Honored to participate in today’s IFA panel on the Digitalization of the Economy@IFA_Congress

My friend’s 7th grader goes to a school where the kids organized for free tampons in the bathroom. The male principle said no because they would “abuse the privilege.” The kids decided to stage a cookie protest. Behold the tampon cookies!

This.

My spouse is a physician in the emergency dept, and is actively treating #coronavirus patients. We just made the difficult decision for him to isolate & move into our garage apartment for the foreseeable future as he continues to treat patients. (1/5)

When you need to hide your bangs after you cut them in quarantine...😉

#TheChoice is an invitation to the often-silent majority to become allies, advocates and activists to end racial inequality. Watch, then act: pg.com/takeonrace

More businesses launched on Stripe since the start of 2020 than did in the rest of Stripe's history before then. Overall rate of migration to the internet economy is hard to overstate.

US Federal Policy Director - Stripe: Job Openings stripe.com/jobs/listing/u…

Popper right on this one IMO.

One of the most promising signs in the economic recovery from the pandemic is record small business applications, which not only signal more job opportunities, but also greater appetite for entrepreneurism in the economy

Encouraging to see new business creation remains high even after the frenzied 2021 peak (US Census Bureau). Matches general trend line of stripe Stripe Atlas incorporations, though we saw sustained y/y growth in new startups in 2022 (and a good start to 2023). note: y-axis = O(1K)/mo

Source data for US Census Bureau: census.gov/econ/bfs/pdf/b…

✅ Wahoo — thanks FDIC for fixing these two bugs on their forms! (While, thankfully, a bit immediately less relevant, but good for any future.) Now the "Claimant Verification" form FDIC 7200/24 [0], the `Telephone` and `SSN/EIN` fields have the proper types, tooltips, and

Oklahoma plans to kill Richard Glossip on May 18. The state's own attorney general has said that this would be a "grave injustice," but other people in Oklahoma are determined to go ahead and kill him. Sound crazy? Keep reading; it gets crazier.

One in eight Delaware C corporations now get started on Stripe @Atlas.

For decades Ron Conway has been quietly working to fix breakage in the tech world, often for companies he doesn't even have a stake in. Few people know even half the disasters he's averted and messes he's cleared up.

Poor Charlie's Almanack (the newest edition!) is available for pre-order now through Stripe Press for $30. It would be a false economy to scroll past this without buying it. press.stripe.com/poor-charlies-…

Great evening in New York amfAR honoring the contribution of Vin Roberti to ending AIDS. Catching up with old friends and new including Governor Kathy Hochul and the hugely talented Wyclef Jean. #CureAIDS