observation · 21 Feb 2024 · 45:02

Stripe's success was influenced by market inefficiencies and specific secular tailwinds like the rise of app stores, the on-demand economy, and the startup boom post-YC and the financial crisis.

The particular secular tailwinds that we benefited from were tied to the rise of app stores, the on-demand economy, and maybe the startup boom post-YC and the financial crisis; those particular tailwinds were idiosyncratic and specific to Stripe.

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Named things

Stripe · service · mentions
app stores · other · mentions
YC · other · mentions