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Bezos was born in New Mexico -
In high school in Miami Jeff first fell sin love with computers. -
Founder and executive chairman of Amazon. -
Working out of his garage with a handful of employees, Bezos began developing the software for the site, which he called Amazon.com. -
Jeff was a million in 1997. -
In its early years, Amazon faced several challenges. One of the main challenges was the skepticism and lack of trust from consumers towards online shopping. -
One of the most significant obstacles that Bezos faced was the dot-com crash of the early 2000s. -
Bezos pushed Amazon into new product categories, expanding from books and electronics to clothing, home goods, groceries, and more. -
Bezos was awarded an honorary doctorate in science and technology from Carnegie Mellon University in 2008. -
Jeff Bezos american businessman best known as the founder executive chairman and former president and CEO of Amazon the world's largest e-commerce and cloud computing company. -
In 2014, Amazon launched the Fire Phone. The Fire Phone was meant to deliver media streaming options but the venture failed, resulting in Amazon registering a $170 million loss. This would also lead to the Fire Phone production being stopped the following year. -
Jeff Bezos the founder of Amazon and the worlds richest man for several years is one of the most influential business leaders of the modern era. -
27 billon dollars. -
But 2022 was especially rough for Amazon . Shares of the e-retailer are wrapping up their worst year since the dot-com crash. The stock has tumbled 51% in 2022, marking the biggest decline since 2000, when it plunged 80% -
Jeff has been with Amazon for 30 years now.