Originally published April 2015

It’s part two of our Amazon founding story. How did Amazon come to completely dominate e-commerce? How did Jeff Bezos’ “Get Big Fast” strategy evolve? How and why did Amazon become the quintessential “dot com” and dot-com-era stock? The answers are within.

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The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon
The Playboy Interview: Moguls
Amazon.com: Get Big Fast
One Click: Jeff Bezos and the Rise of Amazon.com
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