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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.

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When I started eBay, it was a hobby, an experiment to see if people could use the Internet to be empowered through access to an efficient market. I actually wasn't thinking about it in terms of a social impact.

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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.

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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.

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If you can get over this initial distrust that people have of strangers, you can do remarkable things.

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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.

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I developed an interest in supporting independent journalists in a way that leverages their work to the greatest extent possible, all in support of the public interest.

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

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

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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.

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Businessman

Born: June 21st, 1967

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