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Patrick Collison

02/22/24

@ Dwarkesh Patel

Herb Boyer couldn't have invented recombinant DNA technology at age 23; he first had to accumulate the knowledge and skills over a multi-decade career.

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Patrick Collison (Stripe CEO) - Craft, Beauty, & The Future of Payments

@ Dwarkesh Patel

Patrick Collison (Stripe CEO) - Craft, Beauty, & The Future of Payments

02/22/24

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