I don’t run any of my companies. I always partner with somebody who wants to operate. Jim McKelvey Read Quote
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 polite, which doesn’t seem to be helping. A lot of the things I get pitched on are from people who just want to make money. Jim McKelvey Read Quote
St. Louis is a customer- and partner-rich environment for any financial tech startup. Jim McKelvey Read Quote
This entrepreneurial energy that we have in the Midwest doesn’t have to go out to the coasts to get fed and watered. Jim McKelvey Read Quote
I am absolutely confident that St. Louis can attract major players in technology and make the companies that are here blossom. Jim McKelvey Read Quote
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 way. Jim McKelvey Read Quote
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 at everything. I was a mediocre IBM employee, I was a mediocre entrepreneur, I was a mediocre artist. I decided that, although my mom wouldn’t be around to see it, I wanted to be great at something. Jim McKelvey Read Quote
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 time I come into the studio, I’ve got some sort of new challenge. And something that I would like to learn how to do better, and the material never disappoints me. Jim McKelvey Read Quote
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. Jim McKelvey Read Quote
