18 Quotes by Jeff Jordan

You should always look for opportunities to test innovations on a subset of users if you can.

This didn't have to happen. We've got to get the law changed. It'll save lives. I'm gonna push for this the rest of my life.

Alzheimer's and dementia patients are like kids. Actually, 5- or 6-year-old kids know more than my mother. A kid can tell you his name, address and phone number; my mom (couldn't).

It really doesn't matter to me. He could be up there and he'll scream something to me and I'll listen, but the hype and the focus that's on him when he's at the games doesn't matter to me or my team.

It's like whatever now. But at first it was kind of annoying, but now it's not too bad. I put my headphones on and listen to music like that all of the time. It helps me just relax.

eBay started with a core focus on the collector. At the time of its S-1, six or seven percent of its total sales were Beanie Babies.

It's near impossible to always be right when you're innovating. It's easy to get emotionally invested in it, but you need to monitor its impact like a hawk and react if you don't like what you see. And if/when you pull it back, you want to do that communication with transparency and humility.

Great businesses can be built on scale. I think Amazon has built a phenomenal commerce business largely on scale. Their network effect isn't obvious to me, but boy, have they used scale effectively.

Airbnb started with 'air bed and breakfast.'