中国最年轻的亿万富翁_我和一个技术亿万富翁扎营。他给我的建议是无价的。...-CSDN博客

中国最年轻的亿万富翁

by Adam Naor

亚当·纳尔(Adam Naor)

我和一个技术亿万富翁扎营。他给我的建议是无价的。 (I camped out with a tech billionaire. The advice he gave me was priceless.)

We sat around a small campfire, gazing up through the cold California air at a dazzling canopy of stars.

我们坐在一个小篝火旁，凝视着加州的冷空气，看着耀眼的星空。

My friends and I began talking with a member of the group. I didn’t know who he was, but he immediately struck me as interesting.

我和我的朋友开始与小组成员交谈。我不知道他是谁，但他立即以我的兴趣打了我。

The man led our conversation as it spanned from education to design to the role of serendipity in innovation.

从教育到设计再到偶然性在创新中的作用，这个人引领了我们的对话。

Only later did I learn that this man was the inventor of technology that most of us use every day, and that he was a self-made billionaire.

直到后来我才知道这个人是我们大多数人每天使用的技术的发明者，而且他是一个白手起家的亿万富翁。

I never would have guessed this, though. He was humble, kind, and funny.

不过，我永远都不会猜到。他谦虚，友善和有趣。

The man had an impressive and arching vision of history. He had strong opinions about the role of technology in society. And he shared his thoughts as eloquently as if he were giving a TED talk.

这个人对历史印象深刻。他对技术在社会中的作用持强烈看法。他雄辩地讲出自己的想法，就好像在讲TED演讲一样。

The words he spoke on that starry night left an indelible impression on me. The values he shared have changed me. And now I want to share those values with you.

他在那个繁星之夜所说的话给我留下了不可磨灭的印象。他分享的价值观改变了我。现在，我想与您分享这些价值观。

价值1：拥抱变化 (Value 1: Embrace change)

He told me that many people are too conservative in their careers.

他告诉我，许多人的职业生涯过于保守。

Often young people — especially those who make good money — are scared to change industries, roles, companies, cities, organizational structures, or career paths.

通常，年轻人(尤其是那些赚钱的年轻人)不敢改变行业，职位，公司，城市，组织结构或职业道路。

People miss worthwhile opportunities because their fear of failure blinds them from seeing the potential upsides.

人们错过了有价值的机会，因为他们对失败的恐惧使他们看不到潜在的上升空间。

This made me think of many of my former coworkers back at Google, who had ideas for startups but were reluctant to take the plunge.

这让我想起了我在Google的许多前同事，他们曾对初创公司有想法，但不愿冒险尝试。

His advice was to “embrace change and feel comfortable with it. Much of the technology we use today will be discarded in the future, and that is OK.”

他的建议是“拥抱变化并对此感到满意。我们今天使用的许多技术将来都会被丢弃，这是可以的。”

“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” — Mahatma Gandhi

“成为您希望在世界上看到的变化。” —圣雄甘地

价值2：创造新市场，而不仅仅是新产品 (Value 2: Create new markets, not just new products)

He observed that most people focus on just building new products, apps, or software. Instead they should be aiming to create new markets that have never existed before.

他观察到，大多数人只专注于开发新产品，应用程序或软件。相反，他们应该致力于创造前所未有的新市场。

Imagine what markets might exist in the future, and ask why they don’t yet exist. Leverage existing technological trends to power futuristic ideas that can give birth to new industries.

想象一下将来可能存在哪些市场，并询问为什么还不存在。利用现有技术趋势来推动可以催生新产业的未来创意。

He observed that “the most valuable companies and ideas spark entirely new industries.”

他观察到“最有价值的公司和想法激发了全新的行业。”

“The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine.” — Nikola Tesla

“礼物是他们的； 我真正为之奋斗的未来是我的。” - 尼古拉·特斯拉

价值3：拥抱终身学习 (Value 3: Embrace lifelong learning)

On the topic of education, one thing was clear to him: no matter what you do, you can do it better.

在教育这个话题上，他很清楚：无论做什么，都可以做得更好。

He encouraged me to read, travel, practice listening, fail quickly, engage the world, embrace diversity, and hone my craft. “Challenge yourself to learn eclectic and varied skills and have fun in the process.”

他鼓励我阅读，旅行，练习听力，Swift失败，融入世界，拥抱多样性并磨练自己的才能。 “挑战自我，学习折衷和多样化的技能，并在此过程中找到乐趣。”

“Learn a computer language — or another spoken one — and become an expert,” he said. “Learn not only for the sake of learning, but learn to obtain mastery.”

他说：“学习一种计算机语言-或另一种口语-成为专家。” “学习不仅是为了学习，而且是学习获得精通。”

“Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.” — Albert Einstein

“智力的增长应该从出生开始，直到死亡才停止。” - 艾尔伯特爱因斯坦

价值观4：投资未来将重视的技能 (Value 4: Invest in skills that the future will value)

He observed that if you want to be successful, you need to start saving up two things: money and time. Then you can use these resources to invest in the skills and technology that the future will cherish. Invest in people, concepts, and industries that will add value a decade or more from now.

他观察到，如果您想成功，就需要开始节省两件事：金钱和时间。然后，您可以使用这些资源来投资未来将珍惜的技能和技术。投资于将在未来十年或更长时间内增加价值的人员，概念和行业。

Arguing for a better tomorrow, he said: “build for the future and develop ideas that have a genuine, scalable, and demonstrable impact on humanity.”

他说，要有更好的明天，他说：“为未来而建，并发展对人类具有真正，可扩展和可证明的影响的想法。”

“One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done. I was taught that the way of progress was neither swift nor easy.” — Marie Curie

“ 人们从不注意到自己做了什么； 一个人只能看到还有什么要做。 有人告诉我，进步的道路既不Swift也不容易。 —居里夫人

Returning from the camping trip, I thought about how I could be a better leader at the company I started, Pennybox.

从野营之旅回来后，我想到了如何在我创办的公司Pennybox中成为更好的领导者。

While many of his views were specific to the many successes of his life, I thought about how I might apply them to the betterment of my team and our users.

尽管他的许多观点是针对他一生中许多成功的经验，但我仍在思考如何将其应用于改善团队和用户方面。

I placed this list of his values on the garage door of my parent’s home, which now serves as our makeshift office.

我把他的价值观清单放在了父母家的车库门上，现在是我们的临时办公室。

Imagine a world in which people embrace change, strive to create new markets, never stop learning, and are constantly investing in future skills. This is the kind of world I want to live in.

想象一下一个世界，在这个世界中，人们拥抱变化，努力创建新市场，永不停止学习，并不断投资于未来的技能。这就是我想要生活的世界。

I hope that one star-lit night I can encounter a group of entrepreneurs around a campfire, and that I too can pass these values on down to the next generation.

我希望在一个星光灿烂的夜晚，我可以在篝火旁遇到一群企业家，并且我也可以将这些价值观传递给下一代。

Thanks for reading. I’m doing my best to heed this advice as I develop new technology that helps kids and families become financially literate. If you’re interested in this cause, you can gain access here.

谢谢阅读。 在开发可帮助孩子和家庭掌握财务知识的新技术时，我会尽力遵循此建议。 如果您对此原因感兴趣，可以在此处获得访问权限。