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Tech Billionaires: Jeff Bezos

Although Amazon wasoriginally an online bookstore Bezos had always planned toexpand to...

Although Amazon was
originally an online bookstore Bezos had always planned to
expand to other products

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Although Amazon was originally an online bookstore
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Bezos had always planned to expand to other products.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:11
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Entertain Me Productions

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Along with Google, Apple, Microsoft and Facebook, Amazon is one of the Big Five companies in the US tech industry. It has become one of the most influential companies in the world. In 2018, it surpassed 100 million subscribers wor...
In 1998, it started selling music and videos. - Tech Billionaires: Jeff Bezos 00:05
In 1998, it started selling music and videos.
One day he emailed randomly 1000 selected customers - Tech Billionaires: Jeff Bezos 00:09
One day he emailed randomly 1000 selected customers
Unsurprisingly, the list came back incredibly long. - Tech Billionaires: Jeff Bezos 00:05
Unsurprisingly, the list came back incredibly long.
The now self-made billionaire recalled one person - Tech Billionaires: Jeff Bezos 00:10
The now self-made billionaire recalled one person
He then realized he could sell anything this way. - Tech Billionaires: Jeff Bezos 00:05
He then realized he could sell anything this way.
Thanks to an email to 1000 random people. - Tech Billionaires: Jeff Bezos 00:04
Thanks to an email to 1000 random people.
Amazon turned into the everything store the following year. - Tech Billionaires: Jeff Bezos 00:06
Amazon turned into the everything store the following year.
It also began selling a variety of other goods, - Tech Billionaires: Jeff Bezos 00:10
It also began selling a variety of other goods,
In other words, anything and everything - Tech Billionaires: Jeff Bezos 00:07
In other words, anything and everything
He understood consumer behavior and noticed - Tech Billionaires: Jeff Bezos 00:07
He understood consumer behavior and noticed
In 1999 Bezos became a billionaire at 35. - Tech Billionaires: Jeff Bezos 00:06
In 1999 Bezos became a billionaire at 35.
At the height of his career, time magazine named him - Tech Billionaires: Jeff Bezos 00:07
At the height of his career, time magazine named him
Proclaiming him king of cyber commerce. - Tech Billionaires: Jeff Bezos 00:05
Proclaiming him king of cyber commerce.
The success of Amazon encouraged other retailers, - Tech Billionaires: Jeff Bezos 00:09
The success of Amazon encouraged other retailers,
He set the trend for the future. - Tech Billionaires: Jeff Bezos 00:04
He set the trend for the future.
Nowadays, if you don't have a business online - Tech Billionaires: Jeff Bezos 00:06
Nowadays, if you don't have a business online
By the end of 1999, Amazon had become - Tech Billionaires: Jeff Bezos 00:07
By the end of 1999, Amazon had become
After expanding and setting up operations in Europe. - Tech Billionaires: Jeff Bezos 00:04
After expanding and setting up operations in Europe.
Most of us will be braving the crowds in the coming days - Tech Billionaires: Jeff Bezos 00:05
Most of us will be braving the crowds in the coming days
But Christmas shopping doesn't have to be so traumatic. - Tech Billionaires: Jeff Bezos 00:04
But Christmas shopping doesn't have to be so traumatic.