Jeff Bezos, the visionary behind Amazon, has had a remarkable journey from humble beginnings to becoming one of the wealthiest individuals in the world
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. Born on January 12, 1964, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Bezos showed early signs of entrepreneurial spirit
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. His family moved to Houston, Texas, where he spent much of his childhood
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. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother remarried Miguel Bezos, a Cuban immigrant who had a significant influence on Jeff’s life
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Bezos attended Princeton University, where he graduated with degrees in electrical engineering and computer science
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. After college, he worked on Wall Street, holding various positions in the financial sector
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. However, it was during a cross-country drive from New York City to Seattle that Bezos came up with the idea for Amazon
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. He envisioned an online bookstore that could offer a vast selection of books and leverage the growing internet to reach customers worldwide
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In 1994, Bezos founded Amazon in his garage with a modest initial investment of $300,000 from his parents
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. The company started as an online bookstore but quickly expanded to sell a wide range of products
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. Bezos’s customer-centric approach and relentless focus on innovation helped Amazon grow into the e-commerce giant it is today
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. Under his leadership, Amazon introduced groundbreaking services like Amazon Prime, Kindle, and Amazon Web Services (AWS), which has become a dominant force in cloud computing
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Bezos’s ambitions extended beyond e-commerce. In 2000, he founded Blue Origin, a private aerospace manufacturer and sub-orbital spaceflight services company
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. Blue Origin aims to make space travel more accessible and has achieved significant milestones, including launching and landing the New Shepard spacecraft
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. Bezos’s passion for space exploration was further highlighted when he flew into space aboard the New Shepard in 2021
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In addition to his business ventures, Bezos made a notable acquisition in 2013 when he purchased The Washington Post for $250 million
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. Under his ownership, the newspaper has focused on digital subscriptions and modernized its operations
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. Bezos also established the Bezos Earth Fund, committing $10 billion to combat
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