The Social Radars Patrick & John Collison, Co-Founders of Stripe
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Nov 14, 2023 In this episode, the hosts interview Patrick and John Collison, co-founders of Stripe. They discuss their first meeting and dinner as teenagers, the concept of the 'YC cool meter' in attracting startup founders, the early days of web hosting, and how they convinced banks and credit card companies to work with them.
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Teenage Lisp Prodigy
- Patrick Collison emailed Paul Graham about Lisp as a teenager.
- Graham, unaware of Collison's age, invited him to dinner after an initial meeting.
Unaccompanied Minor Startup Founder
- John Collison's mother dropped him off as an unaccompanied minor when he traveled to the US at 16.
- He joined his brother Patrick to work on their startup Automatic.
Shapa and Automatic
- The Collison brothers' startup, Shapa, aimed to improve upon eBay and Craigslist.
- They connected with Harj and Cole of Bozo, another startup in the same space after applying to YC.