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 pleased to announce the launch of "Adachi no Gokui," an interview series for startups, in collaboration with its advisor and ATTO & Co. Founder, Takashi Adachi.

Background of the Series Launch

The Japanese startup scene continues to face significant challenges such as "lack of service planning and hypothesis testing know-how," "absence of appropriate technical consultation for implementation," and "shortage of technical resources."

To address these challenges, our company promotes "COSTA (Engineering Fund)," which comprehensively supports startups from service planning and verification to engineering, and invests with its execution capabilities. By welcoming Mr. Adachi, who has supported numerous startups as an investment professional, as an advisor, we aim to present a more effective form of startup support by integrating "the perspective unique to an investment professional" with "the front lines of business creation and technical support."

What is the Interview Project "Adachi no Gokui"?

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 Discussions" involving guest executives.

It will cover essential topics not usually discussed openly, 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 Installment: 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 hiring service (AI part-time interview), and is released in two parts: a first part and a second part.

First Installment Public Videos

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

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

Project Overview

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

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

Format: Interview videos (Part 1 and Part 2) / Recorded distribution

*On-site event scheduled for September

Distribution Channel: YouTube (Podcast, Voicy, and other audio media expansion planned later)

Speaker Profiles

▶ Takashi Adachi

ATTO & Co. Founder / COSTA Advisor

Former Representative Director and President of Japan Post Capital Co., Ltd. He has held various positions in CVC and new business development in Silicon Valley and startup M&A. As a rare individual with deep understanding of both investment and technology, he is active on the front lines of domestic startup support. As an advisor to Creationline, he is strengthening business development and investment schemes for COSTA.

▶ Tadahiro Yasuda / Representative Director, Creationline Inc.

He leads "COSTA (Engineering Fund)," which provides enterprise-quality development teams in exchange for equity. Under the vision of "transforming the multi-layered subcontracting structure and making the co-creation model a standard in Japan," he is engaged in co-creation with startups.

Comments

Takashi Adachi (COSTA Advisor)

I feel that the concept of the engineering fund advocated by Creationline is a groundbreaking model for Japanese startups facing challenges in engineer shortages and development funding. In "Adachi no Gokui," I hope to explore the essential path to success together by delivering the perspective of a VC and the raw voices of startup executives who are actually running businesses. Leveraging my own experience in CVC, business development, and as an engineer, I will accompany as many startups as possible 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 creating the future. In "Adachi no Gokui," we aim to create a platform that delivers truly useful information to startup executives by combining Mr. Adachi's perspective with our technical support.

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 have had a binary choice between forming expensive in-house teams or outsourcing with unstable quality.