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Patrick doubts present is last chance for startup creation.
Patrick doubts present is last chance for startup creation.
Patrick reflects that his early sense of urgency about fleeting startup opportunities was unnecessary, and he doubts that the present moment is the last window for creating companies.
- Speaker
- Patrick Collison
- Source timestamp
- 7:46
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