“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."” PeopleSaidTwoDoneIndividualFriendshipCommunityInternetMetsOnlineSpokesEbay Author:Meg Whitman
“Remember that you can do anything you want to do. Don't let anyone say, 'You're not smart enough... it's too hard... it's a dumb idea... no one has done that before... girls don't do that.' My mom gave me that advice in 1973. And it allowed me to never worry about what others were saying about my career direction.” WantIdeasHardDoneEnoughRememberGirlCan DoCareersWorryAdviceMomSmartMy MomDumb Author:Meg Whitman
“I'm not a career politician. I spent 30 years in business. I can tell you that people in California have had it with career politicians: they are done.” PeopleYearsI CanDoneBusinessCareersPoliticianCaliforniaCareer Politicians Author:Meg Whitman
“I got to get the right people in the right job. Because a lot of costs can be taken out in the context of your administration without the legislature.For example, using technology to do more with less. Using technology to fight fraud. Reorganizing and streamlining can be done within the context of the administration.” PeopleDoneJobsFightingTechnologyTakenExampleCostAdministrationFraudHypeLegislatureStreamlining Author:Meg Whitman
