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Hello Patrick, thanks for answering questions. From the looks of these most recent updates, and reading over this blog post, it seems as though Atlas is positi
by randomdrake 10y ago
Hello Patrick, thanks for answering questions.
From the looks of these most recent updates, and reading over this blog post, it seems as though Atlas is positioning itself to be an accelerator in its own right. Offering connections, assistance, setup help, guidance, and even access to investors. It seems like Atlas/Stripe is only missing a funding portion and perhaps access to a highly covered "demo day." Are those in the pipeline as well? If not, can you elaborate on what the end goal is here besides simply altruism? Is it just to get new companies in the Stripe pipeline faster?
- patio11 10y agoStripe's goal is to increase the GDP of the Internet. We're doing Atlas because we think it is instrumentally useful to achieving that. This isn't purely altruistic; we're increasing the GDP of the Internet both because it is a good thing to do and because we intend to capture a sliver of the value unlocked during this economic transformation. In terms of what we'll build into Atlas: absolutely anything that is needed by ambitious technically-oriented companies, with a particular focus on things that we feel we have a comparative advantage in shipping. Sometimes we'll be building things ourselves, sometimes we'll be partnering with folks who have part of the puzzle already.
- good_vibes 10y agoI appreciate how honest your reply was and how pure Atlas is in spirit. I am grateful I am part of the Beta because my personal GDP is too low to afford all the services provided by Atlas. Cheers mate!