JEFF BEZOS
Jeff Bezos, born on January 12, 1964, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is an American entrepreneur best known as the founder of Amazon.com. After graduating from Princeton University, he worked on Wall Street before launching Amazon in 1994 as an online bookstore. Under his leadership, Amazon grew into one of the largest e-commerce platforms, expanding into various sectors like cloud computing with Amazon Web Services.
Bezos served as CEO until 2021 and is also the founder of Blue Origin, focusing on space exploration. Known for his innovative vision, he is one of the world’s wealthiest individuals and has engaged in philanthropy through initiatives like the Bezos Day One Fund and the Bezos Earth Fund.
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QUOTES BY JEFF BEZOS
“In the end, we are our choices.”
Jeff Bezos
Source – Princeton University commencement speech (June, 2010)
“It’s not an experiment if you know it’s going to work.”
Jeff Bezos
Source – Interview at the 2015 Fortune Global Forum (November, 2015)
“I think you have to be willing to be misunderstood if you’re going to innovate.”
Jeff Bezos
Source – Recode Decode Podcast (February, 2016)
“Your brand is what other people say about you.”
Jeff Bezos
Source – Business Insider (2013)
“One of the only ways to get out of a tight box is to invent your way out.”
Jeff Bezos
Source – Annual Letter to Shareholders (2015)
“If you can’t tolerate critics, don’t do anything new or interesting.”
Jeff Bezos
Source – Keynote speech at the 2018 Amazon re conference (June, 2018)
“We’ve made it easy to be a customer.”
Jeff Bezos
Source – Interview with Charlie Rose (November, 2014)
“We are stubborn on vision. We are flexible on details.”
Jeff Bezos
Source – Annual Letter to Shareholders (2016)
“What’s dangerous is not to evolve.”
Jeff Bezos
Source – Interview with The Washington Post (July, 2018)
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