Five years ago, Yusuke Umeda was in search of a media industry business model strong enough to survive a difficult time in journalism.
Now the co-CEO and co-founder of Uzabase Inc. is trying to take the global lead in the industry with NewsPicks, a business news platform he created with a subscription-based model inspired by traditional newspapers.
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