Are You Building a Business — or Are You Building Stan Store’s?

(The Truth About Stripe Subaccounts, Customer Data, and Why Your LLC Will Never Compete With a Corporation)

🚨 Let’s Start With Some Brutal Truth

So you’re still using Stan Store after I’ve already broken down why you shouldn’t?

You still haven’t shifted to your own website… your own domain… your own Stripe account… your own corporate ecosystem?

If that’s the case, then let me be direct:

You’re chasing money — not legacy.

You’re chasing a Stan Store plaque — not generational wealth.

You’re building THEIR corporation while refusing to build your own.

And if this is your first time hearing me talk about Stan Store…or your first time seeing me break down its corporate structure, Stripe setup, and long-term impact on YOUR business…

Then you need to read this entire blog from beginning to end.

Because after today, you’ll never look at third-party platforms the same again.

The First Red Flag: Stan Store Is a Corporation — You’re Not.

Most creators start “small” because they think:

• “I just need something simple”

• “I don’t need a real website yet”

• “I’ll upgrade later”

• “My LLC is fine”

• “I don’t need a corporation right now”

• “Stan Store is cheaper”

But meanwhile…

The platform you’re depending on — Stan — did NOT build an LLC.

They didn’t “start small.”

They didn’t “keep it simple.”

They did EXACTLY what I teach:

Find Community, Inc. (dba Stan).

They used a corporation.

Because corporations come with:

• Corporate leverage

• Separation

• Better structure

• Funding opportunities

• Real underwriting power

• Long-term scalability

• Business credibility

Stan built the machine.

YOU power the machine.

And the reason they can scale to millions — and YOU can’t — is because structure determines destiny.

Stripe Subaccounts: The Hidden System Almost No Creator Understands

This is where every creator screams:

“Why didn’t anyone tell me this!?”

Because most creators falsely believe:

• “I’m using my Stripe”

• “I’m collecting my own revenue”

• “The money is in my account, so it’s mine”

• “They’re just a checkout system”

No.Not even close.

Stan says it plainly in their Terms:

“Stan uses Stripe… You are bound by Stripe’s Connected Account Agreement.”

That means:

**You are NOT the merchant.

You are a connected subaccount under Stan’s main Stripe account.**

Let me break this down properly.

Stan Benefits From Your Sales TWICE — Here’s How

This is the part people never understand — and the part that will make you rethink everything about your “simple” setup.

⭐ Loan Level #1 — Stan’s Main Stripe Account

(Your sign-up immediately strengthens THEIR Stripe account)

Every creator who processes payments through Stan…

• boosts Stan’s total payment volume

• boosts Stan’s processing history

• boosts Stan’s risk profile

• boosts Stan’s consistency

• boosts Stan’s underwriting metrics

• boosts Stan’s eligibility for Stripe Capital

EVERY sale you make contributes to their corporate financial strength.

Now here comes the part that stings.

⭐ Loan Level #2 — YOUR Subaccount Performance

(Every time someone purchases from you)

Stripe analyzes:

• the platform (Stan)

• AND the connected account ecosystem (you + thousands of creators)

Which means:

Your performance as a subaccount makes Stan stronger.

If your subaccount is producing consistent sales, low disputes, high volume, or solid customer behavior…

Stan can receive improved creditworthiness AGAIN because of YOUR work.

Let me say this clearly:

⚠️ You are helping Stan get funded TWICE — while you get NOTHING.

They get the leverage.

They get the underwriting.

They get the loans.

They get the capital.

They get the corporate benefit.

YOU get the shortcut.

And shortcuts always cost you more.

Meanwhile… Stan Captures Your Customer Data Too

Stan openly tells you that they:

• collect your data

• collect your customers’ data

• track usage

• track performance

• build aggregated analytics

• store behavioral signals

• and obtain perpetual license rights

They literally say:

“We collect and analyze anonymized and aggregated metrics…”

And if you use Stan’s text service?

You’ve opened the door even wider.

Stan says:

“You consent to receive automated texts… You may invite others… you represent they consent to receive messages from Stan…”

So now Stan has:

• your customers’ phone numbers

• your contacts

• your lists

• your opt-ins

• your communication behavior

• your engagement patterns

And YOU don’t own that infrastructure.

Because…

**You don’t own the domain.

You don’t own the platform.

You don’t own the checkout.

You don’t own the merchant account.

You don’t own the data.**

And Let’s Not Forget: Stan Can Shut You Down Anytime

Their Terms are clear:

They can terminate your account, freeze funds, or delete everything without liability.

Which means:

Your entire business — your sales, your customers, your income — is built on rented land.

One policy change…

One misunderstanding…

One false flag…

One dispute…

And your entire “business” is gone.

The Harsh Reality: Stan Store Already Built the Business YOU Want for Yourself

This is the part that cuts deep:

Stan built the business YOU should be building.

They used:

• A corporation

• A scalable platform

• A strong Stripe ecosystem

• A data-driven engine

• Customer analytics

• Automated SMS infrastructure

• A funding pipeline

• Multiple revenue channels

• Intellectual property

• Systemized operations

And YOU?

You built:

• landing pages

• a link in your bio

• sales that feed THEIR corporation

• customer data they control

• financial history they leverage

• a Stripe profile you don’t own

• and an LLC with no power

You are literally building the business YOU want —but for THEM, not yourself.

So What’s the Solution?

It’s simple.

And it’s the same thing I’ve been teaching from Day 1:

✔ Your own website

✔ Your own domain

✔ Your own Stripe

✔ Your own corporation

✔ Your own corporate structure

✔ Your own data

✔ Your own customers

✔ Your own funding leverage

Stop building OTHER corporations.Start building your OWN.

Stan took themselves through the exact Journey to Success I teach…

You just refused to.

But the good news is:

You can change that today.

Ready to stop building someone else’s empire and finally build your own?

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