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Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. -
His parents were 17 and 18 years old when he was born, and he worked on his maternal grandparents' ranch in Cotulla, Texas, early in his life. He graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University in 1986, with degrees in electrical engineering and computer science. -
Jeff got his first job as a fry cook at Mcdonalds. -
Went to Miami Palmetto Senior High. -
Princeton University in 1986 with a bachelor's in electrical engineering and computer science. -
Jeff Bezos got his second job with "DE Shaw&Co". -
Jeff bezos marries MacKenzie Tuttle. -
Amazon opened up to the world on July 16, 1995. -
In 1995, Amazon net sales were at $510,000. -
Bezos became a millionaire in 1997, just three years after starting Amazon. When Amazon went public, he raised $54 million. -
Amazon began selling CDs in June, 1998. -
Bezos founded Blue Origin, an aerospace company dedicated to finding a reliable and affordable way for people to travel to space. -
Amazon Prime started off as an annual membership to reduce shipping costs for those who ordered frequently. In February of 2005, members could pay $79 USD for free two-day shipping all year round on as many items as they wished to order. -
Amazon began its foray into cloud computing in 2006 and went up against some formidable giants. -
Bezos also made a killing with Amazon’s e-reader. In 2007, it introduced the Kindle, and just five and a half hours later, they sold out of the first production run. -
Voice assistants are nothing new these days, but back in 2014, Amazon’s release of Alexa along with its Echo smart speaker, was a giant leap forward. -
July 5 is the day Bezos will step down as the CEO of Amazon to let his colleague and confidant Andy Jassy take the helm
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