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Vishu Bheda
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In 2010, two Irish kids set out to pull off the biggest upset in Silicon Valley history. With one email to Paul Graham and a simple hack, they built a $95B company. Here's the crazy story: At 16, Patrick and John Collison built software for eBay sellers from their home in rural Ireland. By 19, they sold their first company for $5M, but they weren’t done yet. Frustrated with PayPal’s clunky system, they asked: What if accepting payments online was as simple as a few lines of code? With no network or fancy pitch, they emailed Paul Graham: “Two Irish kids who want to fix online payments.” Stripe’s secret? Patrick and John didn’t just promote their product—they personally helped developers set it up. They showed how simple payments could be. Today, Stripe processes more payments than Europe’s banks and is worth $95B. Stripe is transforming online commerce for a world where 88% of transactions still happen offline. If you like this then follow me Mr Z for more content.
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