#43: Launch Your Productivity with Jim McKelvey

The co-founder of the massive point of sale company, Square, joins Jayson Waller to talk about how staying modest and conservative has given him an edge in the world today, and how Jayson and Jim plan to pass that down to their kids. How much street cred does Jim McKelvey have? Listen to today’s episode to find out why Jim was driving a car with bullet holes in it, and who he likes better, Biggie or Tupac. Tune in to learn more about what Launch Code is and how it’s helping programmers find jobs in the field with not a lot of experience. Find out why it’s better to have motivation and passion rather than experience in the field.   Links:    Follow True Underdog on IG: www.instagram.com/true_underdog Reach out to Jayson directly at jayson@trueunderdog.com Follow Jayson on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayson-waller-/ Follow John on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-leblanc-333a3b14 Follow Jayson on Instagram: www.instagram.com/jaysonwallerbam Check out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts: www.trueunderdog.com   Jim McKelvey’s Links:    Jim’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JimMcKelveyInnovation/ Jim’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jimmckelvey1/?hl=en Jim’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mckelveyjim/ Jim’s Website: https://www.jimmckelvey.com/ Jim’s Book: https://www.jimmckelvey.com/books/   Timestamps:   1:55 - Different Set of Rules 4:26 - Serial Entrepreneur 5:56 - Learning to Have Appreciation 10:17 - Modest Living 11:52 - Teaching the Next Generation 16:22 - Innovation Stack 22:34 - Launch Code 27:26 - Paired Programming 30:55 - Motivation Beats Experience 35:19 - Street Cred 37:46 - Jim McKelvey’s Plugs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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