We tend to believe that things are impossible that are very possible. Jim McKelvey impossibletendthing Change image and share on social
I'm not particularly good at running things when once they get to a certain level. Once it gets routine, get me out of the way. Jim McKelvey goodlevelroutine Change image and share on social
St. Louis is a customer- and partner-rich environment for any financial tech startup. Jim McKelvey customerenvironmentfinancial Change image and share on social
I don't run any of my companies. I always partner with somebody who wants to operate. Jim McKelvey companyoperatepartner Change image and share on social
It's hard to shape glass. It took me years of practice, and as a result, I've never gotten bored with it. It's difficult. Every time I come into the studio, I've got some sort of new challenge. And something that I would like to learn how to do better, and the material never disappoints me. Jim McKelvey borechallengedifficult share on social
Glass really rewards risk. A lot of times with glass, you're just waiting for the piece to cool down or for some temperature to adjust, and there's split seconds where you've got a fraction of a second where you get to make a move a particular way, and you don't get to repeat it if you do it wrong. Jim McKelvey adjustcoolfraction share on social
This entrepreneurial energy that we have in the Midwest doesn't have to go out to the coasts to get fed and watered. Jim McKelvey coastenergyentrepreneurial Change image and share on social
In December 1989, my mother died very suddenly, and that sparked a re-evaluation of what I was doing, and I realized I was mediocre at everything. I was a mediocre IBM employee, I was a mediocre entrepreneur, I was a mediocre artist. I decided that, although my mom wouldn't be around to see it, I wanted to be great at something. Jim McKelvey artistdecemberdecide share on social