"Not hiring, not just using" A third option. Membership-based matching platform "Migiude Direct" connecting presidents and external professional talent with zero intermediary fees, now accepting pre-registrations for beta release
NEXTSTAN Co., Ltd. has launched pre-registration for "Migiude Direct," a membership-based matching platform that directly connects presidents with external professional talent with zero intermediary fees. It offers a "third option" beyond full-time employment or consulting, with a full release planned for winter 2026.
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NEXTSTAN Co., Ltd. (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Akira Suzuki) has opened an introduction page and started accepting pre-registrations for the beta release of "Migiude Direct," a membership-based matching platform that directly connects presidents serious about moving their business forward with external professional talent who want to choose based on philosophy, with zero intermediary fees. The full release is scheduled for winter 2026.
[Introduction Page] https://migiudedirect.notion.site/33743b7926dc80be9ddfd848ba736e6a
[Pre-registration Form]
(For Companies)
https://migiudedirect.notion.site/80300f72df844d388b34c055d864acdd
(For Professional Talent)
https://migiudedirect.notion.site/e53c16263b354fe28ac37cd6c4fe6272
■ Not hiring, not just using. Directly connecting with people who run alongside you.
— A place where presidents serious about growing their business meet professionals who sweat in the field.
When presidents try to grow their business, they have long had only two options: hire full-time employees or rely on advisors/consultants. However, for seed- to Series A-stage startups, regional ventures, and countless small businesses nationwide, hiring CXO-class executives as full-time employees is too costly, and advisors who only offer a few suggestions a month cannot move the business forward.
"Migiude Direct" offers a third option, directly connecting presidents with "external right-hand persons" who work on a contract basis, are available during weekdays, create materials, and even attend sales meetings, filling the gap between these two traditional options.
It is neither a recruitment agency nor a job board. It is not a side-job matching service for company employees. We aim to create a highly dense community where only independent former CXOs/experienced entrepreneurs and presidents serious about moving their business forward gather.
■ Three features of the service
1. Zero introduction fees. Zero fees for talent, forever.
Introduction fees for professional talent are permanently zero. The entire compensation received is returned to the individual. Companies can also use the service at a low monthly cost of 2,000-3,000 yen (detailed fees to be announced upon confirmation). This design eliminates exploitation through intermediate margins.
2. Screening system. Gathering only "right-hand persons who sweat alongside you."
Only top-tier freelance professionals, such as experienced CXOs and entrepreneurs, can register. We conduct selections based on experience, achievements, and aspirations. We aim to create a platform where only "doers" and not "critics" gather.
3. Connecting based on philosophy and passion, not job descriptions.
Instead of impersonal job descriptions (JDs), we adopt a profile design that conveys the president's philosophy, passion for the business, and raw challenges. This realizes empathy-based matching, allowing selection based on "who you work with" rather than "what you do."
■ Background of service launch
Representative Suzuki has led businesses as COO of a healthcare startup and currently supports executives as an external COO for multiple companies. The potential of working as an "external right-hand person" to support executives with limited funds and time, combined with concerns about the "large intermediate margins," "impersonal matching," and "enclosed structures" in the existing human resources and consulting markets, became the origin of launching this service.
"I want to directly connect presidents who take risks and challenge themselves with professional talent who can genuinely run alongside them, in a place undistorted by anyone's interests." – This desire is the starting point for all design principles of Migiude Direct.
■ Future Roadmap
Timeline | Phase | What candidates can do
---|---|---
April 2026~ | Introduction page open, pre-registration starts | Register for announcements, share concepts as initial members
Around Summer 2026 | Beta release (invite/screening based) | Priority invitation to beta version for pre-registered users
Winter 2026 | Full release | All functions available
■ Benefits of pre-registration
Priority invitation to beta version: Invitations to the summer beta version will be sent sequentially to those who pre-registered.
Dialogue during the design phase: Opportunities to directly share service design and feature requests as founding members.
Special benefits for early registrants: Preferential rates and priority screening will be offered at the beta release (details to be announced upon confirmation).
