too narrowly defined as personal pain, while panelists shared stories of starting from a chosen theme or a friend's struggle. The discussion explored how to connect foundational experiences to the market without letting them become a bias.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/991/G999104/20260708001/\",\"title\":\"Is a Foundational Experience an Asset or a Bias? Three Female Entrepreneurs Discuss How to Deal with Foundational Experiences in Business [IVS 2026]\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4224,"outputTokens":677,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1783481795,"createdAt":"2026-07-08T03:25:10.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-08T03:28:32.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-08T03:25:10.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_cdf180b4e90292581808730e","canonicalTitle":"原体験は資産か，バイアスか。女性起業家3名が語る，事業に「乗せる」原体験との付き合い方［IVS 2026］","representativeArticleId":"a_12f9bbc4aad1135a15898a8b","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-08T02:30:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-08T02:30:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-08T03:28:32.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/991/G999104/20260708001/","title":"原体験は資産か，バイアスか。女性起業家3名が語る，事業に「乗せる」原体験との付き合い方［IVS 2026］"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}