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▶ 26:01 · $RDDT · Collison flags Reddit data monetization as AI complement thesis
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Stripe

Stripe Sessions 2026 | Indexing the economy

2026-05-19 · 4 company · 10 thematic
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4 bull0 bear0 neu
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john collison

Co-founder and president of Stripe, the financial infrastructure company that provides payments and software tools to internet businesses.

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“Reddit has always had a ton of data, you know, all the comments in the subreddits were always there. But before AI, it was a dormant asset on the balance sheets and today their non-ad revenue which comes from data agreements is $35 million…”
—john collison
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