{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"How to Beat Amazon and Build an Unbeatable Business with Jim McKelvey, Co-Founder of Square","description":"Today's guest, Jim McKelvey is a serial entrepreneur, engineer, and glassblower, the co-founder of Square, a $35 billion company that changed the way businesses could get paid. McKelvey also founded Invisibly, a project to rewire the economics of online content; LaunchCode, a non-profit that trains people to work in technology; and Third Degree Glass Factory, a publicly accessible glass art studio &amp;amp; education center in St. Louis. He\u2019s the author of \u201cThe Innovation Stack: Building an Unbeatable Business One Crazy Idea at a Time\u201d, in which he shares the story of building Square and beating Amazon, amongst others. Timestamps and main topics we discuss:&amp;nbsp;  00:00 - 04:17 - Introduction to Jim McKelvey 04:18 - 11:26 - How Did Jim Decide To Write His Book? 11:30 - 15:55 - What Is An Innovation Stack? How to Build an Unbeatable Business One Crazy Idea at a Time 16:06 - 23:31 - Real Innovation Doesn't Have a Checklist To Follow 23:32 - 27:57 - Finding The Perfect problems That We Have The Courage And Power To Solve 27:58 - 31:40 - &amp;nbsp;The Story Of Meeting Jack Dorsey 34:20 - 43:40 - What is Jim\u2019s Advice On Starting An Innovative Company 43:40 - 49:31 - About him as a person 52:55 - 55:02 - Jim\u2019s new ventures  Resources:  Book: https:\/\/www.jimmckelvey.com\/books\/ Website: https:\/\/www.jimmckelvey.com\/ LinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mckelveyjim\/  ","author_name":"Generation You with Catalin Matei","author_url":"http:\/\/catalinmatei.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/15440123\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/79825661"}