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Re:Stripe opens its Atlas program to US-based startups by patio11 on Thursday April 06, 2017 @12:11PM (#14051866)
Stripe's goal is to increase the GDP of the Internet. We're doing Atlas because we think it is instrumentally useful to achieving that. This isn't purely altruistic; we're increasing the GDP of the Internet both because it is a good thing to do and because we intend to capture a sliver of the value unlocked during this economic transformation.

In terms of what we'll build into Atlas: absolutely anything that is needed by ambitious technically-oriented companies, with a particular focus on things that we feel we have a comparative advantage in shipping. Sometimes we'll be building things ourselves, sometimes we'll be partnering with folks who have part of the puzzle already.

Re:Stripe opens its Atlas program to US-based startups by good_vibes on Thursday April 06, 2017 @01:02PM (#14052386)
I appreciate how honest your reply was and how pure Atlas is in spirit. I am grateful I am part of the Beta because my personal GDP is too low to afford all the services provided by Atlas.

Cheers mate!