Best Pierre Omidyar Quotes
- People were doing business with one another through the Internet already, through bulletin boards. But on the Web, we could make it interactive, we could… Auction
- One of the things I tend to do is open myself up to a variety of voices. I try to expose myself to the kind… Culture
- You should pursue your passion. If you're passionate about something and you work hard, then I think you will be successful. Hard
- I was just pursuing what I enjoyed doing. I mean, I was pursuing my passion. Enjoyed
- We have technology, finally, that for the first time in human history allows people to really maintain rich connections with much larger numbers of people. Allows
- The personal wealth that's coming is absolutely secondary to the stories that I hear about our users who have given themselves some financial independence as… Absolutely
- In 1991, I co-founded my first start-up, Ink Development, which made software for an early tablet computer. Co
- I had always been interested in markets - specifically, the theory that in financial markets, goods will trade at a fair value only when everyone… Access
- In February of 1996, about six months after I created eBay, I started receiving a spate of complaints. Everyone was complaining about each other. I… Adjudicate
- I do like to fly under the radar. When I walk around town, the only people I want to recognise me and call me by… Around Town
- News organisations that have been around a while have a lot of traditions and ways of doing things that may have served them for many… Been
- Technologists come at a problem from the point of view that the system is working a certain way, and if I engage in that system… Actually Change
- I had the notion that, OK, so now we have all of this wealth, we could buy not only one expensive car, we could buy… All
- If you can get over this initial distrust that people have of strangers, you can do remarkable things. Distrust
- You can invest in companies, you can help grow companies, you can be a venture capitalist - and be a philanthropist at the same time. Capitalist
- Everyone is born equally capable but lacks equal opportunity. Born
- I developed an interest in supporting independent journalists in a way that leverages their work to the greatest extent possible, all in support of the… All
- My parents made me believe I could do anything I wanted to do. They were really into empowering me. Believe
- In terms of my belief that one individual can make a difference - that belief comes from my parents. Belief
- A well-functioning microfinance bank can actually be a profitable business as well. So it became a perfect proof point that, through business, you can provide… Bank
- In the early days of eBay, I articulated for the very first time this belief that people are basically good. Articulated
- Companies in Silicon Valley invest a lot in understanding their users and what drives user engagement. Companies
- I have always been of the opinion that the right kind of journalism is a critical part of our democracy. Been