Jack Dorsey Once Revealed He Sounded 'Gibberish' As A Child — The Twitter Founder Did This After Realizing He Couldn't 'Function' Like That

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Jack Dorsey once revealed that early struggles with speech and shyness pushed him to deliberately pursue—and try to master—the art of conversation. Speaking on The Rich Roll Podcast in 2019, Dorsey ...

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