Konosuke Matsushita was a visionary entrepreneur. He started working very young as a teenager, and he eventually created Panasonic to become a truly global company.
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When I was a young guy, when I first started with G.E., Jack Welch sent us all to Japan because in those days Japan was gonna crush us. And we learned a lot about Japan when we were there. But over the subsequent 30 years, the Japanese companies all fell behind. And the reason why they fell behind is because they didn't globalize.
I think Kurosawa was one of the first storytelling geniuses who began to change the narrative structure of films.
My father was an engineer working for a textile company that had several factories scattered in rural towns in the southern part of Japan.
I was by Ariel Sharon's side on the day it was decided to form Kadima. It was founded in aim to create a government of hope and responsibility.
For many years, my favorite director has been the Japanese giant Akira Kurosawa.
My dream was to work for one of the big electronics companies like Sony or Panasonic.
Contessa, a.k.a. Baboushka, was a leader in the Russian mafia. Hardnosed, ruthless... very much her own woman. She's a martial artist, marksman, and good with guns and gadgets as any good pulp spy should be. She's supported by her constant companion Gyorgy Gyorgyov, an old friend of her family who was, in fact, her KGB handler and inventor.
I was in Japan, and my assistant director had worked with Kurosawa. I used quite of number of Kurosawa's crew.
Niklas Zennstroem has a thorough background as a successful entrepreneur with extensive expertise in areas such as IT and online.