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The Innovation Stack Building an Unbeatable Business One Crazy Idea at a Time

Jim McKelvey

From the cofounder of Square, an inspiring and entertaining account of what it means to be a true entrepreneur and what it takes to build a resilient, world-changing company In 2009, a St. Louis glassblowing artist and recovering computer scientist named Jim McKelvey lost a sale because he couldn't...

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It explores the concept of "innovation stack", a series of unique elements that contribute to a company's success, particularly in the face of competition from powerful entities such as Amazon. The author uses the example of Square to illustrate this concept, highlighting how their unique approach allowed them to overcome a challenge.

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So it set me on a two-year quest to figure out if that same thing had happened to other companies.

— Episode: How This Company Beat Amazon

Episode: How This Company Beat Amazon

It explores the concept of "innovation stack", a series of unique elements that contribute to a company's success, particularly in the face of competition from powerful entities such as Amazon. The author uses the example of Square to illustrate this concept, highlighting how their unique approach allowed them to overcome a challenge.

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So it set me on a two-year quest to figure out if that same thing had happened to other companies.

And the pattern always involved this thing. And I coined a term innovation stack because it had never been described.

if you have a complicated one protects you very, very well

Very simply if you do 14 things and every one of those things is necessary for success, then what are the odds of a competitor successfully copying you?

if you read my book you will understand how that weirdness feels.

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