Pierre Omidyar Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Ebay's success as a company depends on the success of the community of sellers.”

“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 my name are the folks at Starbucks.”

“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.”

“Companies in Silicon Valley invest a lot in understanding their users and what drives user engagement.”

“I'm a technologist by origin and by training, but I'm focused on philanthropy.”

“In terms of my belief that one individual can make a difference - that belief comes from my parents.”

“Long-term sustainable change happens if people discover their own power.”

“I had always been interested in markets - specifically, the theory that in financial markets, goods will trade at a fair value only when everyone has access to the same information.”

“My dad was a physician. As a kid, I remember driving around with him on weekends so he could do his rounds at the hospital and talk to patients. We'd spend time in the car talking about what was going on with them, their stories.”

“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.”