I (almost) met Patrick Collison at a conference a month ago where he gave a talk. He seemed extremely smart and interesting and I had no idea he was rich and famous. So after he gives his talk, I stand in line to get his phone number to see if we could meet up sometime so that I could pick his brain. While I was in line to talk to him, I mentioned to the guy next to me "Man that guy sure is interesting", and he said "Yeah, most billionaires are pretty smart".<p>I was floored that Patrick was a billionaire, and then got super nervous and exited the line.
>Stripe is not widely known because it doesn't sell anything that consumers can buy. Instead its software systems enable companies around the world to more easily accept online payments and run their websites.<p>What does Stripe do that makes it a better choice for companies than PayPal?
I really wonder what the purpose of these kinds of articles are. Millionaires become billionaires? People who attend prestigious universities get rich?
Okay congrats ..you are a billionaire on paper, now what?<p>What was the point of this article ?- To showcase an already predictable scenario ?<p>Either way, congratulations nonetheless, I do admire and respect the work they put in for Stripe.
That article is incorrect.
The youngest self made billionaire is Vitalik Buterin at an age of 23, the founder of Ethereum.
Ethereum has a market cap of currently 35B.
Its rumoured that he has 5-10% of the coin supply.
I had a laugh at this:<p>"Patrick successfully applied to study maths at the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, near Boston in 2007. Two years later John was accepted nearby, at the equally well respected Harvard University."