Jeff Bezos started Amazon in 1994 as an online bookstore based out of
his garage. Since then, the ever-expanding enterprise has revolutionized
shopping and, in many important ways, invented e-commerce as we know it.
Today, Amazon is the third-most valuable company in the world, and
Bezos's vast customer-oriented empire has mushroomed to include
everything from cloud computing and fresh food delivery to movie
production and consumer electronics. In recent years, Bezos also has
invested in rocket technology, newspaper publishing, and artificial
intelligence. Every arm of Bezos's business, however, is guided by a
fundamental goal: to give customers what they want before they even
think to ask for it.
Jeff Bezos: In His Own Words offers a unique look into the mind of one
of the world's most successful entrepreneurs by collecting more than 500
of Bezos's quotes on business, technology, customer service, e-commerce,
innovation, entrepreneurship, and more. Meticulously curated from
interviews, speeches, shareholder letters, press releases, and other
sources, this book creates a comprehensive picture of Jeff Bezos, his
obsessions, and what makes his ventures thrive.
After more than 20 years at the helm of Amazon and its subsidiaries,
Bezos continues to operate on what he calls Day One time in order to
maintain the early experimental spirit of his business. Since the
beginning, when he first saw the potential of the internet as a powerful
tool for commerce, he has looked for trends and technologies that can
alter not just business but daily life. Jeff Bezos: In His Own Words
reveals in detail a man who wants to push the future forward--and will
inspire readers to do the same.
