WHY STRIPE WON

Summary from the TLDR Web Dev newsletter

Stripe is immensely successful for a few reasons. It strategically rode the wave of e-commerce growth by focusing on developer-friendly solutions. The company diversified its product offering early on, expanding into adjacent markets and launching successful products like Stripe Connect, which allows businesses to create their own payment platforms. It also prioritized software solutions, particularly in the billing and tax software space, to overcome financial challenges.