At Participant, I am the board. I am the sole greenlight at the company. If something happened to me, that would be a problem. Jeffrey Skoll More Quotes by Jeffrey Skoll More Quotes From Jeffrey Skoll A little bit of good can turn into a whole lot of good when fueled by the commitment of a social entrepreneur. Jeffrey Skoll entrepreneur littles commitment Not everyone can be Gandhi, but each of us has the power to make sure our own lives count - and it's those millions of lives that will ultimately build a better world. Jeffrey Skoll millions entrepreneur world Social entrepreneurs come from all levels of society and from communities in nearly every country of the world. They all share the same underlying drive and passion to see their ideas through. Many of them have had a huge effect on the world, yet most people have not even heard of them - a trend we hope to change! Jeffrey Skoll countries-of-the-world passion country Philanthropy is all about making a positive difference in the world by devoting your resources and your time to causes you believe in. In my case, I like to support causes where "a lot of good comes from a little bit of good," or, in other words, where the positive social returns vastly exceed the amount of time and money invested. Jeffrey Skoll differences money believe Business skills, when well applied, can do more than just make money. They can potentially make money and do some real good, which is immensely satisfying. To do that, it's important to think outside the box, take risks, and be an entrepreneur. Jeffrey Skoll business real thinking The pace at eBay was frantic and urgent. We knew that if we didn't move fast, somebody would come into the market and quash us. Participant doesn't make a lot of sense from a financial investment perspective, so it's unlikely that other people will be approaching the business in the same way. So you see less urgency; you see a thoroughness and willingness to spend extra time to get things right. Which I think is really important. Jeffrey Skoll business moving thinking I believe that Silicon Valley is truly a place of excellence and the impact of this tiny community on the world is completely disproportionate to its size. We are the undisputed leaders of technological change. But with our abundance of talent and resources, we also have the opportunity to be the pioneers of social change and, ultimately, this may be our greatest contribution. Jeffrey Skoll technology business believe The goal here is to build a brand around social relevance in media (with his Participant Productions company). Jeffrey Skoll media goal social Participant (Productions) is the only production company in town that has a double bottom line: social good plus financial returns. It's too early to tell how our returns are going to look - though all signs are promising - but social good is what we're really after. Jeffrey Skoll lines return looks I was living in a house with five guys, eating their leftovers when they weren't watching. I went from that to having $1-billion-plus on paper. Jeffrey Skoll guy paper house I learned Hollywood is a small community, and you really have to be a part of the community to get anything done. Unlike traditional industries, where you can do things from afar with phone calls and e-mail, this town is really about being social. Because that's how trust gets built. Jeffrey Skoll phones community mail My views tend to be centrist. I'm not a big fan of George W., but my politics tend to be more Republican than not. Jeffrey Skoll republican fans views If you can find ways to give people hope that they can achieve something or make a difference, then there's an opportunity for something good to happen. Jeffrey Skoll good you hope people We remain committed to inspiring and compelling social change to the world's most pressing problems through the power of great stories and engaging our audiences to take meaningful action. Jeffrey Skoll great change power world As a teenager I read a lot of books. Books with lots of scary trends, things like nuclear weapons and overpopulation and global diseases, and I thought, 'Wouldn't it be great to write stories that showed people these problems and that we could do something about them.' Jeffrey Skoll problems thought great people When I started Participant, I felt that the movie business was ripe for a company that dealt with big issues in a systemic way. I was a little surprised that nobody had done it before. But to most people, entertainment is escapism. Jeffrey Skoll nobody business people way My goal was to be at the point - no older than 40 - where I would have enough resources to make a difference in the lives of disadvantaged people. Jeffrey Skoll make-a-difference make enough people I wanted to be a writer, to write these stories that would make people see the world in a different way. But I ended up going to business school because I thought I could ultimately get to where I wanted to go faster that way. Jeffrey Skoll business people world school By 2007, 85% of Americans cited climate change as an important issue, compared with just 33% in prior years. The phrase we invented, 'An Inconvenient Truth,' became a part of the lexicon. Jeffrey Skoll climate-change important change truth When I was 14, my dad came home one day and told us he had cancer. It was looking pretty bad. And I remember him saying how afraid he was that he hadn't gotten to do the things he wanted to do during his life. He had surgery and survived. And he's still alive today, thank God. But it made a big impact on me. Jeffrey Skoll day me god life
