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“eBay's business is based on enabling someone to do business with another person, and to do that, they first have to develop some measure of trust, either in the other person or the system.”

Quote by Pierre Omidyar

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Pierre Omidyar
Pierre Omidyar

Pierre Omidyar is an entrepreneur born on June 21, 1967. He is best known for founding the online auction website eBay. more

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