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gazillionaire Jeff Bezos
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“Invention is by its very nature disruptive. If you want to be understood
at all times, then don't do anything new.”
“The common question that gets asked in business is 'Why?'. That's a good question, but an equally valid question is 'Why not?'.”
“There are two ways to extend a business. Take inventory of what you're good at and extend out from your skills. Or determine what your customers need
and work backward, even if it requires learning new skills. 'Kindle' is an example of working backwards.”
— Jeff Bezos
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Graduated from Princeton University in 1986 Summa Cum Laude. His first post college job in 1986 was with Fitel, a New York fintech company building a computer program to handle international financial transactions. In 1988 he moved onto Banker's Trust where he earned VP stripes for helping to set up BTWorld, a software program that allowed bank clients to track their corporate retirement plans. In 1990 he joined hedge fund D.E. Shaw. In 1994 he was charged with researching the business potential of the internet. He suggested to his bosses they set up an online bookstore. When they declined he quit the firm to launch Amazon.com.
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He was high school valedictorian, a National Merit Scholar, and a Silver Knight Award winner in 1982
listed on TIME Magazine 100, May 2014
Amazon, Inc. [est. 1994]
Amazon chair/president/CEO Jeff Bezos announced in February 2021 that he is stepping down as Amazon CEO; he will transition
to the role of executive chair in the third quarter of this year.
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In August 2013, Jeff Bezos arranged to purchase the Washington Post newspapers (with personal money) for $250 million.
Works by Jeff Bezos
 | "Jeff Bezos: In His Own Words - Taken From Interviews & Podcasts" [2021] by Raphael Afil Kindle Edition from self-publd [7/2021] for $9.95 self-publd 9x6 pb [7/2021] for $19.95 self-publd 9x6 hardcover [8/00] for $16.10 |
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Works About Jeff Bezos
 | "One Click: Jeff Bezos and The Rise of Amazon.com" [2011] by Richard L. Brandt Kindle Edition from Portfolio [10/2011] for $12.99 Portfolio 7x5¼ hardcover [10/2011] for $14.65 |
 | "The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and The Age of Amazon" [2013] New York Times & Wall Street Journal national bestseller by Brad Stone Kindle Edition from Little, Brown & Co. [10/2013] for $12.99 Back Bay Books 8¼x5½ pb [8/2014] for $12.39 Little, Brown & Co. 9¾x6½ hardcover [10/2013] for $16.25 book entry at Wikipedia • author's official website |
 | "Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos" [P.B.S./Frontline Feb 2020] "Frontline" season 38, episode 14: two-hour examination of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, his extraordinarily successful online business, its increasingly questionable business practices, and the challenge of trying to rein in the power of the richest man in the world • Co-written & directed by James Jacoby; co-written by Anya Bourg; narrated by Will Lyman; with archive footage of Jeff Bezos; featuring Jay Carney (SVP Global Corporate Affairs at Amazon), Jennifer Cast (VP at Amazon Books), Andy Jassy (CEO at Amazon Web Services), Dave Limp (SVP Devices & Services at Amazon), Jeff Wilke (CEO Worldwide Consumer at Amazon); former Amazon employees: Anima Anandkumar (former Principal AI Scientist), Rachel Johnson Greer (former Safety and Compliance Manager), Shel Kaphan (former CTO), James Marcus (former Editor), Randy Miller (former Director of Merch-andise Pricing), John Rossman (former Amazon executive), Andreas Weigend (former Chief Scientist), James Thomson (former Amazon executive); also featuring: James Bandler (ProPublica), Priyanka Boghani, Jason Boyce, journalist Patricia Callahan, Sarah Childress, Congressman David Cici-lline [RI-01], Christian Davenport (The Washington Post), Bill de Blasio (Mayor of New York City), Franklin Foer (The Atlantic Magazine), Robert Frederick, Scott Galloway, James Jacoby, Dennis Johnson (publisher at Melville House Books), Sheheryar Kaoosji (Warehouse Worker Resource Center), Greg LeRoy (Good Jobs First), journalist Barry C. Lynn, Stacy Mitchell, author-activist Douglas Preston, Paul Rafelson, journalist Spencer Soper, Brad Stone (author of 'The Everything Store'), Amy Webb (CEO at Future Today Institute), Joshua Weinstein, Meredith Whittaker (AI Now Institute), Katie Worth, author Shoshana Zuboff • full credits at IMDb P.B.S. Direct widescreen color DVD [4/2020] for $13.81 |
 | "Jeff Bezos: The Force Behind The Brand: Insight and Analysis Into The Life and Accomplishments of The Richest Man On The Planet" [2018] by J.R. MacGregor Kindle Edition from CAC Publng [2/2018] for $2.99 CAC Publng 9x6 pb [2/2018] for $14.89 |
 | "Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and The Invention of A Global Empire"  [2021] by Brad Stone Kindle Edition from Simon & Schuster [5/2021] for $14.99 Simon & Schuster 9x6 hardcover [5/2021] for $25.49 author's official website |
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Residences / Real Estate
Purchased his grandfather's ranch near Cotulla, Texas and expanded it from 25,000 acres (10,117 ha) to 300,000 acres (121,406 ha).
Bezos spent around $80 million on a few New York apartments early in 2020.
In February 2020, Bezos bought the most expensive property in Los Angeles from David Geffen, for $165 million; it’s the Warner Estate, which spreads out
over nine acres in Beverly Hills. For context, $165 million is an eighth of a percent of Bezos’ $131.9 billion net worth.
http://www.theverge.com/2020/2/12/21135400/jeff-bezos-warner-estate-expensive-property-david-geffen-amazon
Family & Friends
Jeffrey Preston Jorgensen was born in January 1964 in Albuquerque, New Mexico; his last name was changed at age four when his mother remarried, to Miguel 'Mike' Bezos.
Jeffrey P. 'Jeff' Bezos + founder & CEO
maternal grandfather Lawrence Preston Gise [] was regional director of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) in Albuquerque.
maternal grandmother Mattie Louise Strait Gise []
mother Jacklyn Gise Jorgensen Bezos
father Theodore 'Ted' Jorgensen [b. 1944]
stepfather Cuban engineer Miguel 'Mike' Bezos - married 4/1968
younger half-brother Mark Bezos [b. 1970?]
first wife MacKenzie Scott [] - married 1993, divorced 2019
four children
recent partner Lauren Sánchez (10/2021)
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