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Re: Stripe Treasury

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Post by sebmellen »

renewiltord wrote: post #175
rattray wrote: post #169

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks! Usually yes - sometimes the gate attendant doesn't understand that the exhale is filtered (I assume this was the problem with your respirator). We have guidance on that here: https://narwallmask.com/pages/usage-guide#h:flying

Yeah, I actually had an attachment to filter the exhale valve. I decided to just swap out as soon as they asked rather than explain (because I had a 3M 1860 N95 in my pocket) which seems to have been the right choice since one of them started to get belligerent about the respirator very quickly as I started taking it off. It looks like they're very sensitive to people doing non-standard things. I'm not even one to ar…

What a shame that the flight attendants are either

1) so scared of their management that they won't listen to people explaining the masks are filtered or

2) simply unable to understand that a non-standard mask could have a filtered exhale valve (which is much safer than a cloth mask for others, too).

I had the exact same thing happen to me on 4 different flights, with the flight attendants becoming very aggressive. I brought a short note with a diagram of how the filtration works, and pointed it out to them, and they just told me "sorry, Mayo Clinic guidelines say you can't wear that." This was on United, American Airlines, and Delta.

The tip I figured out on my last flight was to wear a hoodie that covered up the respirator on the side, and then wear two surgical masks over the respirator in front. Haven't gotten a second look since then. I don't think this would be possible with the narwhal mask (unfortunately).

Re: Stripe Treasury

#192

Post by artvark11 »

rattray wrote: post #180
artvark11 wrote: post #177

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is that an actual product or a joke page? I can't imagine anyone actually wearing something like that.

I know it can be hard to believe, but it's very real (just like COVID). Maybe this quote from a recent customer helps explain: > I'll look like a freak in the mask, but a LIVING freak. Thank you. We sold over 1000 of them in our first week, not many returns. I've been wearing mine for months and get way more interest/thumbs-up than "looks". We do get our fair share of internet trolls, though.

It reminds me of CodysLab's mask https://youtu.be/_iwxyzXcP7k

Re: Stripe Treasury

#193

Post by graeme »

rattray wrote: post #180
artvark11 wrote: post #177

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is that an actual product or a joke page? I can't imagine anyone actually wearing something like that.

I know it can be hard to believe, but it's very real (just like COVID). Maybe this quote from a recent customer helps explain: > I'll look like a freak in the mask, but a LIVING freak. Thank you. We sold over 1000 of them in our first week, not many returns. I've been wearing mine for months and get way more interest/thumbs-up than "looks". We do get our fair share of internet trolls, though.

Instant virality too. I just shared with a friend cause it’s so novel.

Re: Stripe Treasury

#194

Post by renewiltord »

sebmellen wrote: post #191
renewiltord wrote: post #175

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, I actually had an attachment to filter the exhale valve. I decided to just swap out as soon as they asked rather than explain (because I had a 3M 1860 N95 in my pocket) which seems to have been the right choice since one of them started to get belligerent about the respirator very quickly as I started taking it off. It looks like they're very sensitive to people doing non-standard things. I'm not even one to ar…

What a shame that the flight attendants are either 1) so scared of their management that they won't listen to people explaining the masks are filtered or 2) simply unable to understand that a non-standard mask could have a filtered exhale valve (which is much safer than a cloth mask for others, too). I had the exact same thing happen to me on 4 different flights, with the flight attendants becoming very aggressive. I…

Honestly, I was very surprised by the belligerence. My strategy for interacting with any authority with disproportionate power over me is to tend towards normalcy so I was pretty rapidly complying with the mask swap.

A friend of mine postulated that they couldn't hear me through my mask, but as I took it off and was swapping I said "I'm complying, I'm complying, I'm not arguing" in a conciliatory tone, it didn't seem to help. I was playing the 100% doormat. Didn't stop the attendant from saying to me as I was leaving to go to my seat: "It's not that dangerous".

I can only guess that they encounter people who do insist or that they are on web forums / chat groups with other attendants who have encountered people who do argue and so they're primed for someone like that. Puzzling interaction, to be honest. It was the first time I've had any sort of negative interaction with a service professional.

