John Collison: Underestimating internet market size is a primary founder mistake
John Collison · a16z Podcast | The Evolution of Payments · Jan 2, 2019 · at 1:19
John Collison, President and co-founder of Stripe, shares key learnings about internet market sizing during a conversation with Alex Rampell.
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“I think the lesson we have all learned from the internet is one of the big mistakes you can make is underestimating how large a market is going to be.”
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