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Soylent 2.0 seems to lose? Soylent as a sustainable nutrition source in areas where it's far superior to what little nutrition may be available, is less likely stable in liquid for…

The ability to provide capital, access to a network, personal and professional support, real world experience (in that order) to founders in pursuit of helping them "change the wor…

I'm curious if you see this as validation that cc processing is a commodity?

Why would you want to leave PayPal Pro, for Stripe, if you're getting a lower rate w/ PayPal? Assuming the effective rate, including your monthly fee is still < Stripe.

"If you're a merchant I wouldn't see Visa and American Express investing and taking equity in Stripe as a good thing." What's best for the merchant is what's lost in much of these …

Maybe you should build it. YC RFS Maybe? https://www.ycombinator.com/rfs/

Well put. Greg and the Collison's have built an amazing product, helping to pave the way for innovation in the space. However, we agree that there's a larger fundamental issue that…

The process of applying is valuable in and of itself. It will force you to clearly communicate your idea and what potential it truly has. You'll likely refine your idea alone throu…

The probability of "luck" increases with marked investment in preparation. Preparation includes understanding the market and the problem, and building a product to solve the proble…

...but if you had to pick one thing, what would it be? Curiosity abounds. Context; I've been a paying PipeDrive customer for a couple years. Not sure how I originally was exposed t…

Florida's new, expanded definition of a slot machine includes "any machine or device or system or network of devices" used to play games of chance or skill, which can be activated …

If I were you, I'd go directly to the source: @cjc (stripe) and @jkwade (balanced) It seems like you would be served well by both companies, so you should definitely share your spe…

I think you've missed the point Chris. I wasn't bashing Stripe at all; quite the contrary actually. I have a ton of respect for their founders & team. However, there are some eleme…

I agree that Stripe has built a great product, and they have a great team. I too have had the absolute displeasure of working with a host of other gateways, and it's easy to separa…

Donald Eastman, President of Eckerd College in Florida wrote a great op ed piece on this subject a while back. It's worth a read http://awe.sm/d6AhQ As a graduate of this small lib…