Faoi Fear a Mhair chun Eachtra Saoil - Brian Acton
âDâoscail mo mhĂĄthair comhlacht aeriompair, thĂłg mo sheanmhĂĄthair cĂșrsa gailf. TĂĄ fiontraĂocht agus riosca i mo chuid fola,â a dĂșirt sĂ© in agallamh don phreas. Go dtĂ seo, tĂĄ an riosca a ghlac sĂ© Ăoctha amach go dathĂșil. Agus is dĂłcha nach bhfuil an focal deiridh rĂĄite aige fĂłs.
1. Grianghraf de Acton óna laethanta mac léinn
Chaith Brian Ăg a Ăłige agus a Ăłige i Michigan ĂĄit ar bhain sĂ© cĂ©im amach in Ardscoil Lake Howell agus ansin san eolaĂocht rĂomhaireachta Ăł Ollscoil Stanford i 1994. Roimhe sin, rinne sĂ© staidĂ©ar freisin in Ollscoil Florida LĂĄir agus in Ollscoil Pennsylvania (1).
Spreag a mhĂĄthair, a raibh cuideachta loingseoireachta rathĂșil aici, a mac chun a ghnĂł fĂ©in a thosĂș. Dâfhan an ceann seo, ĂĄfach, i 1992. RiarthĂłir CĂłrais ag Rockwell International, d'oibrigh sĂ© ansin tĂĄstĂĄlaĂ tĂĄirge ag Apple Inc. agus cĂłrais Adobe. Sa bhliain 1996, agus Ă© ar an gceathrĂș fostaĂ is daichead, Fostaigh Yahoo!.
I 1997 bhuail sĂ© Yana Kuma, a chara fadtrĂ©imhseach nĂos dĂ©anaĂ, inimirceach Ăłn ĂcrĂĄin. Chuir sĂ© ina luĂ air dul isteach i Yahoo! mar innealtĂłir bonneagair agus thit amach as San Jose State University. Dâoibrigh an bheirt acu le chĂ©ile sa chuideachta ar feadh deich mbliana san iomlĂĄn, ag dul i ngleic le dĂșshlĂĄin Ă©agsĂșla TF.
Nuair a phlĂ©asc an mboilgeog IdirlĂn sa bhliain 2000, rinne Acton, a rinne infheistĂocht mhĂłr i dot-com roimhe seo, milliĂșin caillte. I mĂ MheĂĄn FĂłmhair 2007, chinn Koum agus Acton ar Yahoo! Thaisteal siad timpeall MheiriceĂĄ Theas ar feadh bliana agus chaith siad a gcuid ama ag spraoi. I mĂ EanĂĄir 2009, cheannaigh Kum iPhone dĂł fĂ©in. Agus tionchar ag na micrea-infheistĂochtaĂ seo air, thuig sĂ© go raibh acmhainneacht mhĂłr ag an App Store nascent agus go mbainfĂ amach go hiomlĂĄn Ă© go luath. tionscal nua app soghluaiste.
Ag leanĂșint leis an lĂne smaoinimh seo, ThĂĄinig Acton agus Koum suas leis an app Messages. Shocraigh siad go mbeadh an t-ainm WhatsApp foirfe dĂĄ gcomhthionscadal mar is cosĂșil gur ceist choitianta i mBĂ©arla Ă©. Cad atĂĄ ar siĂșl? ("Conas tĂĄ tĂș?").
Ag an am sin freisin, bhĂ scĂ©al ann a chuirtear ar aghaidh go minic mar chĂĄs-staidĂ©ar dâaireagĂłirĂ agus dâfhiontraithe Ăłga. In 2009, dâoibrigh Acton agus Koum go deonach le Facebook ach diĂșltaĂodh dĂłibh. CosĂșil le go leor iarrthĂłirĂ a raibh mĂshuaimhneas orthu, bhain Brian ĂșsĂĄid as Twitter chun a chuid frustrachais a chur in iĂșl.
âDhiĂșltaigh Facebook dom. Deis iontach a bhĂ ann bualadh le daoine iontacha. TĂĄim ag tnĂșth le mo chĂ©ad eachtra eile sa saol," tweeted sĂ© (2).
2. TvuĂt frustrated Acton tar Ă©is dĂł a bheith diĂșltaithe ag Facebook
Nuair a dâaontaigh an bheirt a gcuid WhatsApp a dhĂol le Facebook cĂșig bliana ina dhiaidh sin ar $19 billiĂșn, dĂșirt go leor le magadh go mbâfhĂ©idir go mbeadh sĂ© ar fad nĂos lĂș faighte acu in 2009...
Star App Store
TĂĄ cuma Ășr glactha ag cruthaitheoirĂ WhatsApp ar chumarsĂĄid idir fĂłin chliste. Ba Ă prĂobhĂĄideacht an tosaĂocht iomlĂĄn a bhĂ acu.