Re: Stripe Treasury

#195

Post by sebmellen »

rattray wrote: post #127

Bit of an aside, but as a new entrepreneur selling physical products ( https://narwallmask.com ) I've been surprised by how much time I spend banking. Moving money around is way more of a headache than I would have anticipated. And that's before you even get into questions of working capital etc. As a former eng at Stripe who didn't know this product was coming, I'm very excited to see what gets built on top of it, a…

What's your supply capacity on these masks? I have a friend who works in a medium-sized hospital system in the South, and we talked about using snorkelling masks back in May. (They were reusing one N95 mask for 10 days per person.) I was surprised no one had repurposed snorkelling masks yet.

I sent him the link. If he gets back to me and his hospital system is interested, perhaps we could arrange a call. Would your HN profile email be okay for reaching out?

Re: Stripe Treasury

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Post by tricolon »

artvark11 wrote: post #177
rattray wrote: post #127

Bit of an aside, but as a new entrepreneur selling physical products ( https://narwallmask.com ) I've been surprised by how much time I spend banking. Moving money around is way more of a headache than I would have anticipated. And that's before you even get into questions of working capital etc. As a former eng at Stripe who didn't know this product was coming, I'm very excited to see what gets built on top of it, a…

Is that an actual product or a joke page? I can't imagine anyone actually wearing something like that.

It looks much less intimidating than my Honeywell North full facepiece respirator, which I've worn in public.

Re: Stripe Treasury

#197

Post by callmeed »

edwinwee wrote: post #179
callmeed wrote: post #178

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I was denied access to Stripe Issuing for a project I have in the works. I wasn't given a lot of details why or when I could reapply. Is the same thing going to happen with Stripe Treasury? How can I find out if what I want to do is permissible now that Treasury exists?

Was it perhaps for a more consumery-type use-case instead of business? Issuing (and Treasury) are mostly focused on building for businesses at this moment (but are also expanding the number of use-cases). Could you email me at edwin@stripe.com and I can take another look?

Yes and yes. Thanks.

Re: Stripe Treasury

#198

Post by rattray »

sebmellen wrote: post #195
rattray wrote: post #127

Bit of an aside, but as a new entrepreneur selling physical products ( https://narwallmask.com ) I've been surprised by how much time I spend banking. Moving money around is way more of a headache than I would have anticipated. And that's before you even get into questions of working capital etc. As a former eng at Stripe who didn't know this product was coming, I'm very excited to see what gets built on top of it, a…

What's your supply capacity on these masks? I have a friend who works in a medium-sized hospital system in the South, and we talked about using snorkelling masks back in May. (They were reusing one N95 mask for 10 days per person.) I was surprised no one had repurposed snorkelling masks yet. I sent him the link. If he gets back to me and his hospital system is interested, perhaps we could arrange a call. Would your H…

We have over 15,000 on the way this month (some are spoken for). Yes, do reach out!

Some folks actually did do this in April, just with 3D-printed adaptors: maskson.org and pneumask.org. They don't have built-in exhale filters, though, which limits the utility.

Re: Stripe Treasury

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Post by einpoklum »

edwinwee wrote: post #173
einpoklum wrote: post #158

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Hello Tara, Do you allow transactions by and with users in states which the US is (illegally) imposing sanctions on? Like Iran?

No, regulations would prevent Stripe from working with users that have business in sanctioned countries.

So it's a faulty and discriminatory service then.

Re: Stripe Treasury

#200

Post by rsync »

an_opabinia wrote: post #51
patio11 wrote: post #42

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Stripe Treasury does not violate our terms, and allows SaaS platforms (and similar) to provide their business users with access to capabilities which are regulated with those capabilities fulfilled by entities with the appropriate licensing and backed by our financial partners. This is similar to how our Connect product lets our regulated entity do money transmission on behalf of a demand economy company without them…

> Stripe Treasury does not violate our terms... Would AngelList's angel investing product, built on Treasury, violate Stripe's AUP? How about TransferWise? These are financial services companies, they are something I can imagine building on Stripe Treasury. But they are probably against your AUP, even if of course they are permissible from a legal point of view. > KYC goes through Stripe's processes. This is both ope…

"While I do not personally believe this, the most cynical belief is that this is data gathering and lead generation, that Treasury is really a Robinhood-style business, so the docs asked are retained to be later analyzed for secular, non-compliance reasons like identifying new customers (i.e., the recipients's business) and pricing."

Thank you for this insight, however unlikely it may end up being - it is very well taken.

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