Finding a $100 billion problem to solve – with Kei Kubo of WePay.jp

Nov 23, 2012 News 0 comments

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Instagram’s Kevin Systrom famously said:

Finding the right problem to solve is the hardest part

So how do you do it? Sometimes it takes a big pivot.

In 2010, Kei Kubo raised money from investors to found a hosting company in San Francisco. But coming home to Japan, the archaic nature of Japan’s online payment market was a blindingly obvious opportunity.

He seized it and built WePay.JP. Here, Kei talks with JFDI.Asia’s ambassador Ray Wu … Mashable has more.