Amazon CEO Michael Weihert – Kevin Matthews
About Jeff Bezos
Feb 25, 2016
About Jeff Bezos. Born January 12, 1964 in Albuquerque, NM Frequented his grandfather’s ranch in Texas Graduated Valedictorian at Palmetto Senior High School Attended Princeton University Graduated: 1986 Founded Amazon.com in 1994 Net worth today: $36 Billion. Background of Company. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Amazon CEOMichael Weihert – Kevin
Matthews
About Jeff Bezos
o Born January 12, 1964 in Albuquerque, NMo Frequented his grandfather’s ranch in Texas
o Graduated Valedictorian at Palmetto Senior High School
o Attended Princeton Universityo Graduated: 1986
o Founded Amazon.com in 1994
o Net worth today: $36 Billion
Background of Company
o Founded in Seattle, Washington in 1994o “Cadabra Inc.” to “Amazon”
o Initially sold books but expanded
o Operates: North America and International
o Yearly sales jumped from $510,000 in 1995 to over $17 billion in 2011.
o 2013 Revenue – US $74.45 Billion
Brief Timeline
o 1994 – Founded by Jeff Bezos
o 1997 – Went public
o 1998 – Started offering CD’s and videos
o 2002 – Amazon Web Services
o 2005 – Amazon Prime
o 2007 – Released the Kindle
Stock Price
o Closing Stock Price 2/27/14: $360.13
Chronologically color coded comparison and contrast of changes
o 2009 Acquired Zappos.com for $850 Milliono 2011 Launched the Kindle Fireo 2013 Purchased the Washington Post for $250 Million
Amazon Art, Washington Post, Drone R&D announcement
Board Members
o Director since February 1997
o Martha’s Tableo Smithsonian Institutiono Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundationo Microsoft Corporation
o Director since April 2003o Kleiner Perkins Caufiled & Byerso Electronic Arts, Inc.o Zynga
William B. (Bing) GordonPatricia Q. Stonesifer
Jeff Bezos Interview
http://www.tubechop.com/watch/210104660 Minutes: Jeff Bezos
o Bezos’ prediction to be implemented by 2015.o Would receive packages under 5lbs within half an
hour.
o FAA foresees it to be used in 2026 instead.Noticeable Problems
Theft Being shot down Other air traffic Weather
News - Delivery By Prime Air
News – Walmart & Target Fight Back
o Summer of 2012, Walmart and Target discover Amazon’s ‘Trojan horse’ sales techniques.
o Big box retailers and distributers realize Amazon’s competitive potential.
o Walmart and Target eradicated Kindles from their inventory.
Interesting Facts
o At age 3, he took apart his crib with a screwdriver because he wanted to sleep in a real bed.
o Banned PowerPoint presentations & requires his staff to turn in six-page papers
o He takes one day each week to run Blue Origin, his private rocket ship company
Space Travel
o Bezos is no bozo when it comes to innovation.
o Currently is building a space port in West Texas.
Van Horn, TX
Works Cited
http://itmg330ecommerce.wordpress.com/welcome/ceos/jeffbezos-amazon/#workscited
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