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Four founders riff on fun, failure and asking the right questions (Video)
If you’ve been following our Big Omaha 2012 Video Series, you’ve seen the solo performances given by Yael Cohen of F Cancer, Ben Lerer of Thrillist, Jim McKelvey of Square and Philip Rosedale of Coffee & Power on May 10 at Big Omaha 2012. Now, we bring you an encore performance featuring that entire quartet.…
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Square co-founder says ‘the time is now’ to create (Video)
These days, Jim McKelvey’s best known for his work as the co-founder of Square, the mobile payments company that enables anyone with an iPhone to accept credit card transactions. But that’s just the most recent chapter of the McKelvey story, which includes endeavors far more distant and varied — from his years as a glass-blower…
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Get to know the Big Omaha 2012 Thursday speakers
Already pick out your clothes in anticipation of Big Omaha? Now, it’s time for you to do your homework on the speaker lineup. Lucky for you, we’ve done the hard part and put together a series of links on the latest news and videos of each of the speakers in hopes of building your enthusiasm…
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Square co-founder Jim McKelvey rounds out Big Omaha 2012 lineup
Today we have the great opportunity to welcome one last presenter to this year’s Big Omaha speaker slate. Co-founder of Square and fellow Midwesterner Jim McKelvey will be making the trek to Omaha to share his entrepreneurial story on stage. We’re thrilled to have Jim join us as he brings with him a fascinating background,…
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SXSW: We Can End This update with video of donation using Square beta
South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive’s official cause, We Can End This, has already made an impact – from boosting the awareness factor for hunger in America to raising actual dollars for a solution – but it’s not over yet. Earlier today, Scott Henderson, the cause’s campaign manager, sent out an email alerting us that it…