NĂor athraigh a seirbhĂs mĂłrĂĄn Ăł 2009, seachas roinnt mionchur leis i leaganacha nĂos nuaĂ. Mar sin, nĂ gĂĄ don ĂșsĂĄideoir aon sonraĂ cruinne a sholĂĄthar don fheidhmchlĂĄr faoi fĂ©in, mar shampla cĂ©ad ainm agus sloinne, inscne, seoladh nĂł aois - nĂ leor ach uimhir theileafĂłin. NĂ fiĂș ainm cuntais a bheith ag teastĂĄil - logĂĄlann gach duine isteach le huimhir deich ndigit.
Fuair ââââan feidhmchlĂĄr tĂłir go tapa san Eoraip agus ar mhĂłr-roinn eile. Cheana fĂ©in ag tĂșs na bliana 2011, bhĂ WhatsApp ina rĂ©alta fĂor den App Store, ĂĄit bhuan buaite aige sna deich n-app saor in aisce is fearr.
I mĂ an MhĂĄrta 2015, ag baint ĂșsĂĄide as aireagĂĄn Acton agus Koum (3), ca. 50 billiĂșn teachtaireacht â thosaigh saineolaithe fiĂș a thuar go n-Ă©ireodh le WhatsApp, mar aon le clĂĄir chomhchosĂșla, go n-Ă©ireodh as SMS traidisiĂșnta mar Skype go luath, rud a dâathraigh aghaidh na teileafĂłnaĂochta idirnĂĄisiĂșnta (meastar gur cailleadh oibreoirĂ teileachumarsĂĄide mar gheall ar fhorbairt mhear feidhmchlĂĄr). an iliomad uair). billiĂșn dollar).
Mar sin fĂ©in, faoin am a baineadh amach an toradh suntasach seo, nĂ raibh an branda faoi ĂșinĂ©ireacht Acton agus Koum a thuilleadh. Chuir a dhĂol le Facebook in 2014 go leor airgid do Brian. Measann Forbes go raibh nĂos mĂł nĂĄ 20% de scaireanna na cuideachta i seilbh aige, rud a thug glanfhiĂșchas de thart ar $3,8 billiĂșn dĂł. I rangĂș Forbes Forbes, tĂĄ Acton anois ar cheann de na trĂĂș cĂ©ad duine is saibhre ar domhan.
PrĂobhĂĄideacht ar dtĂșs
DâfhĂĄg prĂomhcharachtar an tĂ©acs seo WhatsApp i MeĂĄn FĂłmhair 2017. Ar 20 MĂĄrta, 2018, thuairiscigh Forbes gur thacaigh Acton go poiblĂ leis an ngluaiseacht "scrios Facebook". âTĂĄ an t-am tagtha. #deletefacebook,â a deir a iontrĂĄil ar ... Facebook. Rinneadh trĂĄcht forleathan ar rĂĄiteas den sĂłrt sin agus scaipeadh Ă© ar lĂonraĂ sĂłisialta nuair a thĂĄinig scannal faoi nochtadh sonraĂ a cuid ĂșsĂĄideoirĂ ag an tairseach aitheanta Cambridge Analytica.
Idir an dĂĄ linn, tĂĄ baint ag Brian le tionscnamh nua le roinnt mĂonna anuas - Ciste Comharthaa d'fhan sĂ© uachtarĂĄn agus ar thug sĂ© tacaĂocht airgeadais dĂł. TĂĄ sĂ freagrach as an aip Signal a thĂłgĂĄil agus a chothabhĂĄil, a bhfuil meas uirthi as prĂobhĂĄideachas a chosaint. OibrĂonn Acton go dlĂșth le forbrĂłirĂ an fheidhmchlĂĄir seo. NĂ gĂĄ na 50 milliĂșn dollar a chuir sĂ© go pearsanta isteach sa tionscadal a thabhairt ar ais dĂł, mar a dhearbhaĂonn sĂ© go hoifigiĂșil. Is eagraĂocht neamhbhrabĂșis Ă© an Foras, a chuir a uachtarĂĄn bĂ©im arĂs agus arĂs eile i go leor rĂĄiteas poiblĂ.
âDe rĂ©ir mar a mhaireann nĂos mĂł daoine agus nĂos mĂł ar lĂne, tĂĄ cosaint sonraĂ agus prĂobhĂĄideacht rĂthĂĄbhachtach,â a deir lĂĄithreĂĄn grĂ©asĂĄin an Signal Foundation. â(âŠ) TĂĄ cosaint tuillte ag gach duine. ChruthaĂomar ĂĄr mbonn mar fhreagra ar an riachtanas domhanda seo. TeastaĂonn uainn samhail forbartha teicneolaĂochta nua neamhbhrabĂșis a thionscnamh a dhĂreoidh ar phrĂobhĂĄideachas agus ar chosaint sonraĂ do gach duine, i ngach ĂĄit.â
Cabhair do theaghlaigh
Is beag eolas atĂĄ ann faoi shaol pearsanta Acton agus fiĂș gnĂomhaĂochtaĂ gnĂł eile seachas WhatsApp. NĂl sĂ© i measc na rĂ©altaĂ meĂĄin aitheanta Silicon Valley.
