Patrick Collison
Mentioned in 22 analyzed podcast episodes across 10 shows
Co-founder and CEO of Stripe, a payments and financial services company. He is frequently featured in podcast discussions about business strategy, entrepreneurship, and the fintech/commerce landscape, including topics around agentic commerce, AI, and stablecoin regulation. Recognized as an accomplished founder known for strategic decision-making and founder mode leadership.
Appears On
Episode Appearances
Software Engineering Daily · May 7, 2026
SED News: Anthropic’s Mythos, Supply Chain Hacks, and the AI Spending Surge
“Featured in Cheeky Pint podcast set at Stripe Sessions conference in mock Irish pub with Guinness”
All TWiT.tv Shows (Audio) · May 7, 2026
Intelligent Machines 869: My Sentience is Going Up
“Demonstrated AI agent buying itself gifts and controlling car to visit Whole Foods; claims later disputed as fabricated”
The Tim Ferriss Show · Apr 29, 2026
#863: Elad Gil, Consigliere to Empire Builders — How to Spot Billion-Dollar Companies Before Everyone Else, The Misty AI Frontier, How Coke Beat Pepsi, When Consensus Pays, and Much More
“Stripe founder; Elad's early investment through organic networking; index-on-ecommerce thesis”
The a16z Show · Apr 28, 2026
John and Patrick Collison on Stripe's Growth, Agent Commerce, and the Future of Software
“Co-founder presenting 2025 cohort data, predicting 2026 Q1 as potential singularity quarter, discussing Tempo”
The a16z Show · Apr 23, 2026
Martin Shkreli on AI, Pharma, and What Actually Matters
“Referenced as example of young pharma CEO that doesn't exist; pharma remains old-guard industry”
TBPN · Apr 22, 2026
SpaceX-Cursor Deal, ChatGPT Images 2.0, Fake Bear Scam | Diet TBPN
“Referenced in context of cinematic podcast aesthetic that influenced Cursor's brand positioning”
Y Combinator Startup Podcast · Apr 22, 2026
Stripe Head of Design Katie Dill Breaks Down Their New Website
“Involved in design decisions; asked foundational question about website purpose; known for decisiveness and taste”
WHAT WENT WRONG · Apr 22, 2026
The Sony Hack | From Revisionist History
“Led Stripe team to create online ticketing infrastructure for The Interview release”
AI + a16z · Mar 24, 2026
Patrick Collison on Stripe’s Early Choices, Smalltalk, and What Comes After Coding
“Main guest discussing Stripe's technology decisions and his programming background”
TBPN · Mar 16, 2026
AI vs. Dog Cancer, Timothée Chalamet Under Fire, ‘Agents Over Bubbles' | Diet TBPN
“Stripe CEO characterized AI's role as high-powered search tool in the case”
TBPN · Mar 14, 2026
Tall Poppy Syndrome, Bytedance Gets Blackwell Chips, WSJ Mansion Section | Diet TBPN
“Stripe co-founder who posted about unevenness in attention to corporate drama across organizations”
TBPN · Mar 13, 2026
Travis Kalanick Joins, Spotify CEO, Nikesh from Palo Alto Networks, xAI Rebuild, Apple Faces Slop Allegations
“Stripe founder referenced for observations about palace intrigue in tech”
TBPN · Mar 12, 2026
Dr. Alex Karp LIVE from AIPCon | Alex Karp, Dan Ives, Eric Brock, Casey Lane, Ted Mabrey
“Referenced for commentary on Silicon Valley drama and industry dynamics”
TBPN · Feb 24, 2026
Citrini Memo Reactions, Kim K Enters Energy Drinks, Jane Street Sued | Patrick & John Collison, Bill Gurley, James Cadwallader, Scott Wu, Ivan Zhao, Stefano Ermon, Rune Kvist, Reiner Pope, Devansh Pandey
“Stripe co-founder discussed company growth and agentic commerce future”
The a16z Show · Feb 20, 2026
Patrick Collison on Stripe’s Early Choices, Smalltalk, and What Comes After Coding
“CEO of Stripe, main interview subject discussing programming, business strategy, and AI”
Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy · Feb 18, 2026
Josh Kushner - Concentration and Conviction - [Invest Like the Best, EP.459]
“Co-founder of Stripe; praised for founder mode and exceptional entrepreneurial capability”
The a16z Show · Jan 12, 2026
Alex Rampell on Venture at Scale and Founder Incentives
TBPN · Jan 5, 2026
Dan Wang's Annual Letter, Meta Acquires Manus, Nvidia's $20B Groq Deal | Justin Mares
Hard Fork · Dec 26, 2025
Where Is All the A.I.-Driven Scientific Progress?
“Stripe CEO, mentioned discussing Arc Institute's virtual cell work in summer 2024”
BG2Pod with Brad Gerstner and Bill Gurley · Oct 14, 2025
AI Bubble, Stablecoin Boom, and Runnin' Down a Dream | BG2 w/ Bill Gurley and Brad Gerstner
“Stripe CEO; tweeted about banking lobbying against stablecoin interest payments”
The Artificial Intelligence Show · Oct 14, 2025
#173: OpenAI Dev Day, AI Gets Political, Sora Copyright Drama Continues, Gemini Enterprise & AI’s Impact on Job Hunting
Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth · May 25, 2025
Growth tactics from OpenAI and Stripe’s first marketer | Krithika Shankarraman
“Stripe co-founder who understood developer community marketing”