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John and Patrick Collison on Stripe's Growth, Agent Commerce, and the Future of Software

Apr 28, 2026 · 20m

This interview with Stripe cofounders John and Patrick Collison originally aired on TBPN. They discuss Stripe's 34% growth and new employee tender offer, how agent commerce and stablecoins may require high-throughput blockchains built for millions of transactions per second, and why the economics of software are shifting from mass-produced products to bespoke, on-demand systems cooked fresh at the moment of use. Resources: Follow TBPN on Twitter: https://x.com/tbpn Follow Patrick Collison on Twitter: https://x.com/patrickc Follow John Collison on Twitter: https://x.com/collision Stay …

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