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Pierre Morad Omidyar (born Parviz Morad Omidyar, June 21, 1967) is a French-born Iranian-American billionaire. A technology entrepreneur, software engineer, and philanthropist, [6] he is the founder of eBay, where he served as chairman from 1998 to 2015. [7] [6] Omidyar and his wife Pamela founded Omidyar Network in 2004.
Oct 19, 2013 · Legend has it that the site came about because his then-girlfriend Pam, now his wife, wanted to sell her collection of Pez dispensers online.
He just wanted to score some points with his girlfriend. But within five months, what had started out as a hobby had become a $3 billion empire with more than 2 million subscribers, and Omidyar...
Apr 2, 2014 · Pierre Morad Omidyar was born on June 21, 1967, in Paris, France. Unlike many other high-tech entrepreneurs, Omidyar didn't set out to become an Internet tycoon.
Jun 5, 2013 · It was rumored that Omidyar launched Auction Web because his girlfriend at the time wanted to meet and exchange goods with fellow Pez dispenser collectors. While this was uncovered to be some...
Sep 3, 2015 · By Lily Rothman. September 3, 2015 7:00 AM EDT. T he origin story of eBay—which was founded 20 years ago, as AuctionWeb, on Sept. 3, 1995–is fairly well-known: other tech giants have their garages,...
Sep 3, 2021 · Bidding for success. Mr Omidyar made his first online sale to a Canadian man named Mark Fraser. The item was a broken laser pointer for which Mr. Fraser bid $14.83.. When Mr Omidyar reached out to ...
