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.

I always kind of just went ahead and tried things.

You have to really believe in what you're doing, be passionate enough about it so that you will put in the hours and hard work that it takes to actually succeed there, and then you'll be successful.

You should pursue your passion. If you're passionate about something and you work hard, then I think you will be successful.

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

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. It was really about helping people connect around a sphere of interest so they could do business.

We believe people are basically good. We believe everyone has something to contribute. We encourage you to treat others the way that you want to be treated.