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Part Two: Jeff Bezos and the Birth of Amazon

Behind the Bastards

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Amazon's a Bookstore, Not a Bookseller

In early 19 95, jeff told his parents there was a 70 % chance they'd lose it all. Jeff's parents were the first angel investors. He had a hundred thousand dollars of their oil money into the venture. In its first year of operation, amazon required another cash infusion from jeff's parents,. This one of 100 and forty five thousand dollars.

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