Jul 31, 2026

Patrick Collison: "What If You Succeed?"

Patrick Collison, co-founder of Stripe, discusses the enduring value of human cognitive abilities in the age of AI, shares his unique perspective on dropping out of college, and explains Stripe's unconventional launch strategy. He critically examines the "lean startup" methodology in an AI-driven world and highlights how Stripe's data indicates an unprecedented boom in new businesses, faster growth, and a decentralized, prosperous future, challenging common fears about AI's centralizing impact.

Apr 07, 2026

AI Won't Take Your Job—It Will Make You the CEO | The a16z Show

Balaji Srinivasan discusses the paradoxical nature of AI, which lowers creation costs while simultaneously raising verification costs. He argues this tension pushes society toward a "trusted tribe" model, similar to the Chinese internet, where AI excels within high-trust groups but struggles between them. The conversation covers why physical tasks are easier to automate than digital ones, how AI makes everyone a CEO rather than obsolete, and why crypto, particularly Zcash, serves as a necessary counterbalance for inter-tribe transactions in an AI-driven world.