3min chapter

We Study Billionaires - The Investor’s Podcast Network cover image

TIP506: How Jeff Bezos Built Amazon

We Study Billionaires - The Investor’s Podcast Network

CHAPTER

Bezos and Amazon Web Services

By 2004 Bezos had come around to releasing what he called super saver shipping which allowed users to receive two day shipping for an annual fee of $79. As we all know this feature would later become known as Amazon Prime in a greatly accelerated Amazon's flywheel effect. Ever since the late 1990s Bezos had referred to Amazon as a technology company rather than a retailer. Despite that they had made the majority of their revenues from selling things to customers.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode