We can't impede progress in the name of environmental action that yields little for the environment and even less for our people.. and we should look at the environment as an economic opportunity.

eBay had two main things that really spoke to me. It enabled individuals to do things that they could not have done without the Web. The second thing was what Pierre said: "People have met their best friends on eBay. What this has enabled is truly online community."

A business leader has to keep their organization focused on the mission. That sounds easy, but it can be tremendously challenging in today's competitive and ever-changing business environment. A leader also has to motivate potential partners to join.

Communications is at the heart of e-commerce and community.

Silicon Valley is 130 miles from Sacramento, but it might as well be a million miles away given how it operates.

And I want to be able to - you know, make Republicans and Democrats famous for keeping jobs in California

What's sort of interesting about the whole public relations disaster that is the Net, in some ways, is that the fundamentals are really good.