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title: "2 Turning Quotes By Patrick Collison"
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> [Square is turning informal, cash transactions, like you would do with a taco truck, into card swipes. Stripe is more for the Internet, it's focused on the kinds of transactions that weren't possible years ago. We think about how you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-collison/square-is-turning-informal-cash-transactions-like-you-would-do-with-a/)

[Patrick Collison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-collison/)

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> [The part of Stripe that I've always found most interesting is the idea of facilitating new commerce that wouldn't otherwise happen. Payouts is turning out to be a big part of that. These new networks are efficient, intelligent replacements for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-collison/the-part-of-stripe-that-i-ve-always-found-most-interesting-is-the/)

[Patrick Collison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-collison/)

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## Other authors on Turning

## More by Patrick Collison

> [Silicon Valley does not breed great technology. Instead, the smartest people from around the world tend to move to Silicon Valley.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-collison/silicon-valley-does-not-breed-great-technology-instead-the-smartest/)

[Patrick Collison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-collison/)

> [At most large companies, what is locally optimal for you is very frequently not what is globally optimal for the company.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-collison/at-most-large-companies-what-is-locally-optimal-for-you-is-very/)

[Patrick Collison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-collison/)

> [I think in general technology always sort of makes some jobs less relevant, or perhaps, even obsolete, but I will say that the idea…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-collison/i-think-in-general-technology-always-sort-of-makes-some-jobs-less/)

[Patrick Collison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-collison/)

> [I think that Stripe generally is comprised of the kind of people who believe in technology or are kind of optimistic about its effect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-collison/i-think-that-stripe-generally-is-comprised-of-the-kind-of-people-who/)

[Patrick Collison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-collison/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-collison/we-don-t-always-endorse-what-businesses-sell-through-stripe-but-we-do/)

[Patrick Collison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-collison/)

> [I started Stripe with my brother John Collison while we were in school together. We first started off building iPhone apps together and using…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-collison/i-started-stripe-with-my-brother-john-collison-while-we-were-in/)

[Patrick Collison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-collison/)

> [Being a public company certainly doesn't stop you from taking a really long-term time horizon, but it does make it more difficult.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-collison/being-a-public-company-certainly-doesn-t-stop-you-from-taking-a/)

[Patrick Collison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-collison/)

> [What interests us in Stripe is the idea that there could much more commerce happening on the Internet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-collison/what-interests-us-in-stripe-is-the-idea-that-there-could-much-more/)

[Patrick Collison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-collison/)

> [Our goal definitely isn't to sell Stripe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-collison/our-goal-definitely-isn-t-to-sell-stripe/)

[Patrick Collison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-collison/)

> ['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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-collison/entrepreneur-is-a-long-fancy-french-word-but-it-didn-t-seem-like/)

[Patrick Collison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-collison/)

> [If you want to hire the best people, the best people are already doing pretty impressive things. They have their life plans, their picture…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-collison/if-you-want-to-hire-the-best-people-the-best-people-are-already-doing/)

[Patrick Collison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-collison/)

> [It's very possible that advertising business models will simply never do as well on mobile devices as those oriented around transactions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-collison/it-s-very-possible-that-advertising-business-models-will-simply-never/)

[Patrick Collison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-collison/)

> [It's not that I don't enjoy TV. If I had infinite time, I would watch it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-collison/it-s-not-that-i-don-t-enjoy-tv-if-i-had-infinite-time-i-would-watch-it/)

[Patrick Collison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-collison/)

> [When you talk to people who are old, some wish they had enjoyed themselves more, but not many wish they had wasted more time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-collison/when-you-talk-to-people-who-are-old-some-wish-they-had-enjoyed/)

[Patrick Collison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-collison/)

> [I watch virtually no TV. All my screen time is computer time for me. When I'm not doing that I'm reading or talking to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-collison/i-watch-virtually-no-tv-all-my-screen-time-is-computer-time-for-me/)

[Patrick Collison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-collison/)

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