Yusuke — Founder/CEO of Frost (San Francisco); hires from Frog network
US-based founder (second company Frost); limited traditional Japan employment—early US entrepreneurship after CyberAgent intern and Seattle study abroad.
起業家/CEO · San Francisco · Frost
Profile
Yusuke is CEO of Frost (cool-delivery analytics startup) in San Francisco. Second company after earlier Pod Room. Frog is an investor; multiple Frog members joined (e.g. CTO Yuya, sales/design/data contributors named in the interview).
Current role
CEO of Frost; built co-founder partnership with Yuya (CTO) after flying to meet in Vancouver. Uses Frog as a referred talent pool (skills + character references) in the same timezone as SF.
Japan experience
Not a long Japan IC employment story. University-era CyberAgent new-grad intern track with an offer he declined; high-school aspiration to entrepreneurship; Seattle study abroad convinced him to start in the US rather than “work 2–3 years in Tokyo first.” Article does not present multi-year Japan corporate tenure figures.
Path to Canada / North America
Moved into US entrepreneurship early (Pod Room capsule-hotel concept first; learned lobbying/strategy gaps). For Frost, prioritized finding an experienced partner before the idea—met Yuya via network and in-person Vancouver visit from New York.
Outcome
Operating Frost in SF with Frog hiring/investment linkage; positions Frog as background-checked talent pool for startups needing proactive builders in Pacific time.
Based on Frog’s Japanese-language interview. English summary for scanning (partners / employers). Original interview (Japanese)
Include for employer/startup audience; Japan tenure section intentionally thin per article.