Stripe research confirms money helps grow businesses. A nearly two-year randomized trial revealed that businesses accepting loans from Stripe Capital “grew annual revenue around 27% faster.” Patrick Collison emphasizes this highlights the persistent issue of capital scarcity for many businesses. […]
“So, with the goal of attracting enough buzz to help him land writing gigs, he doubled down on writing his newsletter, then a substack on tech and finance, with an audience of around 1200, largely made of tech and startup […]
Patrick Collison fires question after question at Sam Altman, and gets pretty thoughtful answers in return. One interesting fact: ChatGPT is really the only AI product that Altman uses. And his most common use case is summarization. They also get […]
The stripe co-founder talks about a range of (mostly crypto-related) topics with the FTX founder. | learn more
This is a written Q&A interview—maybe my favorite format. I have a new appreciation for the depth of his interests. “His biggest intellectual interest is the idea of technological progress — what it means, why it happens, and how to […]
Researchers Patrick Collison and Michael Nielsen ran a survey of scientists to conclude: “Over the past century, we’ve vastly increased the time and money invested in science, but in scientists’ own judgement, we’re producing the most important breakthroughs at a […]