我平时读的书大多是商业人物特写，或者创始人/公司的传记：1) 《iCon Steve Jobs: The Greatest Second Act in the History of Business》 2) 《The Google Story》 3) 《The Perfect Store: Inside eBay》 4) 《Paypal Wars》 5) 《Barbarians at the Gate》（虽然和科技无关，但绝对是有史以来最好的商业书之一）
Most of the books I read are usually business profiles/bios of founders/companies. 1) iCon Steve Jobs: The Greatest Second Act in the History of Business 2) The Google Story 3) The Perfect Store: Inside eBay 4) Paypal Wars 5) Barbarians at the Gate (not tech-related but one of the best business books of all time)
我读 Adam Cohen 写的《The Perfect Store》那本书时，发现 eBay 当时的处境也很类似。John Stokes 比 Pierre Omidyar 加入得晚，所以他们谈妥了不同的股权比例。我记得好像是 28/72，记不太清了……
So when I was reading Book "The Perfect Store" by Adam Cohen, I found out that similar was the Situation for Ebay. John Stokes joined later than Pierre Omidyar, so they decided with different equity levels. I guess it was 28/72. Not sure..
…that eBay was founded to help Omidyar's fiancée trade PEZ Candy dispensers was fabricated by a public relations manager in 1997 to interest the media. This was revealed in Adam Cohen's 2002 book, The Perfect Store, and confirmed by eBay."
《The Perfect Store》是一本讲 eBay 早期历史的书。我读完最大的收获是：他们当时如何特意跑到全美各地的跳蚤市场、旧货集市和车库甩卖去地推——尤其是那些中西部内陆偏远州……
"The Perfect Store" is a book about the early days of eBay. The primary takeaway for me was how they deliberately went to swap meets, flea markets and garage sales all over America — especially the rural flyover states…
我平时读的书大多是商业人物特写，或者创始人/公司的传记：1) 《iCon Steve Jobs: The Greatest Second Act in the History of Business》 2) 《The Google Story》 3) 《The Perfect Store: Inside eBay》 4) 《Paypal Wars》 5) 《Barbarians at the Gate》（虽然和科技无关，但绝对是有史以来最好的商业书之一）
Most of the books I read are usually business profiles/bios of founders/companies. 1) iCon Steve Jobs: The Greatest Second Act in the History of Business 2) The Google Story 3) The Perfect Store: Inside eBay 4) Paypal Wars 5) Barbarians at the Gate (not tech-related but one of the best business books of all time)
去读读《The Perfect Store》（2003年出版）吧，讲的是 eBay。零库存。不用管物流发货。没有信贷风险。就是纯粹从每笔交易里抽成。
Read "The Perfect Store" (2003), which is about eBay. No inventory. No shipping. No credit risk. Just a cut of each sale.
我读 Adam Cohen 写的《The Perfect Store》那本书时，发现 eBay 当时的处境也很类似。John Stokes 比 Pierre Omidyar 加入得晚，所以他们谈妥了不同的股权比例。我记得好像是 28/72，记不太清了……
So when I was reading Book "The Perfect Store" by Adam Cohen, I found out that similar was the Situation for Ebay. John Stokes joined later than Pierre Omidyar, so they decided with different equity levels. I guess it was 28/72. Not sure..
……所谓创办 eBay 是为了帮 Omidyar 的未婚妻交换 PEZ 糖果盒的故事，其实是公关经理在1997年为了吸引媒体眼球瞎编出来的。这事是 Adam Cohen 在他2002年的书《The Perfect Store》里曝光的，后来也得到了 eBay 官方的证实。”
…that eBay was founded to help Omidyar's fiancée trade PEZ Candy dispensers was fabricated by a public relations manager in 1997 to interest the media. This was revealed in Adam Cohen's 2002 book, The Perfect Store, and confirmed by eBay."
这个故事的源头其实出自 Adam Cohen 的书《The Perfect Store》。
The original of this story was in Adam Cohen's book The Perfect Store.
《The Perfect Store》是一本讲 eBay 早期历史的书。我读完最大的收获是：他们当时如何特意跑到全美各地的跳蚤市场、旧货集市和车库甩卖去地推——尤其是那些中西部内陆偏远州……
"The Perfect Store" is a book about the early days of eBay. The primary takeaway for me was how they deliberately went to swap meets, flea markets and garage sales all over America — especially the rural flyover states…