In 2007, there weren't any other accelerators, at least that I was aware of. We were almost the prototypical Y Combinator founders: We were highly technical but had never done a startup before. We also didn't know anyone in the… — Patrick Collison Copy Share Image
Silicon Valley does not breed great technology. Instead, the smartest people from around the world tend to move to Silicon Valley. — Patrick Collison Copy Share Image
At most large companies, what is locally optimal for you is very frequently not what is globally optimal for the company. — Patrick Collison Copy Share Image
I think in general technology always sort of makes some jobs less relevant, or perhaps, even obsolete, but I will say that the idea… — Patrick Collison Copy Share Image
I think that Stripe generally is comprised of the kind of people who believe in technology or are kind of optimistic about its effect… — Patrick Collison Copy Share Image
We don't always endorse what businesses sell through Stripe, but we do think it's critical that we and our peers don't act as gatekeepers… — Patrick Collison Copy Share Image
I started Stripe with my brother John Collison while we were in school together. We first started off building iPhone apps together and using… — Patrick Collison Copy Share Image
Being a public company certainly doesn't stop you from taking a really long-term time horizon, but it does make it more difficult. — Patrick Collison Copy Share Image
What interests us in Stripe is the idea that there could much more commerce happening on the Internet. — Patrick Collison Copy Share Image
'Entrepreneur' is a long, fancy French word, but it didn't seem like something you aspire to. It seemed normal, because whatever your parents do… — Patrick Collison Copy Share Image
If you want to hire the best people, the best people are already doing pretty impressive things. They have their life plans, their picture… — Patrick Collison Copy Share Image
It's very possible that advertising business models will simply never do as well on mobile devices as those oriented around transactions. — Patrick Collison Copy Share Image