■ New series "[New Business] Towards the Launch of 'Migiude Direct'" starts on note
A new magazine series detailing the thoughts and business perspectives behind the service, leading up to the beta release, started on April 8th.
[My thoughts] I want to support those who take risks and challenge themselves.
The reason I continue to share, even when my wife tells me, "How can you write about yourself like that?"
Three things I focus on to make presidents "truly" successful [The style of an external CXO]
[Introduction Page] https://migiudedirect.notion.site/33743b7926dc80be9ddfd848ba736e6a
[Pre-registration Form]
(For Companies)
https://migiudedirect.notion.site/80300f72df844d388b34c055d864acdd
(For Professional Talent)
https://migiudedirect.notion.site/e53c16263b354fe28ac37cd6c4fe6272
■ Not hiring, not just using. Directly connecting with people who run alongside you.
— A place where presidents serious about growing their business meet professionals who sweat in the field.
When presidents try to grow their business, they have long had only two options: hire full-time employees or rely on advisors/consultants. However, for seed- to Series A-stage startups, regional ventures, and countless small businesses nationwide, hiring CXO-class executives as full-time employees is too costly, and advisors who only offer a few suggestions a month cannot move the business forward.
"Migiude Direct" offers a third option, directly connecting presidents with "external right-hand persons" who work on a contract basis, are available during weekdays, create materials, and even attend sales meetings, filling the gap between these two traditional options.
It is neither a recruitment agency nor a job board. It is not a side-job matching service for company employees. We aim to create a highly dense community where only independent former CXOs/experienced entrepreneurs and presidents serious about moving their business forward gather.
■ Three features of the service
1. Zero introduction fees. Zero fees for talent, forever.
Introduction fees for professional talent are permanently zero. The entire compensation received is returned to the individual. Companies can also use the service at a low monthly cost of 2,000-3,000 yen (detailed fees to be announced upon confirmation). This design eliminates exploitation through intermediate margins.
2. Screening system. Gathering only "right-hand persons who sweat alongside you."
Only top-tier freelance professionals, such as experienced CXOs and entrepreneurs, can register. We conduct selections based on experience, achievements, and aspirations. We aim to create a platform where only "doers" and not "critics" gather.
3. Connecting based on philosophy and passion, not job descriptions.
Instead of impersonal job descriptions (JDs), we adopt a profile design that conveys the president's philosophy, passion for the business, and raw challenges. This realizes empathy-based matching, allowing selection based on "who you work with" rather than "what you do."
■ Background of service launch
Representative Suzuki has led businesses as COO of a healthcare startup and currently supports executives as an external COO for multiple companies. The potential of working as an "external right-hand person" to support executives with limited funds and time, combined with concerns about the "large intermediate margins," "impersonal matching," and "enclosed structures" in the existing human resources and consulting markets, became the origin of launching this service.
"I want to directly connect presidents who take risks and challenge themselves with professional talent who can genuinely run alongside them, in a place undistorted by anyone's interests." – This desire is the starting point for all design principles of Migiude Direct.
■ Future Roadmap
Timeline | Phase | What candidates can do
---|---|---
April 2026~ | Introduction page open, pre-registration starts | Register for announcements, share concepts as initial members
Around Summer 2026 | Beta release (invite/screening based) | Priority invitation to beta version for pre-registered users
Winter 2026 | Full release | All functions available
■ Benefits of pre-registration
Priority invitation to beta version: Invitations to the summer beta version will be sent sequentially to those who pre-registered.
Dialogue during the design phase: Opportunities to directly share service design and feature requests as founding members.
Special benefits for early registrants: Preferential rates and priority screening will be offered at the beta release (details to be announced upon confirmation).
■ New series "[New Business] Towards the Launch of 'Migiude Direct'" starts on note
A new magazine series detailing the thoughts and business perspectives behind the service, leading up to the beta release, started on April 8th.
[My thoughts] I want to support those who take risks and challenge themselves.
The reason I continue to share, even when my wife tells me, "How can you write about yourself like that?"
Three things I focus on to make presidents "truly" successful [The style of an external CXO]