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Day1Global program delved into the payment company Stripe, exploring its development history, core strategies, and potential integration with cryptocurrencies, and analyzed how Stripe grew from a startup to a billion-dollar industry giant through unique customer strategies, product strategies, acquisition strategies, and talent culture.
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https://x.com/rubywxt1/status/1937322308349362229
Article Author:
RubyWang
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RubyWang: 1) Stripe was founded by genius brothers from Ireland in their early 20s, who had already successfully sold their first company and become serial entrepreneurs. The brothers' personalities complement each other, with some describing their collaboration as similar to that of Buffett and Charlie Munger. 2) Stripe is currently valued at billions of dollars, ranking third among unlisted companies after ByteDance and SpaceX. 3) Stripe's founders engaged with cryptocurrencies early on, implementing Bitcoin payment functionality in 2014 and being early investors and supporters of the payment blockchain Stellar, with Patrick Collison still serving as a Stellar advisor. 4) In 2017, Stripe acquired Indie Hackers, a content community for independent developers with podcasts and forums discussing how independent developers make money. By acquiring Indie Hackers, Stripe deepened its influence among its target customer group and further solidified its respect for independent developer culture. 5) Stripe has its own publishing house, Stripe Press, and has even republished "Poor Charlie's Almanack". John (the younger brother) has a good relationship with Charlie Munger and even recorded a podcast together a few years ago. 6) Stripe's angel investors include Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and Mark Levchenko, all core members of the PayPal Mafia and featured in the book "The PayPal Wars". 7) Some influential top creators and podcasters are Stripe's clients, such as the All IN podcast, and through integration with Substack and X, payments for creator income are processed through Stripe. 8) After acquiring Privy, Matt Huang from Paradigm joined Stripe's board of directors. 9) The two brothers advocate Amazon's long-term approach; Stripe only became profitable in 2024, remaining focused on growth, with an unknown IPO timeline.
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