In December 1989, my mother died very suddenly, and that sparked a re-evaluation of what I was doing, and I realized I was mediocre at everything. I was a mediocre IBM employee, I was a mediocre entrepreneur, I was a mediocre artist. I decided that, although my mom wouldn't be around to see it, I wanted to be great at something.

I am absolutely confident that St. Louis can attract major players in technology and make the companies that are here blossom.

I'm not particularly good at running things when once they get to a certain level. Once it gets routine, get me out of the way.

Jim McKelvey Quotes