I have always been of the opinion that the right kind of journalism is a critical part of our democracy. Pierre Omidyar Read Quote
Companies in Silicon Valley invest a lot in understanding their users and what drives user engagement. Pierre Omidyar Read Quote
In the early days of eBay, I articulated for the very first time this belief that people are basically good. Pierre Omidyar Read Quote
Ebay’s success as a company depends on the success of the community of sellers. Pierre Omidyar Read Quote
In order to access private capital, you have to provide competitive return on investment. In order to give competitive returns to investors, you’ve got to operate on a profitable basis and be thinking of yourself as a business. Pierre Omidyar Read Quote
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 an experience that leads to individual self-empowerment. Pierre Omidyar Read Quote
Advertisers don’t want to put their ads next to the investigative story; it’s extremely difficult to do that. And very few people today actually read those serious news stories on the Web now. Pierre Omidyar Read Quote
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 trust, either in the other person or the system. Pierre Omidyar Read Quote
What I’m really focused on is connecting people around shared interests, so together they can make good stuff happen. I’m more focused on helping people discover their power as individuals, but through those connections with one another. Pierre Omidyar Read Quote
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 of them. As soon as you realize that you could buy all of them, then none of them are particularly interesting or satisfying. Pierre Omidyar Read Quote
