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Stripe’s AI Strategy: Build More, Not Less

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Stripe’s AI Strategy: Build More, Not Less

The a16z Show

Aug 17

Stripe’s AI Strategy: Build More, Not Less

Stripe’s AI Strategy: Build More, Not Less

The a16z Show

Aug 17

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a16z General Partner David George is joined by Will Gaybrick, President of Product & Business at Stripe, to discuss how AI is changing the way Stripe builds products, organizes teams, and thinks about the future of internet commerce. Stripe has evolved fro...

Highlights

Stripe President of Product & Business Will Gaybrick joins a16z General Partner David George to examine how artificial intelligence is reshaping the company’s products, teams, and approach to innovation.

08:50

AI expands both software creation and its market

11:41

AI helps Stripe build more, not merely spend less.

33:49

Agents could become autonomous participants in the economy

42:39

AI tokens could become a new form of money

48:16

Quality at scale requires relentless leadership.

Chapters

How Stripe Uses AI to Give Teams More Freedom and Build Faster

00:00

Why AI Productivity Is Fueling New Products Instead of Headcount Cuts

11:41

When AI Agents Start Shopping, Paying, and Working Across the Internet

25:34

Stablecoins, Blockchains, and the Infrastructure Behind Global Digital Payments

36:42

How Stripe Is Preparing for an AI-Native Era of Commerce

45:28

Transcript

Will Gaybrick: If you want to ship more and build faster, you have to create a founder-like agency inside your company. A single engineer can do what two teams of engineers could do two years ago. Suddenly, the market opportunity landscape is just much bro...