Stripe Atlas (Pre-Launch) - A new way to start an internet business anywhere

@jason_likealike Same here :) let me know if you get the invitation :)

@jason_likealike The day woke up and I received the email that my startup got accepted, I jumped from my bed and screamed yes 3 times. It was very good. As a non US founder, I was waiting 4 years for this full package solution. Stripe Atlas does it the right way.

@vietnguyen so are you in the program right now? i've applied but haven't got a response yet... our release date will be on the first week of september so i'd better get hurry... is there any fater way you think we'll get accepted other than getting a referral from their partners?

@jason_likealike I waited for months. I would not care about the incorporation date and release the product when I like. Having a referral is the best way, otherwise u would have to wait like me :(

@vietnguyen I guess I gotta do my best to get a referral then... thanks for your help, Viet! 👊 lemme know if there's anything i can help down the road if any... :)

@bearsilber It says in FAQs they may do LLCs in the future

Especially if you want to start a Kickstarter project IMHO.

@jpvalery Yeah I'm pretty determined that the next KS I run will be as a US entity... do you still need a US resident as part of your team or is company sufficient?

@jpvalery From what I can see you still need a US social security number and a (personal) US address to run a Kickstarter in USD

@rossdcurrie Good to know. But if I recall correctly the experience of friends launching a KS before it was available in France, they only needed a company registered in the US. We'll see !

@edowling Stripe has always been great about servicing Australia. I remember when they came out here and only let you take payments in AUD, but they were driving the USD payments so hard - I'd sent an early e-mail inquiring about being able to take payments in USD and actually got a personal follow-up from someone when they released it into beta. Every interaction I've had with them has been great, even when the answer is "no, you can't do that". I've just recently (last week) changed my payment gateway completely over from Paypal to Stripe. Really excited about the new opportunities that Stripe Atlas might bring me. Our banks here, while they do a great job, just don't have sensible products that cater to modern online businesses.

@cmconsing Thanks for the interest, Carl! Atlas is best for entrepreneurs in emerging markets, rather than new companies already here in the US.

@sch I have a fantastic use case for Stripe Atlas, but from this comment, and some of the marketing material, my understanding is that countries like Australia, where we already have access to Stripe, perhaps isn't the main focus of the pilot programme?

@antonsekatski I guess it's not perfect for now, but I think it starts to draw an interesting trend

@antonsekatski Also, thanks for the pointer to the great medium article