Takafumi Horie CNN Interview
12/07/2005 @ 6:00 pm
Lorraine Hahn, host of CNN’s Talk Asia program, recently flew to Tokyo to interview Japan’s flamboyant entrepreneur and the founder of Internet powerhouse Livedoor — Takafumi Horie.
Born in 1972, Horie founded a small Internet startup called “Living on the Edge” when he was just 23. He dropped out of Tokyo University to concentrate on his business, and in a few short years turned it into a multi-billion dollar enterprise. Renamed Live Door, the company’s Internet business now encompasses networking, consulting, e-commerce, e-finance and software development.
Read the entire interview here.
Poor Mari….she’s my favorite. If I ever become a j-pop singer and part of the...
Shes definitely at the top of my hot list.
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I liked this part:
LH – Many people respect you for what you have achieved in your life. What advice would you give to the youth of today?
TH – Probably the most important thing I would advise is to take action. Don’t be passive! Don’t drag your feet! Transfer the things you are thinking about in your head into real action! You may be thinking a lot in your head, but remember, nothing moves forward with just thoughts. When you think of something, instantly move and act on it. You might fail, but that’s ok! It’s really ok!
LH – Take a chance, yes?
TH – Yeah.
December 7th, 2005 at 6:03 pmFlamboyant? Since when did “not wearing a tie” translate to flamboyant?
December 8th, 2005 at 8:07 amMan, I’m getting tired of seeing this guy on Fuji TV ^_^ He’s on all the game shows.
December 8th, 2005 at 3:28 pmUPDATE: Former Livedoor Co. President Takafumi Horie has said he will not return to the management of the Internet and financial services firm he founded, sources said Friday.
“I won’t get involved in the management of Livedoor,” Horie was quoted as saying.
Horie, 33, who faces trial for accounting fraud and securities law violations, was freed Thursday from the Tokyo Detention House, a day after paying a 300 million yen bail and after more than three months in jail.
He said he reflected on his life while in detention and will concentrate on preparing for his trial, sources said.
The sources said Horie spoke with great emotion about his life and they quoted him as saying after his release, “I might have been living life too fast.”
Returning to his luxury condominium in Tokyo’s Roppongi Hills from a three-tatami-mat cell in the detention center, the Livedoor founder commented, “It’s big,” according to the sources.
He was welcomed home in the hall outside his apartment by several residents. Once inside, Horie and his lawyers partied until 2 a.m. Friday, celebrating his release, the sources said. Horie, looking relieved, drank a couple of cans of beer and ate some sushi.
The information technology tycoon paid his 300 million yen bail by check as soon as bail was granted Wednesday, but prosecutors appealed the decision to let him out, and thus his freedom was put on hold.
The Tokyo District Court rejected the appeal Thursday and let him to walk free for the first time since Jan. 23.
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[I wonder if CNN's Lorraine Hahn will interview him again, now, after this long stay in jail and everything.]
May 5th, 2006 at 2:45 pm