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Jeff Bezos, born January 12, 1964, is the founder of Amazon.com, Inc., which he launched on July 5, 1994. Under his leadership, Amazon transformed from an online bookstore into the world's largest online retailer and a key player in cloud computing through Amazon Web Services (AWS). more Jeff Bezos, born January 12, 1964, is the founder of Amazon.com, Inc., which he launched on July 5, 1994. Under his leadership, Amazon transformed from an online bookstore into the world's largest online retailer and a key player in cloud computing through Amazon Web Services (AWS). In 2000, Bezos founded Blue Origin, a company focused on developing technologies to enable private human access to space. Notably, in 2013, he purchased The Washington Post for $250 million, revitalizing its digital presence and expanding its readership. Bezos held the title of the world's richest person multiple times, with Forbes listing his net worth at over $200 billion in 2021. less

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"If you decide that you’re going to do only the things you know are going to work, you’re going to leave a lot of opportunity on the table."
Tags: Success, Personal development, Courage, Innovation, Exploration
"To get something new done you have to be stubborn and focused, to the point that others might find unreasonable."
Tags: Motivation, Self-improvement, Resilience, Determination, Innovation
"One common pitfall for large organizations – one that hurts speed and inventiveness – is 'one-size-fits-all' decision making...The end result of this is slowness, unthoughtful risk aversion, failure to experiment sufficiently, and consequently diminished i"
Tags: Decision making, Business strategy, Business innovation, Risk aversion
"Invention requires a long-term willingness to be misunderstood. You do something that you genuinely believe in, that you have conviction about, but for a long period of time, well-meaning people may criticize that effort. When you receive criticism from we"
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"If you double the number of experiments you do per year, you're going to double your inventiveness."
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"There'll always be serendipity involved in discovery."
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"Market research doesn't help. If you had gone to a customer in 2013 and said, 'would you like a black, always-on cylinder in your kitchen about the size of a Pringles can that you can talk to and ask questions, that also turns on your lights and plays musi"
Tags: Innovation, Product development, User experience, Consumer behavior, Customer feedback
"We recently greenlit a particular Amazon Studios original. I told the team my view: debatable whether it would be interesting enough, complicated to produce, the business terms aren’t that good, and we have lots of other opportunities. They had a completel"
Tags: Risk management, Entertainment industry, Content production, Production challenges
"Day 2 companies make high-quality decisions, but they make high-quality decisions slowly. To keep the energy and dynamism of Day 1, you have to somehow make high-quality, high-velocity decisions."
Tags: Productivity, Decision making, Efficiency, Business strategy, Strategic planning
"We are comfortable planting seeds and waiting for them to grow into trees."
Tags: Growth, Personal development, Nature, Patience, Life journey
"Sometimes we measure things and see that in the short term they actually hurt sales, and we do it anyway."
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"If you're long-term oriented, customer interests and shareholder interests are aligned."
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"If you only do things where you know the answer in advance, your company goes away."
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"All businesses need to be young forever. If your customer base ages with you, you're Woolworth's."
Tags: Innovation, Adaptability, Business strategy, Business growth, Target audience
"Your margin is my opportunity."
Tags: Entrepreneurship, Competition, Business strategy, Competitive advantage, Economic strategy
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