Today we had the opportunity to meet with Yan Fan, the CTO of Code Chrysalis and a Dartmouth '12! She came to KUIS all the way from Shinjuku to speak with us about entrepreneurship in Japan. Yan shared with us her experiences after Dartmouth, from finance to coding, and how she ended up starting Code Chrysalis, a coding bootcamp in Japan. Code Chrysalis was established only a year ago, but the company was already featured in The Japan Times and Reuters. Yan emphasized the importance of resourcefulness and leadership in entrepreneurship. Nate Neumann, a Dartmouth '20, is currently interning there.
We also had Q+A, where Yan gave recommendations of what to do in Tokyo, answered questions about her experience in Japan, and more. Afterwards we all took a picture! Some of us even added her on Facebook or gave her a business card.
We look forward to seeing her in the future and at least one more time at an alumni reunion in Japan before the LSA+ ends.
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On a slightly different note, Nihonmatsu is tomorrow, and the weather predicts rain. However, my host mother gave me a teru teru bozu, so that means it will be sunny this weekend! ....right?
