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Founders Series with Jim McKelvey of Square: Getting Paid

Harvard Club of San Francisco

Tuesday, September 6, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (PDT)

San Francisco, CA

Founders Series with Jim McKelvey of Square: Getting Paid

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Harvard Club Members Ended $25.00 $2.37
Non-members Ended $40.00 $3.19
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Event Details

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP 

Conference room
50 Fremont Street
San Francisco, CA 94105-2228


Agenda

6:15 to 7pm: Reception
7pm to 8pm: Speaker and Q&A
8pm onward: Mixer


The Founders Series

Each month, we feature Harvard alumni who have taken the plunge and started their own venture here in the Bay area.   This September, join us in welcoming Jim McKelvey as he discusses Square's plans for point-of-sale payments.


A Preview of What to Expect

For too long, merchants were forced to pay credit card companies outrageously high fees for accepting customer credit cards.  Jim will talk about how Square is looking to change all that with its signature white, square dongle which converts any iPhone into a point-of-sale credit card reader.  Best of all, no fees for the reader and only a minimal 2.75% fee per transaction.  Small merchants are flocking to the service - and, unsurprisingly, Square just received additional funding at a $1 billion dollar valuation.  A must-attend Founders Talk for anyone interested in commerce and groundbreaking consumer technologies.

Jim McKelvey co-founded Square in 2009 and serves as its Chairman.  He is the author of the #1 textbook on Glassblowing - and has been a glass artist for 20 years. He is the founder of the nation's top private glass studio (www.stlglass.com).  He is the founder and president of Mira Digital Publishing, a 22-year old firm specializing in publishing scientific research.  He has published two textbooks on computer programming.  He has degrees in Computer Engineering and Economics form Washington University in St. Louis.

Pillsbury is a full-service law firm with market-leading strengths in the energy, financial services, real estate, and technology sectors.


Questions regarding the event please contact Eliot Hodges at ehodges@post.harvard.edu


When & Where



50 Fremont Street

San Francisco, CA 94105

Tuesday, September 6, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (PDT)


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