
The Wall Street Journal
Oct 13, 2022 - 6 min
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The huge value in spotting a gap in the market. After receiving a valuation of $95bn by investors, Stripe has become a big name overnight. But who are the brains behind the online payment processing business? John Naughton examines John and Patrick Collison's meteoric rise, two brilliant brothers from a small town in Ireland, who fixed a major problem of the online world and are now reaping the benefits.