Day jobs Quote by Pierre Omidyar Download Open image “I started eBay as an experiment, as a side hobby basically, while I had my day job.” — Pierre Omidyar ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.7 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Day jobs Ebay Experiments Hobbies Jobs Sides
When I started eBay, it was a hobby, an experiment to see if people could use the Internet to be empowered through access to… — Pierre Omidyar Copy Share Image
When I started eBay, it was a hobby, an experiment to see if people could use the Internet to be empowered through access to… — Pierre Omidyar Copy Share Image
I used to have an eBay addiction. I was really good at selling stuff. My sister needed to get to a funeral in Ireland… — James Blunt Copy Share Image
A captivating moment was when I realized that people, including myself, were not saying, 'I just bought an item on eBay.' They were saying,… — Mary Meeker Copy Share Image
eBay had two main things that really spoke to me. It enabled individuals to do things that they could not have done without the… — Meg Whitman Copy Share Image
If we're honest with ourselves, our user experience hadn't kept up with the competition. In the first ten years eBay created the market. Now… — John Donahoe Copy Share Image
I was selling stuff probably since I could remember, like 6 or 7 years old. I was always out there helping my mom and… — Giannis Antetokounmpo Copy Share Image
My first attempt at a business was a jumble sale which I ran at the end of my next door neighbour's drive. I used… — Steph McGovern Copy Share Image
In the early days of eBay, I articulated for the very first time this belief that people are basically good. — Pierre Omidyar Copy Share Image
I have tremendous admiration for companies with the kind of pioneering spirit and innovation eBay has demonstrated from day one. — Bonnie Hammer Copy Share Image
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… — Pierre Omidyar Copy Share Image
If you give people the opportunity to do the right thing, you'll rarely be disappointed. — Pierre Omidyar Copy Share Image
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… — Pierre Omidyar Copy Share Image
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… — Pierre Omidyar Copy Share Image
In terms of my belief that one individual can make a difference - that belief comes from my parents. — Pierre Omidyar Copy Share Image
Microloans enable the poor to lift themselves out of poverty through entrepreneurship. — Pierre Omidyar Copy Share Image
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… — Pierre Omidyar Copy Share Image
People were doing business with one another through the Internet already, through bulletin boards. But on the Web, we could make it interactive, we… — Pierre Omidyar Copy Share Image
I was raised with the notion that you can do pretty much do anything you want. I always kind of just went ahead and… — Pierre Omidyar Copy Share Image
In my day job, I worry non-stop about making wise investments for long-term gains. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If writing is your passion, write and don't let anyone else convince you otherwise. You don't need to quit your day job to do… — Bindu Copy Share Image
The summer gig turned into my day job. I was an arts administrator who helped make indie flicks. At the filmmakers' encouragement, I tried… — Karen Walton Copy Share Image
Writing isn't generally a lucrative source of income; only a few, exceptional writers reach the income levels associated with the best-sellers. Rather, most of… — Melissa Scott Copy Share Image
Do it because you love it. Then it’s not a job. I’m a geek. I love technology. I would be online working with technology… — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
The main challenge is technology and that's something I really push and work closely with Adidas on. They're real leaders in sports performance; always… — Stella McCartney Copy Share Image
“Cultural wisdom says 'Don't quit your day job.' Yet I think these desires represent our psyche's stretch toward wholeness. And to be whole, as… — Mary Rose O'Reilley Copy Share Image
Writing responds well to some gentle scheduling. A day job not only promotes solvency, it promotes creativity as well. — Julia Cameron Copy Share Image
What I read: while I'm writing, I tend to go off reading fiction for relaxation - especially the challenging stuff. It's too much like… — Charles Stross Copy Share Image
Don't quit your day jobs, boys, but always keep your sense of humor. — Kimberly Guilfoyle Copy Share Image
If it really was a no-brainer to make it on your own in business there'd be millions of no-brained, harebrained, and otherwise dubiously brained… — Bill Rancic Copy Share Image
To make the revolution in the United States is a slow day by day job that requires patience and discipline. It is the only… — Jane Fonda Copy Share Image
