Jack Dorsey is a popular American entrepreneur, programmer and one of the most famous technological innovators of our time. He is best known as the founder of Twitter and Square. In this article, we will share his success story. And if your child also wants to learn how to code, we're looking forward to seeing him at Progkids!
Taxi program
Born November 19, 1976 in St. Louis, Missouri, Jack Dorsey has had an interest in computers and programming since childhood. As a teenager, Jack started developing software for taxi dispatch services, and this was his first experience in creating projects.
After graduation, he studied at New York University, but did not complete his studies, deciding to focus on his career.
Creating Twitter
While working on taxi software, Jack Dorsey thought about a full-fledged program that would allow us to exchange short messages in real time. In addition, he thought it would be interesting to share his statuses and moods with friends every day. He started exploring the possibilities and came up with the idea for Twitter step by step. With Biz Stone, Dorsey created a prototype app in just two weeks.
Twitter quickly gained popularity due to its unique concept: users could share short messages of up to 140 characters in length. Dorsey's platform has become an essential tool for communication, news, and marketing across the globe.
Interesting facts about Dorsey and Twitter
I'm going to be a speaker...
As a child, he had trouble speaking. Jack hesitated to speak for a long time until he got tired of it and signed up for a public speaking club. It was scary, but the guy didn't give up.
Behind the scenes
Dorsey never dreamed of becoming a public figure. He prefers to be “behind the scenes”.
There is no limit to perfection
Jack used to work at a club where aspiring musicians performed. He watched them play and sing better with every concert. This experience was a big inspiration for Dorsey.
A unique way of life
Jack Dorsey meditates, has his own diet and walks to work.
Not by coding alone...
Dorsey has been coding since childhood, but has tried his hand at a variety of professions: from model to massage master. But then he finally got back to what he does best: programming.
A good hacker
Jack got his first job by finding a “hole” in the code of a large New York company. He immediately reported this to the company's management Greg Kidd. He offered him a job in return.
A creator to the core
Dorsey never wanted to be a businessman. He just wanted to create something.
140 cents
In 2006, Jack's salary on the newly created Twitter was 140 cents, which was the maximum number of characters in messages.
Democracy is obvious
Sweden's official Twitter account is run by... its citizens. Every week, the queue is transferred to the next resident of the country.
Twitter's first friend
The first Twitter user named himself Friendstalker.
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