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The Innovation Stack: How Square Co-Founder Jim McKelvey Thinks About Disruption


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When Jim McKelvey and Jack Dorsey were building Square, they were met with legal issues, major challenges from Amazon, and more. But necessity is the mother of innovation, and anger is the fuel that kept Jim going. Hear the lessons Jim and Jack learned and where Jim thinks the world of content is headed on this episode. 

Tune in to learn:

  • How did Square beat Amazon? (2:00)
  • How did Jim and Jack Dorsey build Square? (6:00)
  • How do you create the idiot-proof inbox? (11:00)
  • Is a newsfeed just a digital feedlot? (15:015)
  • Can you incentivize good content and, as a result, save journalism? (20:00)
  • How should we think about de-centralized systems and why is it good to have rules and regulations? (25:12)
  • What’s the first step to disruption? Anger (34:00)

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