Pierre Omidyar

Jean-Louis Gassée, a former colleague of Steve Jobs at Apple. Gassée is now a venture capitalist based in Silicon Valley.

For French entrepreneurs, there's no place like home — in Silicon Valley

January 6, 2014
Business, Economics and Jobs

It's hard to be an entrepreneur in France these days, what with government regulation and a French attitude that failure is just bad form. So some French entrepreneurs are settling in Silicon Valley and bringing their French style with them.

For French entrepreneurs, there's no place like home — in Silicon Valley
Tech billionaire Pierre Omidyar has announced plans to fund a media venture to promote serious journalism.

eBay founder Pierre Omidyar will launch a digital news service for 'serious journalism'

October 17, 2013
Arts, Culture & Media
eBay founder Pierre Omidyar will launch a digital news service for 'serious journalism'

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