How Working with the Right People Can Spark Innovation with Jim McKelvey

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[01:24] Jim's first book that he wrote during college and the skills he acquired during those years.

[02:23] How Jim met Jack Dorsey as a teenager.

[03:29] Jim's role at Square and his attitude towards starting companies.

[05:11] The beginnings of starting a payment company and the moment that inspired it.

[06:16] The surprising growth of Square and its shaky path to success.

[08:05] The concept of the innovation stack and the motivations behind Jim's book.

[10:56] The two types of problems in the world and what this means for solutions.

[12:55] Understanding the differences between businesspeople and entrepreneurs.

[15:16] The example of Southwest Airlines and its innovation stack.

[17:40] A better definition of disruption and ways to work in non-innovative spaces.

[19:19] Invisibly's two main goals and their overarching mission statement.

[23:37] The way that Invisibly works for consumers online and in media.

[26:14] Business in the pandemic and the history of companies during a calamity.

[27:59] Why Douglas Adams' books are so helpful for kindling the entrepreneurial spirit.

[29:27] The professional usefulness of saying 'no'.

[30:05] Where Jim would invest a billion dollars currently.

[31:20] Jim's departure from Square and his focus on family and projects he cares about.

[33:10] The need for more entrepreneurs and dispelling the hero myth.

How Working with the Right People Can Spark Innovation with Jim McKelvey | Ep. #371