Archive: Stripe

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The late stage secondary market is the perfect hunting ground for bargains. Take Stripe for example. In 2021, the payment processor raised at around a $95 billion valuation. In 2023, it’s raising at around a $55 billion valuation. And there are many more companies like it that have slashed their valuations dramatically. But why are we seeing these valuation cuts? Is it a sign that companies are in trouble? Overvalued? Or is it something else entirely?…
In this week’s Mailbag, the Early Investing team addresses startup funding rounds and whether Uber and Lyft are good buys.
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How Many Startup Investments Are Enough?

By Adam Sharp on September 3, 2019

Peter Thiel is one of the best startup investors of all time. But he’s wrong about one important aspect of startup investing.
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When Facebook announced its Libra cryptocurrency, everyone started to freak out about Facebook taking over the world. In reality, it’s getting help from some friends.

News Fix: The FDA Opens Up the Cannabis Conversation

By Allison Brickell on June 1, 2019

This week, the FDA held its first public hearing on cannabis regulation, Illinois voted to legalize marijuana and another person has filed a copyright claim on bitcoin’s white paper.