[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fmn-_6adCIM4M1WuzLHRZaR5IBd4kxRFZ5P5qmsCHz0E":3,"$f9OLSXp3W2IXfHxEFt9lzP3KNYU-FuseAizJcItjLbmY":12},{"author":4,"tags":11},{"author_id":5,"author_name":6,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"bio":9,"short_bio":9,"bio_jsonld":9,"slug":10,"image_url":9},49358,"Patrick Collison","P",43,null,"patrick-collison",[],{"quotes":13,"pagination":77},[14,22,28,34,40,46,52,58,65,71],{"id":15,"quote_text":16,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":19,"source":20,"quote_tag":21,"commentary":9},3870509,"What interests us in Stripe is the idea that there could much more commerce happening on the Internet.",7,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":23,"quote_text":24,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":25,"source":26,"quote_tag":27,"commentary":9},3870503,"It's not that I don't enjoy TV. If I had infinite time, I would watch it.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":29,"quote_text":30,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":31,"source":32,"quote_tag":33,"commentary":9},3870497,"When you talk to people who are old, some wish they had enjoyed themselves more, but not many wish they had wasted more time.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":35,"quote_text":36,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":37,"source":38,"quote_tag":39,"commentary":9},3870491,"There is really an issue in Silicon Valley with companies getting a bit ahead of themselves in terms of their own self-perception of their own success.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":41,"quote_text":42,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":43,"source":44,"quote_tag":45,"commentary":9},3870487,"We presumably believe that most of the technological progress over the arc of humanity to date has been good. I don't see any argument to go back to 1600.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":47,"quote_text":48,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":49,"source":50,"quote_tag":51,"commentary":9},3870482,"The promise of the Internet is around this transcendence of physical geography. To a large degree, the Internet has delivered on that promise, but when it comes to the movement of money and the ability to start and operate a business or needing to purchase from a business, it really hasn't.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":53,"quote_text":54,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":55,"source":56,"quote_tag":57,"commentary":9},3870460,"It was very clear, if you grew up in the middle of Ireland, just how potent a force the Internet was and could be. I was always seduced by the potency of computers and the possibilities for which they could be leveraged.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":59,"quote_text":60,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":61,"source":62,"quote_tag":63,"commentary":64},3870453,"It's a common case with high-growth startups where the co-founding team breaks up - generally, it's hard to get the team to persist. It's easy to stick with it when you have known the person for decades either as a friend or family.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\n\nThis quote is attributed to Patrick Collison, co-founder and CEO of Stripe. The sentiment reflects his experiences with high-growth startups, specifically mentioning the common phenomenon of co-founding teams breaking apart. Given his background in building successful tech companies, it's likely that this insight was shared during a keynote speech or interview around 2015-2020.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\n\nWhat Collison is highlighting here is the inherent tension between personal relationships and professional persistence. On one hand, having a deep-seated friendship with your co-founder can make it easier to endure challenges; on the other hand, this familiarity can also create unrealistic expectations and hinder objective decision-making, ultimately leading to the team's dissolution.\n\n**How to Use This**\n\nWhen building a high-stakes team project or partnership, be aware of the delicate balance between nurturing personal relationships and maintaining a clear, detached perspective. To avoid the pitfalls of co-founder break-ups, establish transparent communication channels, define clear roles, and regularly reassess your collaboration to ensure it remains productive for both parties involved.\n\nIn applying this mindset today, consider implementing regular \"check-ins\" with your team or partner to discuss goals, challenges, and concerns. By doing so, you can maintain a strong personal connection while also fostering an environment of open communication, reducing the likelihood of partnership dissolution due to unmet expectations or unresolved issues.",{"id":66,"quote_text":67,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":68,"source":69,"quote_tag":70,"commentary":9},3870443,"Silicon Valley does not breed great technology. Instead, the smartest people from around the world tend to move to Silicon Valley.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":72,"quote_text":73,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":74,"source":75,"quote_tag":76,"commentary":9},3870435,"If you're building a consumer app, you're necessarily coupled to the intrinsic time cycle of human fashion in that it's a fashion-driven space, and we see that in the cycle of these various apps. I think for infrastructure that that just naturally tends to play out over a longer time horizon.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"currentPage":78,"totalPages":79,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":80},1,5,10]