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I took eBay from 30 employees to 15,000 and eight billion in revenue. Then I lost a governor's race and joined Quibi. Life is a mixed bag.
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I spent 144 million dollars of my own money running for governor and lost. That is the most expensive lesson in humility I ever received.
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eBay was about trust. Without the feedback system nobody would have sent money to strangers on the internet.
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Quibi lasted six months. 1.75 billion dollars. Zero lasting impact. I am still processing that.
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PayPal was inside eBay. We bought it for 1.5 billion. It became worth 300 billion. Sometimes your best investment is the one hiding inside your company.