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Jeff was born
Jeff was born on this date. He was born in Albuquerque, NM. -
Graduated High School
He graduated from Miami Palmetto Senior High School. -
Graduated from College
He graduated from Princeton University. He had a Bachelor's in electrical engineering and computer science. -
Worked at D.E. Shaw
He worked here from 1990-1994 -
Got married to MacKenzie Scott
Married for 25 years -
Quit D.E. Shaw and started making software for Amazon
He moved to Seattle, and was working out of his garage making the software. -
Founded Amazon
After months of making the software, he was ready to start the business. -
Became a millionaire
Amazon started selling a lot more items, and his net worth shot up to $54 million. -
Amazon started selling CDs
Jeff saw the need for diversity, so he started selling CDs. -
Became a billionaire
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Jeff was the person of the year
He was in "Time" news. -
Founded Blue Origin
He saw the need for newer, more advanced rockets, and wanted to create more earth friendly ones. -
Amazon started selling clothes
Diverse clothes were becoming more popular, so Jeff added them to his website. -
Got divorced
Jeff had an affair and had to settle for $38 billion for the divorce settlement -
Stepped down as CEO of Amazon
Became the executive chair