It's cheap, dirty, and rather nasty.
They've have a great core product since the beginning, no doubt. Despite this, I can't get onboard with the philosophy or tactics employed, leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
This sort of culture is very difficult or even impossible to change, it's part of the corporate identity instilled by the founding team. For examples, consider Microsoft, Google, Uber. The core identity of the founders doesn't really change. Maybe a bandaid here and there, but hoping for more is a waste of time.
I was thinking of:
"Stripe hiring issues make some lose job offers"
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29403976
As for the clone stamping, I think I was confused, and I'm sorry. There was some prior drama with the Bolt founder claiming Stripe was colluding against them. This was false.
It seems an error on my part, an honest one but still incorrect. Sorry, again.
Nothing you said is supported by those examples.
Here: https://twitter.com/jay_ssh/status/1521973965098561536
Plaid CEO said vaguely that Jay interviewed them.
Jay responded that it was a job interview 8y ago before he joined stripe. He simply was looking for a job...
Jay said that all the meetings they had with Plaid in the past few years were all initiated by Plaid.
Jay started working on this product in 2020.
Jay sent RFP to Plaid in order to get them to be a service provider like MX. Plaid refused to be a partner. Plaid knew Stripe was working on this, and CEO still acted surprised???
Plaid CEO is intentionally vague about "interview" and "RFP". Because if he went into details, it would have not caused controversies.
Plaid CEO seems to have very low ethics here. Intentionally and maliciously misleading.
No surprise Plaid doesn't respond to Jay's tweets anymore.
(Capital One, Chase, Wells Fargo, BoA, Citi, PNC, and USAA already offer some form of OAuth)
I wish the Stripe team all the best, especially if they're playing by the rules. Their product has been top notch since almost the very beginning, which is remarkable. I'm actually relieved to be wrong! Prefer spreading positivity.