Patrick Collison
Person
Irish-American entrepreneur and investor, best known as co-founder and CEO of Stripe, the financial infrastructure company. He is also associated with technology, science, and startup initiatives.
Discussed alongside Patrick Collison
- Stripe, Inc.
Organization · 2 episodes together · 1 show
- Silicon Valley
Place · 3 episodes together · 2 shows
- Palo Alto
Place · 2 episodes together · 2 shows
- San Francisco
Place · 3 episodes together · 2 shows
7 episodes featuring Patrick Collison
Sourcery
AI agents challenge the rules of online commerce
As software begins acting for people, businesses must rethink payments, APIs, security, and how they distinguish useful automation from abuse.
Oct 5, 2026 · 28 min
The a16z Show
Cosign bets on reputation as Silicon Valley’s next talent signal
As AI expands the volume of information and outreach, trusted context could determine which people, companies, and opportunities receive attention.
Sep 25, 2026 · 50 min
TBPN
AI’s Blender prowess tests the meaning of general intelligence
The episode connects a practical test of AI generality with labor-market uncertainty and Tesla’s ambitious robotaxi timeline.
Sep 5, 2026 · 33 min
The a16z Show
AI shifts computing’s bottleneck from engineers to capital
The episode examines how AI could change the economics of software, startups, scientific discovery, and the kinds of problems computers can solve.
Aug 25, 2026 · 1h 4m
TBPN
AI governance meets Tesla’s flying-car ambitions
The episode connects emerging AI power, speculative engineering, and consumer-brand economics to questions about who shapes the future and how.
Aug 15, 2026 · 37 min
TBPN
Cursor deal spotlights venture’s new power center
The episode connects an unusually large AI exit with shifting power in technology, finance, luxury markets, and the increasingly unreliable signals of online attention.
Aug 14, 2026 · 1h 47m
The a16z Show
AI agents raise the ceiling for founder ambition
The conversation examines how agents could let tiny teams build and run companies at unprecedented scale while institutions adapt much more slowly.
Aug 12, 2026 · 52 min