Jeff Bezos, born Jeffery Preston Bezos on January 12, 1964, is an American entrepreneur who played a key role in the growth of e-commerce as the founder and chief executive of Amazon.com Inc., the worldâs biggest online retailer.
Amazon started off as an online merchant of books and later started trading a wide variety of products.
Under Jeffâs guidance, Amazon became the largest retailer on the world wide web (WWW) and redefined the internet sales model.In 2018, Bezos became the worldâs richest man when his personal wealth reached more than $150 billion.
In August 2020, Bezos became the first person to see their net worth surge above $200 billion.
In 2019, Amazon made over $386.1 billion in revenues and a record $23.1 billion in net profit.Along the way, Bezos also founded âBlue Originâ â a spaceflight company that plans to launch rockets for commercial use and bought âThe Washington Postâ and affiliated publications for $250 million.Itâs hard to imagine the future without Amazon playing a variety of roles in the lives of daily consumers, but it is unfathomable to imagine Amazonâs rise to prominence without the likes of Jeff Bezos steering the wheel.
Here are some of the quotes and words of wisdom from this magnanimous industry titan to inspire us all to pursue our wildest dreams.âLifeâs too short to hang out with people who arenât resourceful.ââThe common question that gets asked in business is, âwhy?â Thatâs a good question, but an equally valid question is, âwhy not?âââIf you canât tolerate critics, donât do anything new or interesting.ââI think frugality drives innovation, just like other constraints do.