en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Collison
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the Collison brothers became the world's youngest self-made billionaires
This overstates Patrick Collison’s status. Forbes reported that John Collison was the world’s youngest self-made billionaire in 2016; Patrick, who was older, was one of the other self-made billionaires under 30, not the youngest.
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Forbes’ contemporaneous coverage of Stripe’s 2016 funding round says John Collison specifically "is now the world's youngest self-made billionaire" at age 26. The same article separately says Patrick Collison, 28, was "the only other self-made billionaire[] in the world under age 30" (along with Bobby Murphy). A second Forbes ranking that year repeats the distinction: "That makes 26-year-old John Collison ... the world's youngest self-made billionaire" while Patrick, at 28, is listed separately as another under-30 self-made billionaire.
So the article’s wording that "the Collison brothers became the world's youngest self-made billionaires" is inaccurate because it assigns the "youngest" superlative to both brothers. The reliable sources only apply that title to John, not Patrick.
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- Stripe Investment Makes Cofounder The World's Youngest Self-Made Billionaire
At 26, John Collison, Stripe's president, is now the world's youngest self-made billionaire... Stripe CEO Patrick Collison, 28, and Snapchat cofounder Bobby Murphy, 28, are the only other self-made billionaires in the world under age 30.
- America's Richest Entrepreneurs Under 40 2016
That makes 26-year-old John Collison, Stripe's president, the world's youngest self-made billionaire... Stripe CEO Patrick Collison, 28, and Snapchat cofounder Bobby Murphy, 28, are the only other self-made billionaires in the world under age 30.
"A Cheeky Pint"
The podcast’s title is wrong. Official Stripe and Apple Podcasts pages list John Collison’s show as "Cheeky Pint," not "A Cheeky Pint."
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The claim gets the podcast’s name wrong. Apple Podcasts lists the show title as "Cheeky Pint" and describes it as a Stripe podcast hosted by John Collison. Stripe’s own site also refers to it as "Cheeky Pint" in multiple places, including a job listing and a customer story page.
Because the official publisher and distribution page both use "Cheeky Pint" with no leading "A," the quoted title "A Cheeky Pint" is incorrect.
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- Cheeky Pint - Podcast - Apple Podcasts
Cheeky Pint ... Stripe cofounder John Collison interviews founders, builders, and leaders over a pint.
- Short-form Video & Social, Community Comms
Edit clips from Stripe long-form content (e.g., Cheeky Pint, firesides from Stripe Sessions and Tours)...
- Cognition CEO Scott Wu on the evolution of AI coding agents and the future of software engineering
We recently featured Wu in our Cheeky Pint podcast.