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Stripe
Irish-American payment technology company
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Videos Mentioning Stripe
How to Build Products Users Love with Kevin Hale (How to Start a Startup 2014: Lecture 7)
Y Combinator
Highlighted for its API documentation, which proactively includes users' API credentials to simplify the copy-paste process.
How to Get and Evaluate Startup Ideas | Startup School
Y Combinator
An example of an idea that was hard to get started (requiring bank deals and credit card infrastructure knowledge), illustrating 'schlep blindness'.
DOGE kills its first bill, Zuck vs OpenAI, Google's AI comeback
All-In Podcast
A financial infrastructure platform, mentioned as a great company that charges 3% for payments, which could be reduced with stablecoins.
E115: The AI Search Wars: Google vs. Microsoft, Nordstream report, State of the Union
All-In Podcast
A financial services and software as a service company, used as an example of a business that could be rapidly replicated and undercut by AI-powered lean teams.
E114: Markets update: whipsaw macro picture, big tech, startup mass extinction event, VC reckoning
All-In Podcast
Mentioned as a potential candidate for an IPO, though in a complicated moment.
Be Wary of Solving a Small, Rare Problem - Des Traynor of Intercom
Y Combinator
Mentioned multiple times as a successful company with strong product and marketing alignment, used as a benchmark and example for other startups.
E75: Fast shuts down, board culpability, Elon buys 9% of Twitter, deplatforming's evolution & more
All-In Podcast
Mentioned as the lead investor in Fast.com's Series B round and as a board member of Fast.com.
E103: Tech layoffs surge, big tech freezes hiring, optimizing for profits, election preview & more
All-In Podcast
Mentioned as a high-quality private company that conducted a 14% layoff.
The Most Important Decision is Getting Started – Laura Behrens Wu
Y Combinator
Mentioned as a company with modern technology, inspiring the idea of creating a 'Stripe for shipping'.
Where Do Great Startup Ideas Come From? – Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel
Y Combinator
A Y Combinator company presented as a case study for identifying and executing on startup ideas. It revolutionized online payment processing by focusing on developer experience and making it significantly easier than existing solutions.
Tyler Cowen on Rationality, COVID-19, Talismans, and Life on the Margins | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
A company co-founded by Patrick Collison.
E65: VC markup dynamics, Russia/US tensions over Ukraine, Altos Labs raises $3B, Stripe mafia & more
All-In Podcast
A major company from Y Combinator, accused by Bolt of monopolistic behavior and blocking competitors from top investors.
Communicate with Users, Build Something They Want - Ryan Hoover of Product Hunt
Y Combinator
A payment processing company mentioned alongside Typeform as a way for founders to collect money and validate their ideas.
Your Whole Goal Is to Not Quit - Courtland Allen of Indie Hackers
Y Combinator
The company that acquired Indie Hackers, with a mission to help more people start and succeed in business, aligning with Indie Hackers' goals.
Building a Startup is About Solving a Problem - Avni Patel Thompson of Poppy
Y Combinator
A payment processing company used for handling payments during Poppy's MVP stage.
Lessons From Doing YC Twice - Harj Taggar
Y Combinator
Mentioned as a proponent of shifting technical interviews towards 'coding productivity' assessments.
The Challenges a Repeat Founder Faces - Tikhon Bernstam
Y Combinator
A prominent payment processing company that Tikhon Bernstam considered when exploring payment-related startup ideas, and whose CTO helped secure the Parse.com domain.
Spotting Ecommerce Trends in Shipping Data - Laura Behrens Wu
Y Combinator
A payment processing company used as a benchmark for the kind of seamless technology experience Shippo aims to provide in the shipping industry.
OpenAI's $150B conversion, Meta's AR glasses, Blue-collar boom, Risk of nuclear war
All-In Podcast
A payment processing platform whose data can be piped directly into data warehouses, potentially reducing the need for traditional systems of record.
E61: 2022 Predictions! Business, politics, science, tech, crypto, & more
All-In Podcast
Mentioned as a potential candidate for the biggest tech IPO ever, with rumors of a direct listing and a valuation that could surpass Alibaba.
Harley Finkelstein — Strategies from Shopify, the Future of Retail, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
A financial services and software as a service company, whose founders Patrick and John Collison are admired by Harley Finkelstein for their drive to build an incredible company.
Jessica Livingston : How to Build the Future
Y Combinator
A financial services and software as a service company that simplifies online payment processing, founded by brothers Patrick and John Collison.
E56: Constitution DAO, Rittenhouse trial coverage, private sector efficiency vs the government
All-In Podcast
A hypothetical late-stage investment that could be analyzed by communities in a Discord channel.
E52: Trump's SPAC, peak venture liquidity, tech as an economic ladder, Dems overplaying their hand
All-In Podcast
A financial services and software company whose reported high starting salaries for engineers were discussed.