How to Beat Amazon and Build an Unbeatable Business with Jim McKelvey, Co-Founder of Square
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Release Date: 08/01/2020
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About guest:
info_outlineToday's guest, Jim McKelvey is a serial entrepreneur, engineer, and glassblower, the co-founder of Square, a $35 billion company that changed the way businesses could get paid. McKelvey also founded Invisibly, a project to rewire the economics of online content; LaunchCode, a non-profit that trains people to work in technology; and Third Degree Glass Factory, a publicly accessible glass art studio & education center in St. Louis. He’s the author of “The Innovation Stack: Building an Unbeatable Business One Crazy Idea at a Time”, in which he shares the story of building Square and beating Amazon, amongst others.
Timestamps and main topics we discuss:
- 00:00 - 04:17 - Introduction to Jim McKelvey
- 04:18 - 11:26 - How Did Jim Decide To Write His Book?
- 11:30 - 15:55 - What Is An Innovation Stack? How to Build an Unbeatable Business One Crazy Idea at a Time
- 16:06 - 23:31 - Real Innovation Doesn't Have a Checklist To Follow
- 23:32 - 27:57 - Finding The Perfect problems That We Have The Courage And Power To Solve
- 27:58 - 31:40 - The Story Of Meeting Jack Dorsey
- 34:20 - 43:40 - What is Jim’s Advice On Starting An Innovative Company
- 43:40 - 49:31 - About him as a person
- 52:55 - 55:02 - Jim’s new ventures
Resources:
- Book: https://www.jimmckelvey.com/books/
- Website: https://www.jimmckelvey.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mckelveyjim/