“Let’s take what we’re good at and rethink it. That’s not a side project. That is the very company itself.”

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“The Internet is not wires and tech—it’s just us. It’s full of all of our greatness and biases and racism and misogyny. It comes through in the algorithms.”

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“Building a platform is the essence of being a technology company. Allow people to build things on top of you.”

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“Innovating for constraints will drive the next generation of technology.”

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“Marketplaces don’t work when people are cheating.”

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“The head of any company should be optimistic. If you’re trying to lead anybody, you’d better not be pessimistic. Not too many people follow pessimists.”

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“The shift to mobile is the fastest adoption of a communication technology that we’ve ever seen. The word ‘online’ is about to be something only your parents say.”

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“We’re a long way from the end of history as far as America is concerned.”

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“Important industries are rarely built by one company.”

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