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"(I work at Stripe, and I'm the author of the tweet cited in the article.)" #humility I would have gone for something like 'sup bitches this is Patrick Collis
by wilfra 14y ago
"(I work at Stripe, and I'm the author of the tweet cited in the article.)"
#humility
I would have gone for something like 'sup bitches this is Patrick Collison'. Perhaps thats why I'm not the CEO of Stripe.
- aszserda 14y agoUh no, actually for him to NOT write what he did would make him a dick. So what he wrote is really the only thing he could have said without coming across and conceited and arrogant.
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- detst 14y agoYou registered an account to make this statement? Writing "I'm one of Stripe's cofounders", as he does in his profile, would not "make him a dick" but it is interesting that he didn't do so here.
- pc 14y agoHonestly, I just don't really like the self-aggrandizing ring of "I'm CEO and cofounder". And I don't think it's particularly relevant most of the time. Yes, I'm a cofounder, but the important part is that I work at Stripe—alongside many others.
- iamdave 14y agoThat's character, right there folks. I'd work for character.
- jdotjdot 14y agoWell said. I would up vote multiple times if I could. The world needs more business leaders with that kind of humble, thoughtful, and down-to-earth attitude and approach. Compare PayPal's typically corporate cult of ego statement: "Under David's leadership..."
- yuhong 14y ago>Compare PayPal's typically corporate cult of ego statement: "Under David's leadership..." To be honest, I do wish such CEOs was more common.