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 advertiserdifficultextremely Change image and share on social
A lot of people don't just go ahead and try things. Pierre Omidyar aheadlotpeople Change image and share on social
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 marketplace. Pierre Omidyar buyercomecommunity Change image and share on social
Microfinance initiatives are very high-touch models. The loan officer meets with local groups of borrowers every week, they share tips and techniques. There's a lot of training and learning that goes on, which adds to the cost of the model. Pierre Omidyar addborrowercost share on social
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 accessbasisbusiness share on social
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 years but perhaps make them less flexible in the digital era. As an entrepreneur, it just makes more sense to start something new. Pierre Omidyar digitalentrepreneurera share on social
I'm a technologist by origin and by training, but I'm focused on philanthropy. Pierre Omidyar focusoriginphilanthropy Change image and share on social
In the same way that you're driven in your business to keep innovating - Facebook is a wonderful example of constant innovation - think about doing that in philanthropy. Pierre Omidyar businessconstantdrive Change image and share on social
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. Pierre Omidyar callflyfolk Change image and share on social
If you can get over this initial distrust that people have of strangers, you can do remarkable things. Pierre Omidyar distrustinitialpeople Change image and share on social
