Automating boring tasks made these three startup founders rich

Doing "boring business" is paying off for several Japanese startups, pushing their founders in the league of the ultra-wealthy. — AP

Japan’s hot startup stocks have two things in common: they do business in areas that could be described as mundane, and they’ve pushed their founders in the league of the ultra-wealthy.

Take AI inside Inc., which helps turn handwritten documents into electronic files. Or Freee K.K., a provider of cloud-based accounting. Or Rakus Co., whose goal is to help small and medium enterprises with their bookkeeping and emailing services.