Occupation: Entrepreneur Birth: June 21, 1967
We believe that business can be a tool for social good..
I always kind of just went ahead and tried things..
We have technology, finally, that for the first time in human history allows people to really maintain rich connections with much larger numbers of p….
When you look at the accomplishments of accomplished people and you say, “Boy, that must have been really hard,” ... that was probably easy. And conv….
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 because often they….
I've been asked before, "Who are your heroes?" and these types of questions. I always find it hard to identify a single person or a single book or th….
Be an enzyme - a catalyst for change. As a slogan, I don't know if that's ever going to be right up there with Ich Bin Ein Berliner, or “I Have A Dre….
Long-term sustainable change happens if people discover their own power..
I want people to be entrepreneurs, but I want them to do it for the right reasons, because they think they can change the world, because they think t….
When you don't know what to expect, prepare for the unexpected..
Whatever future you're building, don't try to program everything..
By building a simple system, with just a few guiding principles, eBay was open to organic growth..
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 has done it before as well..
It is not really work if you are having fun..
You should pursue your passion. If you're passionate about something and you work hard, then I think you will be successful..
What we say here every day is that our success is really based on our members' success, our community's success. We've created an infrastructure and ….
In 1991, I co-founded my first start-up, Ink Development, which made software for an early tablet computer..
A lot of people don’t just go ahead and try things. They’ll have an idea and they’ll say — they’ll convince themselves or other people will convince ….
You’re able to accomplish anything you set out to accomplish..
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 of culture shock that occurs when you tal….
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 a ma….