中尾勇斗 Yuto Nakao
Born in San Jose, San Francisco
Graduated from Tokai University Sagami High School
Graduated from Tokai University, Department of Sport and Leisure Management, School of Physical Education
In high school, I was a member of the rugby team, so I went on to university to study sports in its many and varied aspects. However, to be honest, I was not sure what I was learning because of the "broad and shallow" nature of academics. So, I decided to study abroad to learn a language that would be useful in the future.
I attended a language school at Syracuse University in New York State for about six months starting in the summer of my sophomore year of college. Through interaction with students from China, Korea, Saudi Arabia, and many other countries, I realized how much I enjoyed communicating with people from different cultures. I then traveled as a backpacker from San Francisco, Boston, and New York to Canada and Ireland. After returning from my study abroad, I was able to speak English reasonably well, so I also started learning Spanish to try a new language. During my long vacations, I traveled to Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, New Zealand, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, India, and many other countries around the world. I am a big traveler.
バックパッキング通じて学ぶことは多かったと思います。
One is flexibility. Although things often do not go according to my plans, I have learned to accept the situation, think about the best way to deal with it, and act flexibly. In other countries, everything is not organized as it is in Japan, and things rarely go as planned or on time. Also, there are many interesting things in the local information that you can't find out through preliminary research. At such times, I tried to be flexible and go for the most interesting information instead of clinging to my own plans. I believe it was because of this flexibility that I was able to land at my current company.
The second is sociability and communication skills. Even though I traveled alone, I actually did not do much on my own. When traveling, backpackers from all over the world naturally gather at youth hostels where accommodation is inexpensive. All hostels have lounges and shared kitchens where you can socialize, and I would talk to people there and make plans like, "Let's go to OO today. After repeating this, I no longer felt any resistance to talking to people I had never met before. All conversations were in English, but I think it also helped me to improve my English language skills.
I was impressed by the beautiful nature I saw while climbing mountains and on my travels, and this sparked my desire to work in nature in the future. At the same time, I wanted to work in something related to nature where I could make use of my language skills, so I applied for a position with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in the field of environmental education in South America (Spanish), and was selected to be sent to Peru as a member of JICA's first environmental education corps in FY2020. My plan was to graduate from university in 2008 and go abroad with JICA in the summer of that year, but that plan fell through due to the spread of the corona epidemic in March of the same year.
There were many reasons, but the number one reason was that it sounded interesting. In June 2020, after realizing that Corona was not a one-time thing, I began an internship at an IT company. During my 10 months of work, I struggled with the amount of information and the difficulty of understanding the concepts, but at the same time I saw the possibilities and the fun in IT. In the summer of 2021, when I should have already been there for a year, I decided to move on rather than wait any longer. I came across Asilla on a job site and immediately jumped at the chance because I deeply empathized with the business, the potential of the company, and above all, the company's values.
There was no such thing.
During my job hunting period, I had only one application, JICA, but I had decided that if JICA did not work out and I had to work for a company, it would be a start-up or venture. Personally, I believe that in your 20s, it is not about "stability" or "earning money" but rather how much "experience" you can gain. I think that by honing your skills through unique experiences, they will eventually become your weapon and lead to things like "stability" and "earning. I believe that traveling abroad and working in venture companies with a lot of discretionary power from a young age is the best environment for gaining such "experience".
I think the big vision of a startup that opens up a new way to address social issues that have not yet been established as a business is also attractive. In the case of Asilla, it is to improve public safety using video analysis AI. If Asilla's business succeeds and expands, I believe that we can realize a world where crimes and accidents are prevented from happening in the first place.
The message from the representative at the end of the offer letter, "Let's realize the Guardian of the World," was numbing. LOL!
I am mainly engaged in solution sales in the sales team. I listen to the problems our clients are facing and think about how we can solve them with Asilla's technology. To be honest, it is not an easy job, but I think that is why it is so rewarding.
The good point, and the hard part, are both "the amount of discretionary power. I have only worked as an intern, but as soon as I joined the company, I was given more and more work without any regard. To be honest, I don't even know how to handle the work, but I think and act in my own way and ask others to correct me to get the job done. It would be a lie to say that I have not had hardships, but I believe that without hardships, there would be no growth, so I think this is the best place for me to grow.
I feel like my loyalty to the company is getting stronger by the day. I strongly feel that I want to grow here, and at the same time, I want to see this company make great strides with my own eyes. In order to achieve this, I am aware that I am a member of the organization, and I am determined to push forward every day. The other day, I received a notice from JICA that I would be recalled and dispatched again, but I have just announced my refusal and relinquished my status as a dispatched worker. I have decided that I am ready to work here.
I am not sure how many years it will be, but I would like to give JICA another try, which is what I originally wanted to do. I would also like to eventually work on environmental issues, and while AI can't solve everything, it is definitely a powerful tool in the fight against environmental problems. I believe that understanding the AI business here will help me in my future career.
I have been staying with an organic farmer in NZ for a while and learned about his recycling-oriented agriculture. Fruit peels from the kitchen, feces from livestock, and the carcasses of rabbits that had been exterminated as pests that were destroying the fields, are returned to the soil, which enriches the soil and produces a larger crop. In this way, things that humans have branded as "trash" can be returned to us if they are properly returned to the circulation system. If we can do this not only in agriculture, but in other businesses as well, I am sure that the world will become a better place
It is an environment that requires an independent person who always thinks and acts on his/her own. I myself am fast-paced, and I am desperately trying to keep up. However, I believe that in an environment where there is no workload, there is no growth. I am waiting for people who are willing to run as fast as they can for their own growth and for the betterment of the world. Let's realize "Guardian of the World" together.
Ichijo Tatsuki
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