Enterpreneurship

Jack Patrick Dorsey

 Jack Patrick Dorsey
(born November 19, 1976, St.
Louis, Missouri, U.S.), American
Web developer and entrepreneur 
About his success profile
As a teenager, Dorsey created taxi-dispatching software that was adopted by taxicab
companies. He attended New York University before moving (1999) to San Francisco,
where he set up a company that used the Internet to handle the dispatching of couriers
and emergency vehicles as well as taxis.
In 2000 he first considered using text and instant messaging (based on the principles of
dispatch software) as a way of keeping in touch with friends. Six years later he
approached Williams and Stone with his idea; together they developed a prototype of
what would become the Twitter platform. Dorsey posted the first Twitter message on
March 21, 2006. The service, which allowed users to send messages no longer than
140 characters, quickly became a popular social networking hub as well as a
mainstream form of communication. Dorsey served as CEO until October 2008, when
he became chairman of the board. In that capacity, he was involved with Twitter’s 
initial public offering (2013), which raised $1.8 billion.
About his success profile
In 2009 Dorsey cofounded and became CEO of Square, a mobile-
payments venture that offered devices and software to facilitate 
credit card transactions. It launched in 2010 and by 2012 had more
than two million users. Square initially was available only in 
North America, but it expanded to overseas markets in 2013, when its
services became available in Japan. That year Dorsey also became a
member of Disney Company’s board of directors. In October 2015 he
once again became CEO at Twitter while also remaining as Square’s
CEO. During his second stint with Twitter, the company faced growing 
criticism about its efforts to limit access to objectionable content. 
About his success profile
It drew particular ire from conservatives, especially in 2020
when Twitter permanently banned U.S. Pres. Donald Trump
 for tweets that were deemed to be in violation of Twitter’s
policy against glorification of violence. This came amid
increased calls for government regulations on social media.
In 2021 Dorsey resigned as CEO of Twitter, saying, in part,
that being a “founder-led” company was “severely limiting
and a single point of failure.”