The co-founder of Square outlines an inspiring philosophy of entrepreneurship, telling the story of how his company was born out of a passion to solve frustrating problems in both business and society, and giving entrepreneurs a strategic guide to building a resilient business.
James McKelvey is a serial entrepreneur, inventor, philanthropist
and artist.
He is the cofounder of Square, was chairman of its board until
2010, and still serves on the Board of Directors. In 2011, his
iconic card reader design was inducted into the Museum of Modern
Art.
In 2016, McKelvey founded Invisibly, an ambitious project to rewire
the economics of online content.
In 2017, he was appointed as an Independent Director of the St.
Louis Federal Reserve.
“McKelvey tells the remarkable story of how with Square, he started
a business that would transform an industry, along the way
unlocking a whole new model for innovation. An inspiring call to
action for entrepreneurs who want to tackle problems that affect
our everyday lives, with perseverance and some crazy ideas.” —Steve
Case, chairman and CEO of Revolution, cofounder of AOL, and author
of The Third Wave: An Entrepreneur's Vision of the Future
“The Innovation Stack is a deeply useful book about the
characteristics of successful companies and how and why to build
one, complete with inspiring case studies that literally span
centuries. But it’s also much more than that: a witty, humane
exploration of living in the complicated, inequitable world we all
share and are working to make it less so.” —Eric Ries, entrepreneur
and bestselling author of The Lean Startup
“Who can say they went up against Amazon—and won? Jim McKelvey can,
and this book tells how.” —Peter Thiel, entrepreneur, investor, and
author of Zero to One
“Growing up in the Show Me State—aka Missouri—made me skeptical of
everything . . . especially Jim McKelvey. I’d say
more but I’m out of charact” —Jack Dorsey, cofounder and CEO of
Twitter and Square
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