This Japanese startup lets you earn money by selling your old school notes

It is very similar to how Amazon recommends products, reports Tech in Asia

I spoke with Go Arai, CEO of Arcterus, a startup that is trying to help students learn more effectively. It is a platform that allows students to share their study notebooks with other students and then profit from it. 

How does your platform match students with notebooks? 

“The basic approach is that [we take into account] the background of the students and what kind of notebooks they have and what kind of textbook they use at school.

“[It’s] very similar to how Amazon recommends products. Someone who bought the product also bought this product.”

How are you appealing to users? 

“We directly communicate to our