Pierre Omidyar Quotes

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• It is not really work if you are having fun.
• eBay's business is based on enabling someone to do business with another person, and to do that, they first have to develop some measure of…
• When I started eBay, it was a hobby, an experiment to see if people could use the Internet to be empowered through access to an…
• I've got a passion for solving a problem that I think I can solve in a new way. And that maybe it helps that nobody…
• You'll fail at some things - that's a learning experience that you need so that you can take that on to the next experience. What…
• I was raised with the notion that you can do pretty much do anything you want. I always kind of just went ahead and tried…
• Don't let people who you may respect and who you believe know what they're talking about, don't let them tell you it can't be done…
• To truly prepare for the unexpected, you've got to position yourself to keep a couple of options open so when the door of opportunity opens,…
• You have to really believe in what you're doing, be passionate enough about it so that you will put in the hours and hard work…
• I never had it in mind that I would start a company one day and it would really be successful. I have just been motivated…
• I always kind of just went ahead and tried things…
• Microloans enable the poor to lift themselves out of poverty through entrepreneurship.
• An honest, open environment can bring out the best in people.
• I built a system simple enough to sustain itself.
• When you don't know what to expect, prepare for the unexpected.
• Whatever future you're building, don't try to program everything.
• What makes eBay successful.. the real value and the real power at eBay is the community. It's the buyers and sellers coming together and forming…
• You should pursue your passion. If you're passionate about something and you work hard, then I think you'll be successful. If you start a business…
• We believe that business can be a tool for social good.
• Build a platform - prepare for the unexpected...you' ll know you're successful when the platform you've built serves you in unexpected ways.

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