Tristan O’Tierney said he helped launch Square "to let regular folks accept credit cards just like the big boys." (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)Tristan O’Tierney, a co-founder of the mobile payment company Square, has died after a years-long struggle with addiction. Square co-founders Jack Dorsey and Jim McKelvey hired O’Tierney to develop the company’s first mobile app in 2009. Square set me up for life, but this disease has taken… https://t.co/1OqfUwW6k0 — Tristan O’Tierney (@tristan) September 10, 2018“As some of you may know, I’ve been battling with addiction for these past few years. In a statement, Square said: “Tristan was part of Square’s founding story and we are deeply saddened by his passing.

Source: Washington Post March 04, 2019 18:11 UTC