It's obvious that St. Louis has certain advantages compared to other cities: namely, a concentration of financial services. Jim McKelvey advantagecitycompare Change image and share on social
I am absolutely confident that St. Louis can attract major players in technology and make the companies that are here blossom. Jim McKelvey absolutelyattractblossom Change image and share on social
Personally, I don't want to do a lot of angel deals in a year. I get approached a lot. I'm becoming less and less polite, which doesn't seem to be helping. A lot of the things I get pitched on are from people who just want to make money. Jim McKelvey angelapproachdeal share on social
When I was 19 years old, I wrote my first book. I took a computer science class, and the book was garbage. I thought I could write a better one, so I did. Jim McKelvey bookclasscomputer Change image and share on social
When my son was born, I decided I wasn't really into working 12 hours a day. That slowed me down a little bit. Jim McKelvey bearbiteday Change image and share on social
Everyone needs someone to tell them not to wear so much Prada. Jim McKelvey pradawear Change image and share on social
Art is what can't be proven mathematically, right, it's where science ends. It's the part that makes you feel good, but you don't know why. Jim McKelvey artendfeel Change image and share on social
At Square, we got our tech up and running in three weeks, but it took us 18 months to get licenses, banking relationships and everything else we needed to be able to move money. We had to partner up with major companies to do it. Jim McKelvey bankcompanylicense share on social
I've been totally replaced by people who are superior. I was doing, like, 15 different things. It's very gratifying to watch your job done better. Jim McKelvey gratifyhavejob Change image and share on social
If you can't be persuasive to get people to believe your crazy idea, you can just go ahead and build it. Jim McKelvey aheadbuildcrazy Change image and share on social