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Stealth • 1m

☀️How Stripe Secured Its First Funding: A Pre-Seed Success Story In 2010, brothers Patrick and John Collison had a vision to simplify online payments. Their startup, Stripe, aimed to provide developers with seamless tools to accept payments. But getting investors onboard wasn’t easy—payment processing was seen as a saturated market. So, the Collison brothers focused on one thing: building an exceptional product that solved real developer pain points. Their persistence paid off. Stripe joined Y Combinator, securing pre-seed funding of $2 million from top investors, including PayPal founders Peter Thiel & Elon Musk. What stood out? Focus and simplicity. Stripe wasn’t just an idea—it was a solution with early users vouching for its impact. Today, Stripe powers companies like Amazon and Google. A true testament to starting small, solving big, and winning early. ⭐Start simple. Dream big.

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Anonymous 3

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yeah man, lightning could strike at anytime. Gotta be ready and prepared for it.

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Anonymous 2

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Bass karte raho then I guess that's the lesson here.

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Anonymous 1

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Stripe’s success story shows that identifying a clear pain point and creating a simple, effective solution is the key to attracting early investors and customers

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