Is eol go bhfuil paisean ag cĂ©imĂ Stanford san infheistĂocht agus sa daonchairdeas. Tar Ă©is do Facebook seilbh a ghlacadh ar WhatsApp, dâaistrigh sĂ© luach beagnach $290 milliĂșn de scaireanna Ăłna scairsheilbh go FondĂșireacht Pobail Silicon Valleyrud a chabhraigh leis trĂ charthanacht a chruthĂș.
Chuir sĂ© tĂșs lena chuid oibre daonchairdis le solas na grĂ©inea bhunaigh sĂ© in 2014 lena bhean chĂ©ile Tegan. TacaĂonn an eagraĂocht le teaghlaigh ar ioncam Ăseal le leanaĂ faoi bhun cĂșig bliana dâaois, ag forbairt gnĂomhaĂochtaĂ i rĂ©imse na slĂĄndĂĄla bia, na rochtana ar thithĂocht agus chĂșram slĂĄinte. Ăna sĂłcmhainnĂ, aistrĂtear mĂ©ideanna nĂos mĂł agus nĂos mĂł chun cabhrĂș leo siĂșd atĂĄ i ngĂĄtar - $6,4 milliĂșn in 2015, $19,2 milliĂșn in 2016 agus $23,6 milliĂșn in 2017.
Timpeall an ama chĂ©anna, sheol Acton Teaghlaigh, fondĂșireacht charthanachta a fhaigheann tacaĂocht deontĂłra. TĂĄ an raon feidhme cĂ©anna gnĂomhaĂochta aige agus atĂĄ ag Solas na GrĂ©ine a Thabhairt agus cuidĂonn sĂ© le speicis ainmhithe atĂĄ i mbaol a chosaint.
Ag an am cĂ©anna, nĂor dhiĂșltaigh Acton spĂ©is i ngnĂłlachtaĂ nuathionscanta teicneolaĂochta. DhĂĄ bhliain Ăł shin, bhĂ sĂ© i gceannas ar bhabhta maoinithe do Trak N Tell, cuideachta teileamaitice a dhĂrĂonn ar rianĂș feithiclĂ. In Ă©ineacht le beirt infheisteoirĂ eile, chruinnigh sĂ© beagnach $3,5 milliĂșn don chuideachta.
NĂĄ tabhair suas riamh
Is fĂ©idir leat a lĂĄn alt inspreagtha a fhĂĄil ar an idirlĂon bunaithe ar chinniĂșint Acton, a thrĂ©igean Facebook, agus a rath gnĂł ina dhiaidh sin. I gcĂĄs go leor, is scĂ©al Ă© seo a spreagann mhorĂĄltacht agus comhairle gan Ă©irĂ as riamh. ThĂĄinig sĂ© fĂ©in ina shiombail de bhuanseasmhacht agus de fhĂ©inmhuinĂn, in ainneoin na codarsnachta agus na dteipeanna.
Mar sin mĂĄ dhiĂșltaigh corparĂĄid mhĂłr duit, mĂĄ theip ort sa ghnĂł nĂł san eolaĂocht, cuimhnigh gur teip shealadach atĂĄ ann agus nĂor cheart duit Ă©irĂ as do bhrionglĂłidĂ riamh. Ar a laghad, sin a deir daoine atĂĄ ag iarraidh inspiorĂĄid a fhĂĄil sa scĂ©al seo.
Bunaithe ar an anailĂs ar shaol Brian go dtĂ seo, is fĂ©idir linn a lĂ©amh anseo agus ansiĂșd mĂĄ theipeann ort inniu, mĂĄ dhiĂșltaĂtear duit, agus fĂłs nĂ thabharfaidh tĂș suas do phleananna agus fanacht i mbun gnĂmh, gan aird a thabhairt ar na teipeanna, mĂĄ leanann tĂș ar aghaidh. do bhealach a dhĂ©anamh , ansin beidh rath teacht agus blas nĂos fearr nĂĄ mĂĄ thĂĄinig sĂ© ar an bpointe boise.
Agus nuair a dhĂ©anann sĂ©, nĂ hamhĂĄin go mbeidh an bua agat, ach beidh sĂ© ina inspiorĂĄid freisin do dhaoine eile - cĂ© a fhios, fiĂș glĂșin iomlĂĄn. Tar Ă©is an tsaoil, nĂ bheadh ââcuimhne ag duine ar thĂoga searbha Acton in 2009 mura mbeadh bua gnĂł aige cĂșig bliana ina dhiaidh sin. Is i gcomhthĂ©acs an mĂ©id a tharla in 2014 amhĂĄin a cruthaĂodh scĂ©al mealltach a insĂonn gach duine atĂĄ ag iarraidh a bheith spreagtha aige.
Toisc focail Acton - "TĂĄ mĂ© ag sĂșil go mĂłr leis an chĂ©ad eachtra eile i mo shaol" - ghlac le brĂ nĂ nuair a scrĂobhadh iad, ach amhĂĄin nuair a tharla an eachtra seo i ndĂĄirĂre. Is dĂłcha freisin nach Ă© seo an t-aon eachtra dheireanach a bhĂ ag Brian.