Archive of posts with tag 'Stripe'

Ben Thompson Interview with John Collison →

December 4, 2020 • #

This week Stripe launched two new major products in their ever-expanding mission to build the economic and financial backbone for the internet.

Ben Thompson was one of two (along with the Wall Street Journal) to have embargoed early access to their launch of Stripe Treasury, their latest major product category. This interview with Stripe co-founder John Collison dives into the background on the product launches, Stripe’s strategy, and where these fit into the wider Stripe mission.

They’re extending their Capital product, which originally launched in 2019 to give Stripe customers access to capital for...

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Stripe's Content Strategy

November 17, 2020 • #

Morgan Mahlock wrote recently about the promise of Stripe Press, Stripe’s book publishing outfit:

Within the legacy publishing industry, Stripe’s young publishing press is refreshing - it is Sutherland’s electric cover art on a dusty, tired bookshelf. An Authoritative Look at Book Publishing Startups in the United States by Thad McIlroy states, “Book publishing has never been a technology-adept industry; indeed it is historically technology-averse. This is a challenge for the (minority of) startups targeting existing publishing companies.” Stripe Press is different because it was born from a technology...

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Investor's Field Guide with John Collison →

June 17, 2020 • #

I enjoyed this interview with Stripe co-founder John Collison. The range of topics covered in this discussion is wild. Always impressive to see someone that’s been so objectively successful still maintain the level of curiosity he does, motivated to constantly fill knowledge gaps.

A sampling of the discussion topics:

  • Industrial conglomerates
  • Value of writing skill and clear internal communication
  • Size vs. speed in companies
  • Shared playbooks from SV
  • How GAAP practices should evolve
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