多爾西透露,他計劃在非洲待3到6個月
Jack Dorsey revealed over the weekend he plans to move to Africa for as much as six months in the middle of next year — despite the fact he’s running two big tech companies in Silicon Valley.
杰克•多爾西(JackDorsey)上周末透露,盡管他在硅谷經(jīng)營著兩家大型科技公司,但他計劃明年年中移居非洲,時間最長可達6個月。
“Sad to be leaving the continent…for now,” 43-year-old Dorsey, who is chief executive of both Twitter and Square, tweeted Wednesday.
現(xiàn)年43歲的多爾西是Twitter和Square的首席執(zhí)行官,他周三在推特上說:“離開歐洲大陸……現(xiàn)在很難過。”。
Dorsey had spent the past few weeks on a tour of Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa, meeting with local entrepreneurs doing everything from blockchain to smart beehives.
過去幾周,多爾西走訪了埃塞俄比亞、加納、尼日利亞和南非,與當?shù)仄髽I(yè)家會面,從區(qū)塊鏈到智能蜂箱,什么都做。
“Africa will define the future (especially the bitcoin one!),” Dorsey added. “Not sure where yet, but I’ll be living here for 3-6 months mid 2020. Grateful I was able to experience a small part.”
“非洲將定義未來(尤其是比特幣的未來!)”多爾西補充道。“還不確定在哪里,但我將在2020年年中在這里住3-6個月。我很慶幸我能體驗到其中的一小部分。”
Dorsey didn’t elaborate on his plans, but the vague disclosure sent shares of Twitter tumbling 1.3 percent to $30.52 on Monday. Shares of payments company Square tumbled 3 percent to $67.05.
多爾西沒有詳細說明他的計劃,但這一模糊的披露導致推特股價周一下跌1.3%,至30.52美元。支付公司Square股價下跌3%,至67.05美元。
“Wow Fendika is incredible,” Dorsey tweeted Wednesday from Ethiopia, posting photos of a local music group playing onstage.
“哇芬迪卡真是不可思議!”多爾西周三在埃塞俄比亞的推特上發(fā)布了當?shù)匾粋€音樂團體在臺上演奏的照片。
“Are these still being made?” Dorsey tweeted earlier in the day, referring to a shoe brand called Soul of Africa which hires local farmers to make its shoes. “They should be! Incredible.”
“這些還在做嗎?”多爾西當天早些時候在推特上說,指的是一個名為“非洲之魂”的鞋類品牌,該品牌雇用當?shù)剞r(nóng)民制作鞋子。“應(yīng)該是的!難以置信。”
The tech tycoon also posted a picture of Teff chips, made from the African grain, calling them “great.”
這位科技大亨還發(fā)布了一張用非洲谷物制成的聚四氟乙烯芯片的照片,稱它們“棒極了”
From Nigeria, Dorsey shared photos of himself meeting with Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a Twitter board member and former World Bank managing director, in the capital city of Abuja.
在尼日利亞的多爾西分享了自己在首都阿布賈與Twitter董事會成員、前世界銀行總經(jīng)理恩戈齊·奧孔喬·伊韋拉(Ngozi Okonjo Iweala)會面的照片。