Birth
Jeff Bezos full name is Jeffrey Preston Bezos, the founder of one of the largest Ecommerce Platform, Amazon.com, Was Born on 12th of January 1964.
Crazy for Science
From childhood, Jeff Bezos had a craze for the science. He set up a science laboratory in his garage where he used to come up with some of the latest and innovative Science Projects.
Believes in ‘Two Pizza Rule’
Jeff believes in “Two Pizza Rules”. The rule also states that form small teams, which consist of the number of people that can also feed on two pizzas, in order to make a Successful Business.
Worked in McDonald’s
When Bezos was of age 16, he worked at McDonald’s and it also helped him to learn how to work under pressure and taught him some of the few things about the Customer Service and Relationship.
Meet Mackenzie
Jeff met Mackenzie in the year 1992, a researcher cum novelist in the city of New York. And now they have four children.
He is the Owner of The Washington Post
Besides the Amazon and some other ventures, Jeff is also the CEO and owner of The Washington Post, he acquired the publisher in the year 2013 in the financial deal of around $250 Million.
He gets at least 8 Hours of Sleep
Not just like other CEO’s who works late night to make their companies much more successful. Jeff does not make any of such comprise with the health and always tries to take around 8 hours of sleep. He also does not require any of the alarm clocks to wake up early in the morning.
Jeff Bezos has Four Children
Jeff Bezos and his wife Mackenzie Bezos, after getting married in the year 1993 had three sons and also adopted one daughter from China.
Has $56 Billion More Than Anyone Else
Jeff is not just the richest man across the globe but the man whose net worth is around $60 Billion more than any other person on this planet. After that, Bill Gates stands on the second position with the net-worth of $95.3 Billion but still is far behind from the Bezos.
Has Played a Cameo Movie Role
For all those people who have seen the Bezos in the formal suit only, you can see him dressed up like an alien in the movie Star Trek beyond. He also plays a cameo role in the film. It is also worth noting that Bezos is a huge fan of fancies space travel and Star Trek.
He Has Banned PowerPoint Presentations in His Office
In order to motivate and inspire with critical thinking, Jeff has also banned the PowerPoint in his office. For any of the proposal, his team has to submit six-page proposals, if you want to get a job at the Amazon, then you should have a clear-cut communication and writing skills.
Amazon Came Public
In the year 1997, Jeff Bezos made Amazon public, in the next two years outdid its competitors, and went on leading the e-commerce sector. The virtual store added the clothing eyes, CD’s, electronics, toys, and many more things and in the next two decades has established itself to make everything available for the customers.
Takes Direct Emails from Customers
While it might be so hard to believe, Bezos even allows the customers to mail him directly and if the issue seems to be quite big, he also forwards it to a concerned department with a single “?”. When an employee receives this email with the subject as “?”, he/she knows that the problem needs to be fixed immediately.
