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Jeff Bezos: Starting Amazon

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Published on Apr 27, 2017

A speech and Q&A with billionaire and the founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos. In this speech Jeff discusses how he came up with the idea for Amazon and why he chose the first product to be books. Jeff also tells stories of the luck Amazon received in its beginning and why this is vital for any startup.

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Video Segments:
0:00 Introduction
0:12 Starting Amazon
2:27 Regret minimisation framework
4:28 Early days of Amazon
6:40 Startups need luck
9:36 Forming a culture
10:06 Start of Q&A
10:33 Advice for internet startups?
12:07 What other products did you originally consider? Do you read the books you sell?
14:23 What is the role of risk in life?

Interview Date: 2001
Event: Academy of Achievement
Original Image Source:http://bit.ly/Jbezospic

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