John Collison

4 statements across 3 episodes · 3 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement May 2, 2018 by Patrick Collison · said 8 times in 4 episodes since 2018 · across every show →

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brought up most by Shane Parrish (3), Patrick Collison (3), Shreyas Doshi (1), Michael Ovitz (1)

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May 2, 2018 positive
Insight
Collison: Always discard your current book for a better one
“At every moment you should be reading the best book you know of in the world. I mean, I don't mean kind of the absolute best for everyone, but sort of The best book for you. But like as soon as you discover something that that seems more interesting or more im…”
Patrick Collison May 2, 2018 ▶ 1:10:04 #32 Patrick Collison: Earning Your Stripes
May 2, 2018 bearish
Disclosure
Collison: John and I own an SF house and hope its value declines
“I'm a landowner in San Francisco. John and I own a house together, and I hope its value declines”
Patrick Collison May 2, 2018 ▶ 1:44:42 #32 Patrick Collison: Earning Your Stripes
Sep 5, 2023 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Doshi: Stripe co-founders regularly conducted user research with frontline staff
“Patrick and John, until a very, very long time, as the company was scaling, and to a point where you wouldn't expect the founder to do so they were talking to customers. They were talking to users, and not only that, in many cases, they would kind of, you know…”
Shreyas Doshi Sep 5, 2023 ▶ 27:02 Shreyas Doshi: Better Teams, Better Products
Feb 3, 2026 positive
Opinion
Ovitz: Stripe's Collison brothers are among the smartest executives in tech
“And I think the Collinson brothers are two of the smartest guys in the business.”
Michael Ovitz Feb 3, 2026 ▶ 54:13 Michael Ovitz: The Psychology of Power
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