How to Contact Patrick Collison

Choose one narrow angle where your experience is clearly useful to Patrick Collison. Avoid broad positioning; one sharp contribution beats ten generic claims.

Use this as your foundation: Connect through 'The Industrialization of Discovery' and 'The Long-Termism of Human Progress'. He values intellectual rigor, the 'Young Scientist' pipeline, and a 'First-Principles' approach to both code and biology. Accessible via Stripe SF HQs, Arc Institute Palo Alto, and high-level scientific galas (Stripe YSTE).

Create one concrete proof-of-work asset before outreach. This can be a short teardown, a practical proposal, or a relevant case study.

Distribute that work where the right people actually see it: Stripe Sessions 2026 (April 28-30), Stripe Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition, Osmo Series-B Funding Announcement.

Keep the first message short and specific. Lead with context, show proof, then ask for a small next step.

A strong opener is usually a focused question: Ask about his vision for 'AI-Olfaction' with Osmo and how the Arc Institute's 'Evo 2' model is shaping the future of programmable genome design.

If there is no response, do not spam. Improve your proof and follow up in 10-14 days with a clearer signal.

Maintain the relationship through relevant updates around History of Great Inventions, High-Throughput Biology, The Economics of Scientific Funding. Small, consistent value compounds over time.