Yuma Sasaki

E-mobility in Africa

[Yuma Sasaki @yuma_dodai]

Hot take: AI isn’t making internal tech teams less necessary. It’s making them smaller and more senior.

If your CTO/tech lead isn’t asking “what’s our actual moat vs. what’s commodity execution,” you’re overbuilding headcount.

What’s your team size vs. 2 years ago?

[Yuma Sasaki @yuma_dodai]

By 2050, do you think sovereign telecom networks (@orange @docomo @TMobile @Verizon @official_kddi) will disappear and be replaced by global space-based telecoms (e.g. @Starlink)

Yes
No

[Yuma Sasaki @yuma_dodai]

@JimmyB37000 C’est pourquoi j’ai poste ca

[Yuma Sasaki @yuma_dodai]

En vivant en Côte d’Ivoire, j’ai été frappé par la fréquence des débats autour du FCFA.

Une question simple :

Un pays peut-il être pleinement souverain sans souveraineté monétaire ?

Qu’en pensez-vous ?

https://t.co/PzWlWEFGeo

[Yuma Sasaki @yuma_dodai]

@NicolasVia81971 C’est possible.

Je ne prétends pas avoir la réponse. N’étant ni Français ni originaire d’un pays utilisant le FCFA, je cherche surtout à comprendre pourquoi le sujet suscite autant de débats en Côte d’Ivoire et ailleurs.

[Yuma Sasaki @yuma_dodai]

Everyone talks about Masayoshi Son's investments.

Not enough people talk about his network.

Over decades, he built relationships with leaders across:

🇫🇷 @EmmanuelMacron
🇮🇳 @narendramodi
🇺🇸 @realDonaldTrump
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
🇰🇷 South Korea
🇷🇺 Russia

Different ideologies.
Different cultures.
Different interests.

Yet all took his call.

While many focus on capital, Son understood that trust is the ultimate form of leverage.

What's the biggest lesson founders can learn from him?

[Yuma Sasaki @yuma_dodai]

@SoftBank Masa may be one of the greatest relationship builders of our generation.

Over decades, he built relationships with leaders across:

🇫🇷 @EmmanuelMacron
🇮🇳 @narendramodi
🇺🇸 @realDonaldTrump
🇸🇦 Mohamed bin Salman
🇰🇷 Lee Jae-myung
🇷🇺 Vladimir Putin

Different ideologies.
Different cultures.
Different interests.

Yet all took his call.

While many focus on capital, Son understood that trust is the ultimate form of leverage.

What's the biggest lesson founders can learn from him?

[Yuma Sasaki @yuma_dodai]

@boxingisdumb Very true. Continue to keep slipping or coming back. Let’s see

[Yuma Sasaki @yuma_dodai]

Honda just posted its first annual loss in 70 years: -$2.7B.

Even one of Japan’s most disciplined manufacturers couldn’t escape the brutal EV transition.

[Yuma Sasaki @yuma_dodai]

@Samuel_Culper33 @Honda Very fair point. They will die if they can’t fix their strategy since they failed their first try on EV

[Yuma Sasaki @yuma_dodai]

@Ryanmariebach78 Very fair. Brands who can’t deliver great products should die as company despite its great past

[Yuma Sasaki @yuma_dodai]

@xiaopenghexpeng Want you to come to #ethiopia as well. 130M people and only country that fully banned the import of fuel vehicles @xiaopenghexpeng

[Yuma Sasaki @yuma_dodai]

@adcock_brett @sourceryy What’s the advantage over Chinese competitors ?

[Yuma Sasaki @yuma_dodai]

@xiaopenghexpeng Does it work in messy capitals of underdeveloped countries ?

[Yuma Sasaki @yuma_dodai]

@typesfast @ycombinator @TryLance You mean 10 secs ? I don’t know the hotel that takes more than 5 mins for check-in in 2026 🧐🧐🧐

[Yuma Sasaki @yuma_dodai]

@NIOGlobal Will it come to Africa as well ? The continent is waiting for @NIOGlobal

[Yuma Sasaki @yuma_dodai]

@OpenAI $850B cap table is… interesting.

@Microsoft ~27%
Foundation ~26%
Employees ~19%
@SoftBank ~12%
@NVIDIA + @Amazon also in

This isn’t just an AI company anymore.
It’s a carefully balanced power structure.

@sama