Editor and contributing co-author for Business Model Generation
Portland, Oregon Area
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- Editor and contributing co-author at Business Model Generation
- Co-founder at Ideogram
- Business School Faculty at Portland State University
- Senior Advisor (non-resident) at SunBridge Venture Habitat
- Past
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- Strategy Director, Japan at Ion Global
- Founder at TKAI, Inc.
- Grade 41 Planning Specialist at Kodak
- Education
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- Hitotsubashi University
- Portland Community College
- University of Hawaii at Manoa
- Portland State University
- Shibusawa Eiichi Kokusai Gakuen
- University of Washington
- Stanford University
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Tim Clark’s Summary
Well, I’ve finally given up writing about myself in the third person — congratulate me on a big step forward.
I’m a husband, father, entrepreneur, teacher, writer, investor, and translator. I’ve been the founder, cofounder, or seed investor in several companies, including Ideogram and TKAI, which had a successful exit in 2000, and I serve as a limited partner in the Oregon Sustainability Fund and several other Northwest private equity partnerships.
On the writing side of things, my articles and editorials have appeared in the New York Times, Asiaweek, and a number of other publications. My books include Business Model Generation, The Prosperous Peasant, The Swordless Samurai, and Saying Yes to Japan: How Outsiders are Reviving a Trillion Dollar Services Market (co-authored by Carl Kay). Saying Yes was published in Japanese by Nikkei in July 2006, a real honor, believe you me. Previously I authored the monthly Japan Entrepreneur Report and Japan Internet Report.
Today I’m finishing up a doctoral thesis on international business model portability through Hitotsubashi University, where my advisers are Michael Korver, Tish Robinson, and Yoshi Fujikawa. I also teach graduate-level entrepreneurship courses at Portland State University (PSU), where I love my students and try to help them balance fortune and fulfillment.
In my spare time I play the guitar, program tunes on the computer, serve on PSU’s Center for Japanese Studies advisory board, and work on Soul Shelter, a blog co-authored by novelist M. Allen Cunningham.
Portland, Oregon is where I make my home with my wife, two children, and a Corgi named Pepper.
Tim Clark’s Specialties:
Teaching entrepreneurship, Japanese language and business, writing, translating, drinking coffee
Tim Clark’s Experience
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Editor and contributing co-author
Business Model Generation
(Publishing industry)
November 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)
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Co-founder
Ideogram
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)
September 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)
Ideogram designs and produces specialized communication tools, including books and branded materials, on behalf of customers in Japan and the United States.
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Business School Faculty
Portland State University
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
2005 — Present (4 years )
Conceived, designed, delivered entrepreneurship courses for the MBA and Master of International Management (MIM) programs.
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Senior Advisor (non-resident)
SunBridge Venture Habitat
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
October 2002 — Present (7 years 3 months)
Researching entrepreneurship in Japan (see JapanEntrepreneur.com) on behalf of Tokyo-based venture capital firm specializing in early-stage technology investments.
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Strategy Director, Japan
Ion Global
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)
March 2001 — July 2003 (2 years 5 months)
Led strategy group of a Tokyo-based, Hong Kong-headquartered Internet professional services consultancy. Conducted market research and developed online/offline marketing and sales strategies for multinational corporations such as General Motors and DFS.
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Founder
TKAI, Inc.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
August 1994 — February 2000 (5 years 7 months)
Founded and led TKAI, Inc., a consultancy that pioneered Web-based Japanese-language consumer research techniques and executed Japan, Taiwan, and Korea-focused online and offline research strategies for a diverse client base including Amazon.com, PeopleSoft, and United Media. Sold firm to a NASDAQ-listed buyer (later renamed Ion Global) in early 2000.
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Grade 41 Planning Specialist
Kodak
(Public Company; Writing and Editing industry)
1988 — 1990 (2 years )
Tim Clark’s Education
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Hitotsubashi University
DBA , International Entrepreneurship , 2007 — 2009
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Portland Community College
Telecommunications coursework 1997
Supplementary courses in telecommunications
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University of Hawaii at Manoa
MBA , 1997
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Portland State University
MBA coursework , 1996
Supplementary MBA courses
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Shibusawa Eiichi Kokusai Gakuen
Japanese language 1985 — 1986
Intensive live-in Japanese language study
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University of Washington
Japanese language 1983 — 1984
Intensive Japanese language study
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Stanford University
BA , 1978
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Tim Clark’s Groups:
Center for Japanese Studies Advisory Board, Portland State University
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