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

aszserda · on March 9, 2013

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.

detst · on March 9, 2013

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.

pc · on March 9, 2013

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.

jdotjdot · on March 9, 2013

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..."

yuhong · on March 10, 2013

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

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

iamdave · on March 9, 2013

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