Stripe

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by Jessica Livingston

These five ideas (craft, humility, hiring, culture, decisions) form a closed loop. Craft attracts talent. Talent enables speed. Speed compounds into market position. And “whoever cares more carries the decision” prevents the committee-think that kills speed once you have 8,500 people instead of 4. $159 billion, still private, still accelerating. The Collison playbook has a 15-year track record now. The math speaks for itself. https://x.com/aakashgupta/status/2027062035507560483

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