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The success story of Jeff Bezos

1. The Success S tory of Jeff Bezos Presentation prepared by Kholosha Anton

2. The Success S tory of Jeff Bezos

3. Jeff Bezos F ounder and CEO of Amazon , former the richest person alive .

4. Private life Was born Jeffrey Preston Jorgensen on January 12, 1964, in Albuquerque , New Mexico . M other was a 16-year-old high school student, father - a bike shop owner. After divorce, mother married Cuban immigrant Miguel "Mike" Bezos on 1968 ; Mike adopted Jeffrey. Growing up , worked summers on his grandfather's ranch repairing Caterpillar tractors . As a child, o ften displayed scientific interests and technological proficiency .

5. Private life (2) As a teenager, worked at McDonald's. A ttended the Student Science Training Program at the University of Florida . Finished high school as valedictorian , a National Merit Scholar , and a Silver Knight Award winner . In 1986, graduated from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Science degrees in electrical engineering and computer science . In 1993 married a novelist MacKenzie Tuttle with whom has four children: three sons , and one daughter adopted from China . I n March 2003, was one of three passengers in a helicopter that crashed in West Texas .

6. Early career W as offered jobs at Intel , Bell Labs , and Andersen Consulting , among others . W orked at Fitel . W as promoted to head of development and director of customer service at Fitel . T ransitioned into the banking industry and became a product manager at Bankers Trus t . J oined D. E. Shaw & Co . B ecame D. E. Shaw's fourth senior vice- president at the age of 30 .

7. Amazon In late 1993, decided to start an online bookstore . O n July 5, 199 5 started with an initial seed investment of $1 million from family and friends, in the garage of his house. N amed his new company Amazon after the Amazon River . H ad always planned to expand to other products . In 1998, diversified into the online sale of music, gifts and pharmacy sections . In late 2002, rapid spending from Amazon caused it financial distress when revenues stagnated .

8. Amazon (2) In 2005, added Amazon Prime program. In 2007, launched the Amazon Kindle . In October 2013 , Amazon was recognized as the largest online shopping retailer in the world . In March 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump accused Amazon – and Bezos , specifically – of sales tax avoidance , misusing postal routes , and anti-competitive business practices .

9. Blue Origin In 2000 , founded Blue Origin . In 2006 , purchased a large tract of land in West Texas for a launch and test facility . September 2011, one of the company's prototype s crashed during a test flight . In 2015, Bezos announced that a new orbital launch vehicle was under development . I n November 2015 , New Shepard space vehicle successfully rocketed into space . In December 2017, New Shepard successfully flew and landed dummy passengers . The primary goal of Blue Origin is to preserve the natural resources of Earth by making the human species multi-planetary .

10. Five Secrets to Success Surround yourself with the best possible team . Learn from your mistakes. Stay frugal . Stand firm. Think big . “ I t is always Day 1" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTwXS2H_iJo

11. Acknowledgment In 1999, received his first major award when Time named him Person of the Year . In 2008, was selected by U.S. News & World Report as one of America's best leaders . In 2008, w as awarded an honorary doctorate in science and technology from Carnegie Mellon University in 2008 . In 2011, The Economist gave Bezos and Gregg Zehr an Innovation Award for the Amazon Kindle . In 2012, was named Businessperson of the Year by Fortune . In 2014, was ranked the best- performing CEO in the world by Harvard Business Review . F igured in Fortune 's list of 50 great leaders of the world for three straight years , topping the list in 2015 . In March 2018, at the Explorers Club annual dinner , was awarded the Buzz Aldrin Space Exploration Award in recognition of his work with Blue Origin . Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in their 2018 listing .

12. Other Interesting F acts Amazon customers can email Bezos directly in case of a problem. His current home was previously a museum. He’s a huge fan of Star Trek . He has a “Two Pizza Rule” for m eetings. He has banned PowerPoint presentations in his office. He has donated $45 million to various philanthropic projects. He is the owner of The Washington Post . He gets at least 8 hours of sleep.

13. Most Influential Q uotes “The common question that gets asked in business is, 'why?' That's a good question, but an equally valid question is, 'why not?'” “ I believe you have to be willing to be misunderstood if you're going to innovate .” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fv3nX-I5KU

14. Sources https://www.success.com/jeff-bezos-says-these-are-the-5-secrets-to-success / https:// www.cnbc.com/2017/10/27/how-amazon-founder-jeff-bezos-went-from-the-son-of-a-teen-mom-to-the-worlds-richest-person.html https:// www.investopedia.com/university/jeff-bezos-biography/jeff-bezos-success-story.asp https://www.forbes.com/profile/jeff-bezos/# 27a752801b23 https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Bezos#Recognition https:// www.britannica.com/biography/Jeff-Bezos https://www.techjuice.pk/10-strange-facts-amazon-ceo-jeff-bezos/