.@OpenRouter co-founder Alex Atallah on what convinced him to do the Stripe deal: full autonomy, faster execution, same mission. "We were not thinking about [selling] at all. I did really respect the company, and do really respect it today. Of possible acquisition options for us, it was my top choice." "As we fleshed out the reasons why it would make sense for both companies, it got more and more interesting." "It was really clear how aligned they were with us having autonomy over the brand,…