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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.

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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.

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If you give people the opportunity to do the right thing, you'll rarely be disappointed.

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

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I have always been of the opinion that the right kind of journalism is a critical part of our democracy.

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

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As a philanthropist, I try to help people take ownership. Everything I've done is rooted in the notion that every human being is born equally capable. What people lack is equal opportunity.

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You can invest in companies, you can help grow companies, you can be a venture capitalist - and be a philanthropist at the same time.

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Everyone is born equally capable but lacks equal opportunity.

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My parents made me believe I could do anything I wanted to do. They were really into empowering me.

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Businessman

Born: June 21st, 1967

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