Former Japan Post Capital Representative Takashi Adachi Launches Interview Series "Adachi no Gokui" Discussing Startup Success and Failure

Creationline Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Tadahiro Yasuda; hereinafter "Creationline") is launching "Adachi no Gokui," a dialogue interview series targeting startups, in collaboration with Takashi Adachi, the company's advisor and Founder of ATTO & Co.

■ Background of the Series Launch

In the Japanese startup scene, significant challenges persist, including "lack of service planning and hypothesis validation know-how," "absence of appropriate technical consultation partners for implementation," and "shortage of technical resources."

To address these issues, our company promotes "COSTA (Engineering Fund)," which provides comprehensive support from service planning and validation to engineering, and invests with its execution capability. By welcoming Mr. Adachi, a professional investor who has supported numerous startups, as an advisor, we aim to integrate "the perspective unique to investment professionals" with "the realities of business creation and technical support" to present a more effective form of startup assistance.

■ What is the "Adachi no Gokui" Dialogue Project?

This project is a continuous interview series consisting of "Fixed-Point Observation Talks," where Takashi Adachi critically examines the current state of startups from his unique perspective, and "Three-Party Honest Dialogues" involving guest executives.

It will cover fundamental themes often not openly discussed, such as "SaaS is Dead," "How to Survive in the AI Era," and "The Truth of Exit Strategies," and will be distributed as video content.

【First Edition: Featuring Mr. Uchida, Representative of FLATBOYS】

The first installment features Mr. Uchida, Representative Director of FLATBOYS Inc., which provides an AI avatar-based automated part-time recruitment service (AI Part-time Interview), and is released in two parts: Part 1 and Part 2.

■ First Episode Public Videos

Part 1: https://youtu.be/zTWOpfyT-w0

Part 2: https://youtu.be/Tl6ZgXO9ST4

■ Project Overview

Project Name:
Adachi no Gokui ─ The Borderline Between Successful and Failing Startups

Concept:
A dialogue series where three parties—investment professionals, startups, and business creation/technical support—speak honestly.

Format:
Dialogue videos (Part 1 and Part 2) / Recorded distribution
*On-site event planned for September

Distribution Channel:
YouTube (Podcast, Voicy, etc., audio media expansion planned later)

■ Speaker Profiles

▶ Takashi Adachi
ATTO & Co. Founder / COSTA Advisor
Former President and Representative Director of Japan Post Capital Co., Ltd. He has a track record of CVC (Corporate Venture Capital), new business development, and startup M&A in Silicon Valley. As a rare individual with a deep understanding of both investment and technology, he plays a leading role in domestic startup support. As an advisor to Creationline, he is strengthening business development and investment schemes within COSTA.

▶ Tadahiro Yasuda / Representative Director, Creationline Inc.
Leads "COSTA (Engineering Fund)," which provides enterprise-quality development teams in exchange for equity. Working towards co-creation with startups under the vision of "transforming the multi-layered subcontracting structure and making the co-creation model a standard in Japan."

■ Comments

Takashi Adachi (COSTA Advisor)
"The concept of an engineering fund advocated by Creationline is a truly groundbreaking model for Japanese startups facing challenges with engineer shortages and development funding. Through 'Adachi no Gokui,' we aim to explore the essential path to success together by delivering the perspectives of a VC and the real voices of startup executives actively driving their businesses. Leveraging my experience in CVC, business development, and as an engineer, I will accompany more startups to realize their visions as quickly as possible."

Tadahiro Yasuda / Representative Director, Creationline Inc.
"We launched COSTA with a strong desire to utilize our accumulated technical capabilities and experience for startups that create the future. Through 'Adachi no Gokui,' by combining Mr. Adachi's perspective with our technical support, we hope to create a platform that delivers truly useful information to startup executives."

■ About COSTA

COSTA (Co-Creation Startup) is an engineering fund provided by Creationline Inc. It offers AI-driven development know-how and high-quality development teams to startups in exchange for equity. Traditionally, startups faced a dilemma: either form a high-cost in-house team or outsource with unstable quality.