Pierre Omidyar
Pierre Omidyar is a French-American entrepreneur and philanthropist who founded eBay in 1995 and later established the Omidyar Network.
Jeff Skoll: Jeff Skoll is a Canadian engineer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who became eBay’s first president. As eBay’s first president, he helped turn Omidyar’s auction site into a major company.
eBay: eBay is an online marketplace founded in 1995 where users buy and sell goods, often through auctions. Omidyar founded eBay as AuctionWeb, the online auction site that became his best-known venture.
AuctionWeb: AuctionWeb was the online auction service Pierre Omidyar launched in 1995 that later became eBay. Omidyar’s founding project began as a feature of his personal website.
Online auction: An online auction is a sale conducted over the internet in which buyers compete by submitting bids. eBay’s founding product made this format familiar to millions of consumers.
Amazon: Amazon is an American technology company that began as an online bookseller and grew into a large retailer and cloud-services provider. Unlike eBay’s original auctions between users, Amazon initially sold inventory directly to consumers.
Meg Whitman: Meg Whitman is an American business executive who served as eBay’s president and chief executive from 1998 to 2008. She led eBay through much of its expansion after Omidyar founded it.
Omidyar Network: Omidyar Network is a philanthropic investment firm founded by Pierre and Pam Omidyar in 2004. It channels the couple’s resources into social-impact organizations and businesses.
Echo Bay Technology Group: Echo Bay Technology Group was the company Pierre Omidyar founded to operate his online auction business. The company’s name was shortened to eBay when the desired Echo Bay domain was unavailable.
Electronic commerce: Electronic commerce is the buying and selling of goods or services through electronic networks, especially the internet. eBay became a prominent example of commerce organized through an online platform.
Craigslist: Craigslist is a classified-advertising website where users post local listings for goods, services, jobs, and housing. Its largely local, listing-based approach contrasts with eBay’s managed marketplace and auction format.