While other startups are building a better qubit, Yaqumo aims to become the Toyota of Quantum.
They don’t make the lasers or the chips, but integrate everything into one machine that actually works.
0:00 Intro / Founder University Tokyo
2:20 Guest intro: Kazu of Yakumo
3:20 What is a qubit?
8:34 Why quantum computers are so fragile
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13:36 Spinning IP out of the university lab
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28:01 Building the "Toyota of Quantum"
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31:25 AI for quantum, and quantum for AI
38:35 Harvest Now, Decrypt Later
41:41 Q&A: Yaqumo's business model
43:22 Q&A: Yaqumo's business model
@KNakashoji joins
@Jason at
@FounderUni Tokyo to explain why the real game is about assembly, not invention.
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