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Agree. It should be at the top not at the bottom of the post. Cruel tease to many who'll see this.
Boo -- someone changed it to the much less informative "The Next 1,000 Start-Ups" :( Mods, please prioritize informative versions of titles!
It looks like they can't handle the traffic. Not a good sign for them.
So 1000 startups, meaning 100 real new startups (I doubt startups that are already into payments using other platforms would switch), of which 10 or less startups could really do 50k in transactions, meaning 10x50000x0.027 = $13,500 (tops and not $1M) in loss for Braintree... But I am sure they are getting way too much marketing out for this.
Not to mention you need an account with them in the first place and Braintree is well known for having a ludicrously strict risk team. So yes, this is just a marketing gimmick.
Go Braintree. Go Stripe. Go Recurly. Go CheddarGettar. Go Spreedly. Go whomever has the guts to tackle this beast!
Apologies to my friends at PayPal in case they read this....
Either way looks like a very cool offer!
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Another "middlebrow dismissal", voted to the top of the thread. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4712867 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4692794 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4718083 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4723926 The first point is plainly false. Braintree isn't "suffering." The third point is true, but cynical and obvious. Is it really surprising that you probably won't change payment proc…
The thought of "middlebrow dismissals" came to mind when I saw the ensuing discussion. Now I don't think I fully understand what is meant by the term. Further googling didn't bring up anything else, but if it's meant that I simply dismiss what Braintree is offering here, that is completely false. I welcome it. It's a good move. What I found issue with, and discussed at length was the wording of the post. It's not cha…
It's a spin-off from the term "highbrow", which means "intellectually stimulating". http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/highbrow
A middlebrow dismissal means you are giving it only a half-thought before dismissing it, as opposed to critically thinking about it from multiple angles and offering an opinion that can result in a highbrow conversation.
Interesting move. Too bad it's US only for now. We're currently using FastSpring but both the recent opening of Braintree towards Europe and the price getting a clear 2.9% + $0.3 are making it pretty interesting. Make a similar promotion for Europe and I'll probably switch.
Is this literally the next 1000 braintree signups or is that a marketing term?
Hey, it's Caitlin from Braintree. Yes, this is literally the next 1,000 merchants who signup through this page: https://www.braintreepayments.com/next_thousand_startups
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The thought of "middlebrow dismissals" came to mind when I saw the ensuing discussion. Now I don't think I fully understand what is meant by the term. Further googling didn't bring up anything else, but if it's meant that I simply dismiss what Braintree is offering here, that is completely false. I welcome it. It's a good move. What I found issue with, and discussed at length was the wording of the post. It's not cha…
>>The thought of "middlebrow dismissals" came to mind when I saw the ensuing discussion. Now I don't think I fully understand what is meant by the term It's a spin-off from the term "highbrow", which means "intellectually stimulating". http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/highbrow A middlebrow dismissal means you are giving it only a half-thought before dismissing it, as opposed to critically thinking about it from multiple…
If I were to criticize my original post, I'd say it's overly negative. My tone was dismissive and that's probably what most people found issue with. It's a good lesson. I can present the same content without come across as negatively. Though I do love a good controversy :)