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Stripe has an actual product that businesses actually use. They aren't playing the underpants gnome game of: 1.) Light money on fire to grow 2.) ??? 3.) Prof
by thrower123 7y ago
Stripe has an actual product that businesses actually use. They aren't playing the underpants gnome game of:
1.) Light money on fire to grow
2.) ???
3.) Profit!
- jonas21 7y agoTo be fair, WeWork has an actual product that businesses actually use too.
- hn_throwaway_99 7y agoSelling dollars for 95c is a game anyone can play.
- 0x8BADF00D 7y agoIncluding the Federal Reserve.
- AznHisoka 7y ago... anyone that can seduce VCs, speak charismatically and preferably has a prior track record.
- dehrmann 7y agoSo do Uber and Lyft--this isn't the dot-com bubble. Their issues is they all have quirks that were blissfully ignored pre-IPO. All these companies are running proven business models that can work.
- hn_throwaway_99 7y agoI'm so glad to see this article and the other front page one on Stripe. I see so many stories about "WTF" unicorns like WeWork and Uber, so it's great to see a company that provides real value, creating products that lots of other companies are willing to pay for, and that seems like it has such genuine founders and a great culture.