Jeff Jordan
Jeff Jordan
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I've been managing Internet businesses since 1999. That's 12 years of being in the tornado, and it's pretty exhausting. I'll be looking at the next challenge, but in terms of operating an Internet business, I've scratched that itch very well.
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I think if you look at the commonalities between eBay, PayPal and OpenTable, all three are businesses that built a network in a vertical. Network effect businesses are very attractive businesses.
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Those are the main schools that are sending me stuff. So I just want to go out there and work on everything, since I know the players here are some of the best in the country. Just going out there and playing how I play will help my overall game. I don't worry about the rest.
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I had a spectacular four years as OpenTable CEO and remain an active executive chairman. I think, for me, some of the interesting observations there are, you know, global is important, mobile is extremely important. And then, network businesses are very attractive.
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When we talk about the things at Airbnb that are challenging and that they are going to have to overcome, the parallels with eBay are across the board. It's community management. It's making sure the marketplace is in balance - the right amount of buyers and sellers.
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We are working furiously to make customers as safe as they can be and to give them the tools to make their transactions as secure as possible.
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eBay started with a core focus on the collector. At the time of its S-1, six or seven percent of its total sales were Beanie Babies.
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It's like whatever now. But at first it was kind of annoying, but now it's not too bad. I put my headphones on and listen to music like that all of the time. It helps me just relax.
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It really doesn't matter to me. He could be up there and he'll scream something to me and I'll listen, but the hype and the focus that's on him when he's at the games doesn't matter to me or my team.
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With the overwhelming popularity of mobile phones, the time has never been better for the merging of e-commerce and wireless devices.
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Alzheimer's and dementia patients are like kids. Actually, 5- or 6-year-old kids know more than my mother. A kid can tell you his name, address and phone number; my mom (couldn't).
You should always look for opportunities to test innovations on a subset of users if you can.
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This didn't have to happen. We've got to get the law changed. It'll save lives. I'm gonna push for this the rest of my life.
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Now, making payments is as easy as sending a text message.