Amazon boss’s youth: Unknown to his father, starting a business failed
Amazon boss’s youth: Unknown to his father, starting a business failed
Tram Ho
Young billionaire Jeff Bezos in the eyes of teachers is a “friendly but serious”, “smart but not talented” leader.
Jeff Bezos is the founder and the largest shareholder of Amazon, the start-up technology group from e-commerce. Billionaire ever surpassed Bill Gates to become the richest person in the world with an estimated wealth of over 145 billion USD . However, more than 20 years ago, at the age of 29, Jeff Bezos was described as just “a bald, pale bald engineer on Wall Street.” Photo: Amazon.
Fathers have been separated for decades: Jeff Preston Bezos was born in 1964, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, initially bringing his surname, Jorgensen. The father divorced Jeff’s mother and left home when he was eight months old. “I have never been curious about him. The only time it happened was in the doctor’s office when I was asked about my family history, “Jeff said. Photo: Bio.
Jeff considered his stepfather, who raised him, as the father. He later brought the Bezos of the Cuban stepfather named Mike Bezos. By the age of 10, Jeff knew Mike was not his biological father. From the age of four to the age of 16, Jeff always went to his grandfather’s farm in Texas to clean the barn, castrate cattle and fix tractors every summer vacation. The hands-on work for the Amazon billionaire is “a part of idyllic childhood”. Photo: Dough Menuez.
Each fried chicken in a fast food store: In a book called Turning on bright minds: A parent looks at the education in Texas by Julia Ray, the boy Jeff Bezos in the eyes of the teachers is a nerd child, “Friendly but serious”, “smart but not talented”. Photo: 2.0.
Middle school Amazon billionaire just likes to sit alone in the library and pamper all the classic books. Bezos’s first part-time job is a chef who specializes in frying food in a fast food restaurant. Photo: Getty.
Start-up failed at age 26: In 1990, Bezos and his friend Minor built the first start-up company with the ambition to create a network that could send news stories to subscribers based on their personal interests. they. However, the business path of the two boys failed because only a few weeks later, investors decided not to continue to pour capital. Photo: Management.
After the defeat, Bezos realized he was not really ready to start a business. The 26-year-old started searching for new challenges when he joined the tech companies. In late 1990, he was appointed to the position of vice president of investment management company DEShaw. And four years later, Bezos founded Amazon, originally a book-selling website. Photo: Getty.
The most expensive divorce case in history: Amazon boss and his wife, MacKenzie, officially divorced on July 5 last. Jeff Bezos’s wife received 25% of total assets, equivalent to 4% of Amazon’s shares, worth $ 38 billion . This money helps Mrs. MacKenzie become the third richest woman in the world. Photo: AP.
Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie first met at DE Shaw. MacKenzie was the “attacker” first and invited Bezos to lunch. They were engaged after 3 months of knowing and getting married after 6 months. Both have lived for more than 25 years and have 4 children before deciding to divorce.
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