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Jim McKelvey
Co-founder, Block
American founder and technologist who co-founded Block, built industrial and software ventures, and wrote about innovation from operating experience.
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Books by Jim McKelvey
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Books Jim McKelvey recommends, documented so far
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Satan, His Psychotherapy and Cure by the Unfortunate Dr. Kassler, J.S.P.S.
I believe it is out of print, but it is the most outrageously hilarious book I've ever read. And it's fiction, by Jeremy Leven.
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Jim McKelvey (Co-founder of Square, Founder of Invisibly, and Author of The Innovation Stack)
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The Takeoff · 2021-02-01 · accessed 2026-06-22
The interview asks, "What is your favorite book, if you don't count your own?" McKelvey answers with Satan: His Psychotherapy and Cure by the Unfortunate Dr. Kassler, J.S.P.S. and describes why he likes it.