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Join us for PART ONE of an exciting two-part interview with the founder of BlueBridge, a web company based in Tokyo. Kristopher Tate is an Engineer, Entrepreneur and Technologist who has more than 15 years working practice with the Web and Informatics.
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Kristopher Tate & Hiroshi Asaeda

Join us for PART ONE of an exciting two-part interview with the founder of BlueBridge, a web company based in Tokyo. Kristopher Tate is an Engineer, Entrepreneur and Technologist who has more than 15 years working practice with the Web and Informatics. Kristopher ignited the universal photo sharing revolution with Zooomr in 2006, garnishing the attention of several worldwide media outlets and book publishers. Today, Kristopher is pioneering the next wave of successful Web applications from Tokyo, Japan and with his company, BlueBridge k.k. Also the Chief Technologist, he discusses with Andrew, just how this company came about.

The Chief of Operations for BlueBridge, Hiroshi Asaeda, found a following after publishing three best-selling books on virtual worlds, next generation web businesses and social media. A graduate of Aoyama Gakuin University, Hiroshi has created multiple companies and today is working closely with Kristopher Tate at BlueBridge k.k. as BlueBridge's chief of operations.

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