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Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos
Who is it?
Jeff Bezos is the creator of Amazon, the founder of Blue Origin and the owner of The
Washington Post, but today we will focus on telling a little of his personal story and
how it led him to create the world’s leading eCommerce, which by 1994 was just a
small online book store.
Guided by his vision and passion, Bezos decides to ignore the advice of his
boss and in 1994 launches his project, but it would take him more than 6
months to report his first quarterly profit. Patience and perseverance have been
key factors in making Amazon an important and lasting company. One of the
most interesting practices of this entrepreneur is that at the end of each quarter
he takes some time alone, to get away from the hectic business life. "I just
locked myself in. There are no office distractions. No phones ring. It’s just
because with a little isolation I find I’m starting to get more creative. I can spend
a lot of time surfing the internet for two or three days and just look at what
amateurs and hackers are doing.