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You registered an account to make this statement? Writing "I'm one of Stripe's cofounders", as he does in his profile, would not "make him a dick" but it is int
by detst 14y ago
You registered an account to make this statement? Writing "I'm one of Stripe's cofounders", as he does in his profile, would not "make him a dick" but it is interesting that he didn't do so here.
- pc 14y agoHonestly, I just don't really like the self-aggrandizing ring of "I'm CEO and cofounder". And I don't think it's particularly relevant most of the time. Yes, I'm a cofounder, but the important part is that I work at Stripe—alongside many others.
- iamdave 14y agoThat's character, right there folks. I'd work for character.
- jdotjdot 14y agoWell said. I would up vote multiple times if I could. The world needs more business leaders with that kind of humble, thoughtful, and down-to-earth attitude and approach. Compare PayPal's typically corporate cult of ego statement: "Under David's leadership..."
- yuhong 14y ago>Compare PayPal's typically corporate cult of ego statement: "Under David's leadership..." To be honest, I do wish such CEOs was more common.