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Jeff Bezos

By forestfiddler

  • Family

    Family
    Jeff Bezos has one brother, Mark Bezos and one sister, Christina Bezos. Mark Bezos is a volunteer firefighter and nonprofit executive. Jeff's biological father was a famous unicyclist who did not know he existed until not too long ago. This was because his biological mother had him when she was 17 years old. He was raised with his brother and his sister by his mother and her second husband.

  • Born

    Born
    Jeff Bezos was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was born to Ted Jorgensen, Jacklyn Bezos, Miguel Bezos. He was raised by his mother and her husband who thought he was his biological father. His real biological father wad Ted Jorgensen.

  • Adoption

    Adoption
    Jeff Bezos was adopted by Miquel Bezos and changed his name from Jeffery Preston Jorgenson to Jeffery Bezos. Then his family moves from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Houston, Texas.

  • Graduation

    Graduation
    Jeff graduates as valedictorian of Miami Palmento Senior High School.

  • Graduation

    Graduation
    Jeff then graduated from Princeton University with degrees in computer science and electrical engineering.

  • Wallstreet

    Wallstreet
    Jeff then joined Wall Street's quantitative hedge fund D. E. Shaw & Co.

  • First look at Amazon

    First look at Amazon
    Jeff then leaves D. E. Shaw and incorporates Cadabra (original name for Amazon) in Washington State.

  • Amazon Website

    Amazon Website
    Jeff and the first employee of Amazon, Shel Kaphan send out links to the Amazon.com beta website.

  • Public Amazon

    Public Amazon
    Amazon goes public, raies $54 million, at a valuation of $438 million.
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    Debt

    The Amazon company raises $2.2 billion in debt.

  • Man of the Year

    Man of the Year
    Jeff Bezos is named Time Magazine Man of the Year.

  • Blue Origin

    Blue Origin
    Jeff Bezos incorporates Blue Origin, his private space research company devoted to lowering the cost of access to space.

  • Kindle

    Kindle
    Jeff Bezos and Amazon introduces the Kindle. Which is the pioneering electronic reading device.

  • Washington Post Newspaper

    Washington Post Newspaper
    Jeff bEzos and Amazon purchases the Washington Post Newspaper for $250 million.

  • The New Steve Jobs

    The New Steve Jobs
    The only CEO who is respected enough to even get into the running at this point to be the next Steve Jobs is Jeff Bezos.