In this episode of the World Class Podcast, Chris Vasquez sits down with Jim McKelvey, the co-founder of Square (now Block), to discuss how he and Jack Dorsey built a $50 billion+ company that revolutionized digital payments. Jim shares the inside story of how Square took on—and ultimately beat—Amazon, the challenges they faced in scaling the company, and the innovation mindset required to disrupt an industry.
Jim is not only a successful entrepreneur but also an inventor, artist, and author of The Innovation Stack, where he breaks down the principles behind creating groundbreaking businesses. In this conversation, he reveals the key lessons he learned from building Square, the strategies that helped them outmaneuver one of the biggest companies in the world, and how entrepreneurs can apply these insights to their own businesses.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
• The untold story of how Square defeated Amazon and survived an all-out attack
• The power of The Innovation Stack and how to create a business that can’t be copied
• Jim’s entrepreneurial journey and the mindset behind building billion-dollar companies
• The biggest challenges in scaling a fintech giant and how Square overcame them
• The future of digital payments, entrepreneurship, and innovation
This episode is packed with invaluable lessons from one of the greatest business minds of our time. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, an innovator, or just someone fascinated by stories of resilience and disruption, you won’t want to miss this conversation with Jim McKelvey.
