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From Advanced Derivatives to Merchant Fraud: A Founder’s Journey
1:28:56 - 1:37:04 (08:08)
The founder of Stripe talks about his journey from studying finance to creating a successful payments company, and the challenges he faced early on in his career, including living off borrowed funds and dealing with merchant fraud.
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The speaker initially believed that his mathematical skills would be beneficial towards his finance classes, however, he switched to pursue a startup career due to the political climate changes and his interest in preserving optionality.
1:28:56 - 1:31:01 (02:04)
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The speaker initially believed that his mathematical skills would be beneficial towards his finance classes, however, he switched to pursue a startup career due to the political climate changes and his interest in preserving optionality.
ChapterFrom Advanced Derivatives to Merchant Fraud: A Founder’s Journey
Episode#618: Roelof Botha — Investing with the Best, Ulysses Pacts, The Magic of Founder-Problem Fit, How to Use Pre-Mortems and Pre-Parades, Learning from Crucible Moments, and Daring to Dream
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker shares his experience of meeting Elon Musk through a classmate and starting a payment-based business with him during a time when he was struggling to pay his rent in business school.
1:31:01 - 1:35:22 (04:20)
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The speaker shares his experience of meeting Elon Musk through a classmate and starting a payment-based business with him during a time when he was struggling to pay his rent in business school.
ChapterFrom Advanced Derivatives to Merchant Fraud: A Founder’s Journey
Episode#618: Roelof Botha — Investing with the Best, Ulysses Pacts, The Magic of Founder-Problem Fit, How to Use Pre-Mortems and Pre-Parades, Learning from Crucible Moments, and Daring to Dream
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
PayPal explains the cost of credit card fees and the issue of merchant fraud, where someone steals a credit card number and charges it on PayPal without authorization.
1:35:22 - 1:37:04 (01:42)
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PayPal explains the cost of credit card fees and the issue of merchant fraud, where someone steals a credit card number and charges it on PayPal without authorization.