97: Edward Senju on the future of paper invoices

Edward Senju [https://www.linkedin.com/in/hiroshisenju/] is the Regional Chief Executive Officer at Sansan [https://www.sansan.com/] Inc. Sansan provides an ever-expanding suite of software tools that serve as business infrastructure and drive digital transformation. Its two mainstay B2B products are the namesake "Sansan", a cloud-based contact management tool for corporations and a cloud-based invoice management tool, "Bill One." Sansan also offers "Eight", a personal business networking application centred on contacts and career management, and a cloud-based contract management tool, "Contract One." Edward was instrumental in the growth and expansion of the company from Japan to other parts of Asia. --- This episode is brought to you by Basecamp. You're working on a team project via email. When more than a few people or files are added, things fall apart and become a mess. Someone misses a CC update. Another person adds many people to the thread, even though most don't belong. Not to mention the coworker who starts a new thread about the same thing. Someone would call a meeting to fix the mess and start a new version. Email is great for one-on-one communication but terrible for project management. Basecamp helps makes it easier to manage projects everyone can do: You start a project, post a description on the message board, and let everyone else catch up. Messages are posted on the bulletin board. Someone posts a quick question in the chat. When sharing a file, everyone can see the latest version in Basecamp. Communication works. Basecamp streamlines project collaboration. Basecamp reduces email and meetings. Start a free 30-day trial at basecamp.com/adriantan [http://basecamp.com/adriantan]. You can cancel online without a credit card. --- This episode is brought to you by Zencastr. During the pandemic, I considered restarting my podcast after five episodes in 2016. Zoom wasn't ideal for recording the podcast. Intermittent connection issues worsened the sound quality. Complicated tools are useless. Zencastr is web-based and not downloadable. Zencastr is browser-based, so anyone can use it.Zencastr saved me. It provides crystal clear sounds recorded locally before being pushed to the cloud. You won't have to worry about connection problems affecting audio quality. I want you to have easy podcasting and content experiences like mine. Get 30% off your first three months at zen.ai/adriantan [http://zen.ai/adriantan].