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Birth
In Albuquerque, New Mexico to Jacklyn Gise Jorgensen and Ted Jorgensen. Bezos mom was a teenager when she had him. She left Jeff's father within a year and remarried to Miguel Bezos who later adopted Jeff. As a toddler, he dismantled his crib. -
Graduated from Princeton University
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Youngest Vice-President at D.E. Shaw
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Started to designing the Amazon website
Moved from New York City to Washington because U.S. Supreme Court stated online retailers don't have to collect sales taxes in states where they lack a physical presence. -
$510,000 in sales
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Opened Amazon to world
Told his 300 beta testers to spread the word to others. -
Amazon went public
Jeff's website impacted the whole American society forever. -
Bezos founded Blue Origin
A human spaceflight startup company -
Amazon added clothing sales
Partnerships with hundreds of retailers, including The Gap, Nordstrom, and Land's End. -
Creation of Kindle
Losing money to tablets being made so created a product to keep up with others. -
One of America's best leaders
Nominated by U.S. News & World Report -
Honorary Doctorate in Science and Technology
Carnegie Mellon University -
$17,000,000,000 in sales
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Innovation Award for the Amazon Kindle
Awarded by The Economist. Very interesting -
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Member of the Executive Committee of The Business Council
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Time Magazine's Person of the Year
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Net Worth of $23.200.000.000
