Debriefing Patrick Collison’s Advice to 10–20 Year Old’s + My Top 3 Advice Points For The Same Demographic
Patrick is the founder and CEO of Stripe, a billion dollar company. He started the company when he was 22 years old with his brother.
I discovered Patrick by doing a deep dive into founder tandems and came upon a resource he put out on his website — patrickcollison.com/advice. The premise for this segment of his website is to provide advice to 10–20 year olds, guiding them through the “prime years” of life.
As a 17 year old I loved this resource and felt that I resonated with everything Patrick described. I believe one of the most important parts of life is finding a mentor, someone older and more experience that can provide consistent guidance for your endeavors. I would advise for staying away from parents, as mentors. Mentors and parents serve a distinct purpose and shouldn’t be the intersected.
Patrick’s advice column sparked some inspiration for me and I wanted to break down his top tips and provide three of my own.
I’m all about efficiency so here’s what I’m going to discuss today.
- The Importance of Going Deep
- Be Intentional About What You Do
- Leverage the Internet to Make Friends + Connections
