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TIP506: How Jeff Bezos Built Amazon

We Study Billionaires - The Investor’s Podcast Network

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The Founding Story of Amazon

Jeff Bezos was a Princeton graduate of 1986 with a major in computer science and committed himself to the idea of one day owning a business he could call his own. Most people believe that Amazon was forever doomed because it wouldn't be able to reach a scale that would allow them to profitably sell retail products. Despite years of bottom line profits being negative, Bezos was able to build a shareholder base similar to Warren Buffett as he brought into this vision.

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