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“When I was 19 years old, I wrote my first book. I took a computer science class, and the book was garbage. I thought I could write a better one, so I did.”

Quote by Jim McKelvey

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Jim McKelvey, born in 1965, is an influential entrepreneur in the fields of business and technology. He is renowned for his innovation in the credit card payment industry and is one of the co-founders of Square, a company that provides mobile payment solutions. Although his career spans multiple domains, his specific professional category is not clearly defined. more

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