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Date of birth
Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. -
Childhood
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. -
First job
Jeff got his first job as a fry cook at Mcdonalds. -
High school
Went to Miami Palmetto Senior High. -
Collage
Princeton University in 1986 with a bachelor's in electrical engineering and computer science. -
Second job
Jeff Bezos got his second job with "DE Shaw&Co". -
Marries MacKenzie Tuttle.
Jeff bezos marries MacKenzie Tuttle. -
The start of amazon.
Amazon opened up to the world on July 16, 1995. -
First payout
In 1995, Amazon net sales were at $510,000. -
Millionaire club
Bezos became a millionaire in 1997, just three years after starting Amazon. When Amazon went public, he raised $54 million. -
selling CDs
Amazon began selling CDs in June, 1998. -
Next step
Bezos founded Blue Origin, an aerospace company dedicated to finding a reliable and affordable way for people to travel to space. -
Amazon prime
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 launches its Web Services
Amazon began its foray into cloud computing in 2006 and went up against some formidable giants. -
Amazon Kindle is invented and sells out
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. -
Alexa
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. -
End of an era
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