16x mature revenue, sure. But if revenue is growing 20% month over month, then what? I see pure talent acquisitions (no tech, no site, no brand) once a month

16x mature revenue, sure. But if revenue is growing 20% month over month, then what? I see pure talent acquisitions (no tech, no site, no brand) once a month for >$500k/head. Here the founder is a course 6 (CS) MIT grad, obviously smart and talented, able to act as an evangelist to broader communities, with a pre-built launchpad in place. There's real value to that. If the stock component vests over some period of years, it could easily run into the millions, and still be a steal by Stripe. I'll echo another comment downstream: it's interesting to think about whether, in the spirit of the site, they will (or should) reveal the economics of the deal.