How Stripe Crushed PayPal's Monopoly

This season has been a reminder of what truly matters - quality time with loved ones. As Founders, we often sprint through the year focused on goals and ‘what’s next.’ December gives us that precious pause to appreciate the present (see what I did there).

Speaking of time - we've gathered up more impactful founder insights of the week:

#1

Straight from the Crunchbase press - these are the most active angel investors of 2024. Crunchbase data isn’t always 100% accurate, but if you’re looking for funding, this list wouldn’t hurt to add to your network.

#2

This tweet thread dives into how Stripe got started and more importantly why. “Collision installation” was their secret weapon for early growth. My first sales job ever was door-to-door so I love this type of approach!

#3

Do you think AI Agents are the next big thing? YC seems to think so!..then again AI Agents are just SaaS at the end of the day.

I’ve seen so many AI Agent platforms that are okay, none that are great but it’s still early. It’s going to be interesting to see how the space evolves. I’d love to see a Founder publicly build a startup using JUST AI Agents.

#4

The sentences/quotes people shared here were too damn good not to pass on. Hope you enjoy!

#5

We’re built different.

Feel free to share your thoughts on this issue! If there’s any topics you’d like to know about as a Founder let us know and we’ll get to work to cover it.