Stripe cofounder says Gen Z will need two college majors to compete thanks to AI—and investing legend Charlie Munger called it first

John Collison, president and co-founder of Stripe (Credit: Bloomberg / Contributor / Getty Images)

As AI takes over the routine tasks once designed to post-grad talent, leaders and young workers alike are questioning the value of a college degree. However, Stripe cofounder John Collison believes that going to school and doubling up on disciplines with two majors is the best way to stand out in the AI era—and the advice has long been echoed by business leaders, like the late legendary investor Charlie Munger.

“If you understand software and understand finance—or if you understand software and understand marketing—you now can go massively improve the entire marketing funnel for your company,” Collison said on the TBPN podcast. “One person can do what would have taken 20 people dredging through all these systems.”