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		mshafrir on Feb 10, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Stripe raises $18 million from Sequoia Thanks to Stripe, I think that we'll start seeing a lot more weekend/hobby projects that charge for their service. (And I think that's a good thing.)

rpbertp13 on Feb 10, 2012 [–]

Quite likely. I think Sequoia's bet goes hand in hand with the trend as of late of 'democratizing' programming and CS education (Stanford online classes, Udacity, Codeacademy and others). More and better programming means more projects and more demand for payment platforms like Stripe.

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