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"(I work at Stripe, and I'm the author of the tweet cited in the article.)"

#humility

I would have gone for something like 'sup bitches this is Patrick Collison'. Perhaps thats why I'm not the CEO of Stripe.

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Uh no, actually for him to NOT write what he did would make him a dick. So what he wrote is really the only thing he could have said without coming across and conceited and arrogant.

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.

Honestly, 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.

That's character, right there folks. I'd work for character.

Well 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..."

>Compare PayPal's typically corporate cult of ego statement: "Under David's leadership..."

To be honest, I do wish such CEOs was more common.

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