Patrick Collison
Coverage of Patrick Collison in the Nexus archive.
- Despite dropping out of MIT to build $159 billion fintech Stripe, its CEO has a warning for Gen Z who want to copy him: ‘That was a poor intuition’
Patrick Collison, CEO of Stripe, advises Gen Z against feeling pressured to drop out of college, stating his own urgency to leave MIT twice was unnecessary. He highlights that Silicon Valley consistently offers opportunities and dropping out is reversible if circumstances change.
- 21 successful tech moguls who never graduated college
The article highlights 21 tech executives, including Mark Zuckerberg and Sam Altman, who never graduated college but built successful companies like Meta and OpenAI. It discusses the growing debate about the necessity of higher education amid rising tuition costs and the rise of AI-driven opportunities.
- Home sold by Stripe billionaire brothers breaks Alamo Square price record
John and Patrick Collison sold their Alamo Square home for $9.1 million, breaking a price record but falling $2 million below the asking price.