Having the mindset to pioneer the web industry - Interview with Shinya Yamamoto just before "Web Industry Evolution #08"
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2025 8:36 am
On Thursday, July 29th, Mynavi Creator will be holding the online seminar Web Industry Evolution Practical Course #08, "Become an engineer who is resilient to change! Agile career advancement."
The eighth installment of the "Web Industry Evolution Practical Course" is aimed at front-end engineers in the web industry who are worried about their future career direction. We will welcome Shinya Yamamoto, who started his career as a web director at a publishing company and continues to be involved in front-end development as a playing manager after starting his own company, as a guest to talk about his career transition and current working style.
In this interview just before the event, we asked Yamamoto about industry email list his career so far and what is required of engineers in the web industry.
Profile Introduction
Shinya Yamamoto,
CEO, ShareDan Inc.
Born in Sanmu City, Chiba Prefecture in May 1984. After graduating from the Faculty of Letters at Meiji University, he worked as a web director at Hoken Co., Ltd. While in charge of managing over 100 websites, he worked on website construction and business improvement, and became a freelancer in 2015. He then self-taught himself in front-end and back-end technology, and in August 2017 became CEO of ShareDan Co. , Ltd. As a web director and front-end engineer, he is active in a wide range of areas, including building web applications for major automobile manufacturers and analyzing websites for major mobile carriers, utilizing his experience in planning, construction, and operation of his own services while also managing his own company. In 2020, he launched the " Web Creators Guild " and is currently working as the head of SaaS product development for a major venture while also nurturing creators.
At the age of 30, he left his company and self-taught for six months.
- First, please tell us about your career history.
Yamamoto: I started my career as a web director at a publishing company I joined as a new graduate. The company was a specialized publishing company dealing with the social security field, and in addition to publishing, it also provided content for health insurance associations to post on their websites and supervised legal matters.
Although I originally joined the company hoping to become an editor, I had experience in managing websites during my time as a student, so I had no reservations about taking on the role of web director. I was able to experience the entire process of website construction, including negotiating with clients, placing orders with engineers and designers, and managing progress and budgets.
I stayed there for six and a half years, and when I turned 30, I decided I wanted to create my own service, so I left the company and went independent.
What kind of service were you trying to create?
The eighth installment of the "Web Industry Evolution Practical Course" is aimed at front-end engineers in the web industry who are worried about their future career direction. We will welcome Shinya Yamamoto, who started his career as a web director at a publishing company and continues to be involved in front-end development as a playing manager after starting his own company, as a guest to talk about his career transition and current working style.
In this interview just before the event, we asked Yamamoto about industry email list his career so far and what is required of engineers in the web industry.
Profile Introduction
Shinya Yamamoto,
CEO, ShareDan Inc.
Born in Sanmu City, Chiba Prefecture in May 1984. After graduating from the Faculty of Letters at Meiji University, he worked as a web director at Hoken Co., Ltd. While in charge of managing over 100 websites, he worked on website construction and business improvement, and became a freelancer in 2015. He then self-taught himself in front-end and back-end technology, and in August 2017 became CEO of ShareDan Co. , Ltd. As a web director and front-end engineer, he is active in a wide range of areas, including building web applications for major automobile manufacturers and analyzing websites for major mobile carriers, utilizing his experience in planning, construction, and operation of his own services while also managing his own company. In 2020, he launched the " Web Creators Guild " and is currently working as the head of SaaS product development for a major venture while also nurturing creators.
At the age of 30, he left his company and self-taught for six months.
- First, please tell us about your career history.
Yamamoto: I started my career as a web director at a publishing company I joined as a new graduate. The company was a specialized publishing company dealing with the social security field, and in addition to publishing, it also provided content for health insurance associations to post on their websites and supervised legal matters.
Although I originally joined the company hoping to become an editor, I had experience in managing websites during my time as a student, so I had no reservations about taking on the role of web director. I was able to experience the entire process of website construction, including negotiating with clients, placing orders with engineers and designers, and managing progress and budgets.
I stayed there for six and a half years, and when I turned 30, I decided I wanted to create my own service, so I left the company and went independent.
What kind of service were you trying to create?