Joi Ito

Joichi Ito (伊藤穰一 Itō Jōichi, born June 19, 1966), more commonly known as Joi Ito, is a Japanese-born, American-educated, activist, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist.

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June 19 - 1966 - Japanese - America - Activist - Entrepreneur - Venture capitalist

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Ito has received much recognition for his role as an entrepreneur focused on Internet and technology companies and has founded, among other companies, PSINet Japan, Digital Garage and Infoseek Japan. He maintains a blog, a wiki, an IRC channel and contributes to the Tokyo Metroblogging. Early on, Joi was involved in running a nightclub in Japan, bringing industrial music from Chicago (Wax Trax) and later the rave scene, including importing Anarchic Adjustment to Japan.

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Internet - PSINet - Digital Garage - Infoseek - Blog - Wiki - IRC - Metroblogging - Anarchic Adjustment

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