Can I request a title change, maybe to "Stripe just booted us with 5 days notice". I'm not normally phased by the f-bomb but it's so distracting on the HN front page.
It's crazy to me that someone running a business in the marijuana industry would not be aware of, and accept the risk that their business is not favored by banking services nor the Fed. You knew you were breaking, at the very least, Stripes ToS when you processed payments for drugs...
Regardless of your feeling about marijuana and the law... reality stands.
You helped organize, manage, and facilitate drug trade as far as the Fed is concerned.
Stripe is in the banking industry -- heavily regulated by the Fed. They can't have customers knowingly violating Federal law, and potentially passing drug money (again, as far as the Fed is concerned) through their network. It's a huge risk to them.
You cannot blame Stripe for shutting you down.
It's irresponsible and downright ridiculous to blame Stripe for your business's dealings and/or shortsightedness.
You weren't "Fucked" by Stripe... you "Fucked" yourself.
Did you even read the thing? They sell software.
PS: Changing title because a few people can't stomach the f-word is stupid. We are grown ups here.
> We don’t sell pot, we sell software.
As it says in the post, these guys sell SaaS software, not pot.