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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.
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.
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...
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.
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,...
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Jan 14, 2019 · Just about anything can be sold on eBay, and anyone with a computer, internet access, and items to sell can make money selling on eBay. eBay started in 1995 as an idea for collectors to buy and sell Pez dispensers. Founder Pierre Omidyar began eBay as a favor to his girlfriend.
When Pierre Omidyar was having dinner one night in 1995 with his girlfriend, an avid Pez collector. She bemoaned the lack of collectors in the San Francisco Bay area, and Omidyar suggested using the internet to find trading partners.
