In 2011, Patrick and John Collison, while raising money for their online payments company, Stripe, met Peter Thiel and told him what PayPal had not done well. Thiel, in case you didn't know, is the co-founder of PayPal. Patrick Collison shared in the interview

After spending five years working in the social media management space, I share my analysis of Sprout Social, Buffer, and the risk for social media management companies.

Stripe's marketing website redesign attracted much attention. Instead of the aesthetics, we should pay closer attention to its website hierarchy, consistent storytelling, and incomplete update.

By focusing on monetization, Substack attracted writers who would have created a blog instead. In the future, micro-payments will enable a even more different monetization strategy.

While a lot of attention was on the uniqueness of HEY and the Apple App Store debate, there are three product and marketing strategies that I think deserves more recognition than they got.

I challenge the notion that every great company sells a story. Many companies have a solid business without selling a story because they have a great product.

To maintain a competitive advantage, don't aim to be the best because there simply isn't a best product. Find a unique positioning and take on activities your competitors won't.

Innovative companies are going beyond free trials and plans to acquire new users. They let users get value without needing an account. TikTok, Zoom, ConvertKit.