John Collison

John Collison

Co-founder and President of Stripe

Irish entrepreneur and technology executive who co-founded Stripe, a leading online payment processing platform, with his brother Patrick.

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John Collison is the President and co-founder of Stripe, which he launched in 2010 alongside his brother Patrick. Under their leadership, Stripe became one of the world's most valuable fintech companies, revolutionizing how businesses accept payments online. Collison's recommendations reflect interests in business history, design, and entrepreneurial strategy.

10 Books Recommended by John Collison

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#1

Poor Charlie’s Almanack

by Charlie Munger

15 people recommendedrecommended 2x

Get your copy of [this book], just in time for his centenary!

Get your copy of [this book], just in time for his centenary!

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Also recommended by: Naval Ravikant, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Daniel Ek, Drew Houston, Marc Andreessen, Patrick Collison, Courtland Allen, Patrick Bet David, Ramit Sethi, Shane Parrish, Tai Lopez, Tim Ferriss, Derek Sivers

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#2

American Kingpin

by Nick Bilton

7 people recommendedrecommended 2x

An incredible tale.

An incredible tale.

Also recommended by: Eric Jorgenson, Alexis Ohanian, Casey Neistat, Andrew Wilkinson, Chris Dixon, Thomas Frank

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#3

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6 people recommended

A good read.

Also recommended by: Casey Neistat, Anthony Pompliano, Austen Allred, Mr Money Mustache, Tim Urban

#4

Designing Brand Identity

by Alina Wheeler

5 people recommended

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Also recommended by: Patrick Collison, David Friedberg, Patrick Bet David, Jack Ma

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#5

Too Big to Fail

by Andrew Ross Sorkin

4 people recommendedrecommended 2x

I really liked [this book].

I really liked [this book].

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Also recommended by: Bill Gates, Jon Stewart, Max Levchin

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#6

The Art of Doing Science and Engineering

by Richard W. Hamming

3 people recommended

John Collison mentioned this book on Twitter.

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Also recommended by: Patrick Collison, Keith Rabois

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#7

Stuff Matters

by Mark Miodownik

3 people recommended

Answers why US chocolate tastes like ground-up newspaper to me.

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Also recommended by: Bill Gates, Patrick Collison

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#8

Hard Landing

by Thomas Petzinger Jr.

3 people recommended

One of my favorite non-fiction books.

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Also recommended by: Patrick Collison, Trung Phan

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#9

Liftoff

by Eric Berger

2 people recommended

Doesn't cover Starlink, but I enjoyed [this book] on the swashbuckling early days of SpaceX

Also recommended by: Elon Musk

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#10

Financial Shenanigans

by Howard M. Schilit

2 people recommended

I enjoyed this accounting-focused treatment of many major frauds.

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Also recommended by: Patrick Collison