Entrepreneurial Insights from Pierre Omidyar
Pierre Omidayar is, as some of the previous class blogs have stated, the founder of eBay and is an internet entrepreneur. He possesses some entrepreneurial characteristics that can be applied to our lives as students and future entrepreneurs. He says in one interview, “I was just pursuing what I enjoyed doing. I mean, I was pursuing my passion.” This is really neat to think about we too can just pursue our passions and discover something as new and exciting as eBay. As long as we have ambition to work hard and follow our dreams we will achieve them. There are five values that Pierre sees as essential:
| We believe people are basically good | |
| We believe everyone has something to contribute. | |
| We believe that an honest, open environment can bring out the best in people. | |
| We recognize and respect everyone as a unique individual. | |
| We encourage you to treat others the way that you want to be treated” |
Many sites give evidence that Pierre is a great philanthropist. I wonder if he is a Christian. These values that he possesses can be tied into Christian morals or they can just part of ‘being a good person.’ If Pierre is a Christian, he does not seem to be very open about expressing his faith. At least it seems he truly does care about the users of eBay and that they treat one another with respect. These are good principles to follow and values to hold.
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February 23rd, 2008 at 4:45 pm
Interesting. I supposse Pierre must have so much more to tell us about entrepreneurship.
Nice Information. Thnx.