PSPINC CEO Kenichi Uchikura's Blog

🟥 Industries that were wiped out (or almost entirely wiped out):

 

1. Photo film & photo development
2. Video rental stores (Blockbuster, etc.)
3. Typewriter manufacturing
4. Manual telephone operators / switchboard operators
5. Printed maps & standalone GPS devices
6. Floppy disks & diskette manufacturing
7. Pagers (beepers)
8. Payphones & phone booths
9. Analog television broadcasting
10. Dedicated MP3 player market (e.g. iPod, Walkman MP3 players)
11. Personal fax machine market
12. Print encyclopedias (e.g. Encyclopedia Britannica books)
13. Dot matrix printers (for personal use)
14. Telegram/Telex services
15. Film projectors (consumer home market)

 

🟧 Industries being wiped out (in decline, severely disrupted):

 

1. Cable TV providers / satellite TV
2. Printed newspapers & magazines
3. CD/DVD/Blu-ray disc sales
4. Taxi industry (traditional taxi companies)
5. Retail department stores & shopping malls
6. Commercial office real estate
7. Hotel chains (certain segments, affected by Airbnb)
8. Auto dealerships (traditional sales model)
9. Travel agencies (walk-in / offline)
10. Traditional publishing (books, journals)
11. Bank branches & retail banking
12. Legal services (basic document prep)
13. Movie theaters (mainstream films)
14. Recruitment agencies (low-level placement)
15. Landline telephone services

 

🟨 Industries at risk of being wiped out next (in the next 5–10 years):

 

1. Traditional broadcast radio (vs. podcasts & streaming audio)
2. Personal check usage & check processing
3. Gas stations (long-term risk from EV adoption)
4. Physical wallet & cash usage (mobile payments, digital wallets)
5. Printing services (small business & personal print shops)
6. Call centers (replaced by AI chatbots & voice bots)
7. Physical point-of-sale terminals (shift to mobile/tablet-based POS)
8. Certain public transportation systems (affected by ride-sharing + micro-mobility)
9. Physical ticketing booths & paper tickets (entertainment, transportation)
10. Public libraries (for media borrowing — not for community services)
11. Low-end smartphone manufacturers (commoditization, market consolidation)
12. Standalone digital cameras (replaced by smartphones, except for pro cameras)
13. Traditional photo ID cards (replaced by digital ID on phones)
14. Classroom-based corporate training (shift to online platforms & AI-driven learning)
15. Physical gift card industry (shift to digital gift cards)