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> Works in Progress is a magazine of new and underrated ideas to improve the world. > Works in Progress is part of Stripe. Stripe is in the business of produc
by Eumenes 2y ago
> Works in Progress is a magazine of new and underrated ideas to improve the world.
> Works in Progress is part of Stripe.
Stripe is in the business of producing content? Strange. The UI gives me psuedo-intellectual vibes you'd see from The New Yorker or The Atlantic. Like a web equivalent of a coffee table book you'd see at some product designer's loft in Dumbo who works at Etsy.
- mtlynch 2y agoStripe publishes books that are surprisingly good: https://press.stripe.com/ https://press.stripe.com/ When I purchased The Making of Prince of Persia and saw "Stripe" as the publisher, I assumed it was a totally different company with a coincidentally matching name. I looked it up and was surprised that it was Stripe the payment company.
- dghlsakjg 2y agoStripe has a strong culture of encouraging writing, and runs its own press. I think its a good thing. We always ask how we get back to companies doing things indirect to their industry, but broadly good, like Bell Labs. Well...