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Stripe Success Debate

The cluster focuses on discussions about Stripe's business success, profitability, valuation, and popularity on Hacker News, featuring a mix of admiration, skepticism, and questions about its hype and performance.

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Sample Comments

abalone • Apr 21, 2014 • View on HN

How exactly do you know Stripe is crushing it?

flappyeagle • Aug 20, 2024 • View on HN

do you really believe in this comparison? you think that Stripe is trying to create a charity work program?

jkern • Jul 18, 2017 • View on HN

Do you have a personal connection to Stripe?

testfrequency • Jan 23, 2026 • View on HN

Does this mean Stripe is worth $1B?

tomjen3 • Nov 21, 2012 • View on HN

Well more business for Stripe (not that they needed it).

anthonypasq • Aug 19, 2024 • View on HN

... this is an article about Stripe, not your average startup

noahmakes • Sep 6, 2019 • View on HN

Always been impressed with Stripe's commitment to users

James_Henry2 • Sep 25, 2012 • View on HN

Hacker News in particular loves Stripe

throwkeep • Jun 17, 2021 • View on HN

Please let us plebs invest in Stripe already!

metadat • Aug 2, 2022 • View on HN

What is the scandal with stripe? Seems like a low-drama profitable business, what am I missing?