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First Discovery
He wrote his first computer program at age 14, to catalog books for the school library -
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Pierre Omidyar
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Graduated from College
He graduated from Tufts University with a degree in computer science and went to work for a company that developed Macintosh software. -
Develepment Corp
Later, he worked for the Apple subsidiary Claris, then helped start a software company in 1991 called Ink Development Corp. -
Ebay Launched
Ebay, the multibillion-dollar online auction company that changed e-commerce, all started with Pez. Software developer Pierre Omidyar was having dinner one night in 1995 with his girlfriend, an avid Pez collector was trying to sell her pez dispensors. He created the future Ebay, to help her sell them. -
Develepment to eShop
The company later changed its name to eShop and was purchased by Microsoft in 1996 -
Meg Whitman
In May 1998, Omidyar was named eBay's chairman, at which time he announced the appointment of Meg Whitman as president and chief executive officer. -
Ebay's a Hit
By the end of 1998, the company boasted 2.1 million members and generated $750 million in revenues, enough business to attract the attention of e-commerce giant Amazon.com, which started running its own auctions in 1999. -
Married Man
In 1999, Omidiyar married his girlfriend, who now has more than 400 Pez dispensers in her collection. -
Second Job
In January 2000, Omidyar accepted his first board position outside of eBay. He joined the board of directors of ePeople, an online marketplace for technical support.
