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title: "1 Weeks Took Quotes By Jim McKelvey"
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> [At Square, we got our tech up and running in three weeks, but it took us 18 months to get licenses, banking relationships and everything else we needed to be able to move money. We had to partner up with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-mckelvey/at-square-we-got-our-tech-up-and-running-in-three-weeks-but-it-took/)

[Jim McKelvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-mckelvey/)

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## More by Jim McKelvey

> [In December 1989, my mother died very suddenly, and that sparked a re-evaluation of what I was doing, and I realized I was mediocre…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-mckelvey/in-december-1989-my-mother-died-very-suddenly-and-that-sparked-a-re/)

[Jim McKelvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-mckelvey/)

> [It's obvious that St. Louis has certain advantages compared to other cities: namely, a concentration of financial services.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-mckelvey/it-s-obvious-that-st-louis-has-certain-advantages-compared-to-other/)

[Jim McKelvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-mckelvey/)

> [I'm not particularly good at running things when once they get to a certain level. Once it gets routine, get me out of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-mckelvey/i-m-not-particularly-good-at-running-things-when-once-they-get-to-a/)

[Jim McKelvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-mckelvey/)

> [Personally, I don't want to do a lot of angel deals in a year. I get approached a lot. I'm becoming less and less…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-mckelvey/personally-i-don-t-want-to-do-a-lot-of-angel-deals-in-a-year-i-get/)

[Jim McKelvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-mckelvey/)

> [I am absolutely confident that St. Louis can attract major players in technology and make the companies that are here blossom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-mckelvey/i-am-absolutely-confident-that-st-louis-can-attract-major-players-in/)

[Jim McKelvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-mckelvey/)

> [We tend to believe that things are impossible that are very possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-mckelvey/we-tend-to-believe-that-things-are-impossible-that-are-very-possible/)

[Jim McKelvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-mckelvey/)

> [I don't run any of my companies. I always partner with somebody who wants to operate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-mckelvey/i-don-t-run-any-of-my-companies-i-always-partner-with-somebody-who/)

[Jim McKelvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-mckelvey/)

> [If you can't be persuasive to get people to believe your crazy idea, you can just go ahead and build it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-mckelvey/if-you-can-t-be-persuasive-to-get-people-to-believe-your-crazy-idea/)

[Jim McKelvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-mckelvey/)

> [This entrepreneurial energy that we have in the Midwest doesn't have to go out to the coasts to get fed and watered.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-mckelvey/this-entrepreneurial-energy-that-we-have-in-the-midwest-doesn-t-have/)

[Jim McKelvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-mckelvey/)

> [When my son was born, I decided I wasn't really into working 12 hours a day. That slowed me down a little bit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-mckelvey/when-my-son-was-born-i-decided-i-wasn-t-really-into-working-12-hours/)

[Jim McKelvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-mckelvey/)

> [St. Louis is a customer- and partner-rich environment for any financial tech startup.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-mckelvey/st-louis-is-a-customer-and-partner-rich-environment-for-any-financial/)

[Jim McKelvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-mckelvey/)

> [It's hard to shape glass. It took me years of practice, and as a result, I've never gotten bored with it. It's difficult. Every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-mckelvey/it-s-hard-to-shape-glass-it-took-me-years-of-practice-and-as-a-result/)

[Jim McKelvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-mckelvey/)

> [People who solve problems are happier.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-mckelvey/people-who-solve-problems-are-happier/)

[Jim McKelvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-mckelvey/)

> [I've been totally replaced by people who are superior. I was doing, like, 15 different things. It's very gratifying to watch your job done better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-mckelvey/i-ve-been-totally-replaced-by-people-who-are-superior-i-was-doing/)

[Jim McKelvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-mckelvey/)

> [Art is what can't be proven mathematically, right, it's where science ends. It's the part that makes you feel good, but you don't know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-mckelvey/art-is-what-can-t-be-proven-mathematically-right-it-s-where-science/)

[Jim McKelvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-mckelvey/)

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