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Reax to this piece from last night, suggesting Stripe is overhyped, proves my point; a lot of people really are sensitive to any suggestion that Stripe isn't the greatest company ever built

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Stripe’s Trajectory Has Echoes of Uber; BuzzFeed’s AI-Fueled Rally

Once upon a time, there was a private tech company that bankers thought could be worth as much as $120 billion when it went public. Its potential initial public offering was described in news reports...

6:36 PM · Jan 31, 2023

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No company is perfect. I’d even say “overhyped” is fair, and Patrick Collison has repeatedly mentioned it’s all about what users say - not the good press. But the comparison to Uber, who hemorrhaged cash and violated numerous laws, is inaccurate and lazy reporting.

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