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Indeed, and that is what we're doing right now. However, it would be nice if they dealt with creating nicely formatted invoices and emailed them so we don't hav
by liamk 14y ago
Indeed, and that is what we're doing right now. However, it would be nice if they dealt with creating nicely formatted invoices and emailed them so we don't have to.
- jonknee 14y agoWhere does that end? They're taking your payments, making your invoices, why not be an OAuth provider for your users? Host your app? Store and ship your physical products? I love Stripe. They do one thing well, better than anyone else I have used. It's not perfect for everyone, but anytime someone tries to be perfect for everyone they stop being perfect for anyone.
- pbreit 14y agoI don't think it's that crazy to wish for emailed invoices from a payment processor. Unlike the examples you provide, it's a pretty natural and easy add-on to such a service which many providers (eg, PayPal, Square) do.
- jonknee 14y agoPayPal and Square are user facing companies. Stripe is currently strictly a developer facing company (I mean look at their home page, they have code samples!). Stripe provides hooks that allow you to easily send your own invoices--that's a developer friendly feature that maintains flexibility (everyone will want invoices to work differently).
- frankdenbow 14y agoAgreed! Would make sense to have a Stripe marketplace similar to what Shopify has to extend this functionality to those that want it.
- gwright 14y agoThat ends with something like Amazon.
- nateabele 14y ago...? Stripe is a payment processor. If you want invoicing, use (FreshBooks|Xero|Blinksale|etc). "It would be nice if" is often the death of good product design.