(IHP) Amazon's Founding Part 1

Originally published February 2015. Finally, the long-promised foray into e-commerce, starting with… not the first… but practically the first… player in the space… and ironically enough, the 800 pound gorilla in the space to this day. Amazon. Dot com. We examine Jeff Bezos, the man. We consider Amazon, the idea. We look at e-commerce, the concept. It’s interesting. It’s groundbreaking. It’s available with free 2-day shipping for Prime members. Just kidding. Bibliography:  The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon  The Playboy Interview: Moguls  Amazon.com: Get Big Fast  One Click: Jeff Bezos and the Rise of Amazon.com  http://archive.wired.com/wired/archive/7.03/bezos_pr.html  http://archive.fortune.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/01/11/253770/index.htm  http://partners.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/03/biztech/articles/14amazon.html  http://www.retireat21.com/blog/10-companies-started-garages  http://davidsheff.com/article/jeff-bezos/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices