Stripe CEO Patrick Collison's Parents: The Subtle Art of Not Being a Helicopter Parent

Correlation between childhood and careers

Patrick Collison is the co-founder and CEO of Stripe, the fintech platform that enables millions of businesses like Network Capital to collect payments. It is one of the most valuable privately held companies in the world and true to its mission, augments the GDP of the internet.

He and his brother and co-founder John are among the youngest self-made m…