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The Most Successful Startups You Could Learn From

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Square started as an idea when its future founder, Jim Mckelvey tried to make a $2000 transaction. He quit his job and now employs more than 100 people. It is proof that sometimes we need to set aside our long-term goal and try something else. Use What People Already Have. Instead, Sal Khan used it to inspire a tutoring empire.