Episode · Dwarkesh Podcast · 2024-02-21
Books mentioned on Patrick Collison — Why Silicon Valley's most talented should leave
We discuss: * what it takes to process $1 trillion/year * how to build multi-decade APIs, companies, and relationships * what's next for Stripe (increasing the GDP of the internet is quite an open ended prompt, and the Collison brothers are just getting started).
Patrick Collison discussed Apprentice to Genius by Robert Kanigel and 7 Powers by Hamilton Helmer.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Apprentice to Genius
Discussed“There's an interesting book, Apprentice to Genius, that follows three generations of scientists. So someone who mentored somebody else, who in turn mentored another scientist. And they're all extremely successful.”
Where to get it
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7 Powers
7 Powers by Hamilton Helmer is a seminal business strategy book that outlines the foundational economic frameworks companies use to build enduring competitive moats and secure persistent differential returns.
Discussed“Hamilton Helmer is probably the leading scholar on various sources of defensibility for businesses. He has this niche, but very well known in the niche, book called Seven Powers.”
Where to get it
