Stripe really did come about because we were really appalled by how hard it was to charge for things online. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes appall charge hard
My brother and I were born in an Irish county called Tipperary. We were both very math- and science-inclined in high school. My dad trained as an electrical engineer, and my mom is in microbiology. John Collison bearbrothercall Change image and share on social
Our idea with starting Stripe was to build better payments technology for people building things on the web. John Collison buildideapayment Change image and share on social
With PayPal, you have to send people over to their website... whereas with Stripe, we offer a way to integrate payments into the website, on the website or into a mobile app. That is what all the best businesses care about, so we make it very easy, very fast, very simple and very cheap to do this. John Collison appbusinesscare share on social
After decades spent in rewrite rooms surrounded by other shouting writers, I discovered that I work best alone. I like being in charge of my time, working out the problems according to my own rhythms and being able to nap. That's a big one, the napping on demand! Maria Semple bigchargedecade share on social
It appalls me that the people who decide what Americans will be watching on the tube have never been to the United States. Not the real United States. John Ratzenberger americanappalldecide Change image and share on social
It's good to like yourself, and that only comes from hard work, from doing. But vanity is dangerous; it can trip you badly. Pierce Brosnan badlydangerousgood Change image and share on social