I've got a passion for solving a problem that I think I can solve in a new way. And that maybe it helps that nobody has done it before as well.

The personal wealth that's coming is absolutely secondary to the stories that I hear about our users who have given themselves some financial independence as well by starting businesses, and all the lives we've touched positively.

I was just pursuing what I enjoyed doing. I mean, I was pursuing my passion.

I never had it in mind that I would start a company one day and it would really be successful. I have just been motivated by working on interesting technology

You’re able to accomplish anything you set out to accomplish.

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.

By building a simple system, with just a few guiding principles, eBay was open to organic growth.