The ebay Phenomenon: Business Secrets Behind the World's Hottest Internet Company

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John Wiley & Sons, May 16, 2001 - Business & Economics - 224 pages
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"David Bunnell's portrayal of eBay paints a picture of one of the most daring, fanatically innovative, customer-centric companies on the planet. It demonstrates how a small, driven group of people can listen to customers and reinvent the world-inspiring!"-David Siegel, author, Futurize Your Enterprise

"Read The eBay Phenomenon if you want the inside account of how this innovative company became one of the decade's greatest business success stories. Regardless of what business you're in, David Bunnell's exciting chronicle offers valuable lessons and a riveting narrative."-Eric Nee, Senior Writer, Fortune
 

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Contents

The eBay Phenomenon
1
Pierre Omidyar Starts a Company
17
The eBay Nation
41
The eBay Business Model
71
Inside eBay
95
Strategic Evolution
117
Contraband Blackouts and Weird Stuff
137
Competing for the Future
155
Whither eBay
175
Notes
185
Index
191
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About the author (2001)

DAVID BUNNELL is CEO and Editor of Upside Media and a member of their Board of Directors. Leveraging off its flagship magazine, Upside has created a number of products in different media, including the Internet, books, conferences, and television. Prior to joining Upside, Bunnell founded PC Magazine and PC World. He is also the author of Making the Cisco Connection (Wiley).

RICHARD LUECKE is an experienced writer and editor who has contributed to several successful business books.

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TitleThe ebay Phenomenon: Business Secrets Behind the World's Hottest Internet Company
AuthorDavid Bunnell
ContributorRichard A. Luecke
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, 2001
ISBN0471436798, 9780471436799
Length224 pages
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Business & Economics / General
Business & Economics / Strategic Planning
  
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