Conheça Jeff Bezos, fundador da empresa número 1 da Fortune Global 500

Jeff Bezos é o fundador da Amazon, empresa que alcançou o primeiro lugar da Fortune Global 500 em 2026.

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Formado em engenharia elétrica e ciência da computação pela Universidade de Princeton, onde se graduou em 1986.

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Além da Amazon, ele fundou a Blue Origin, empresa aeroespacial voltada ao desenvolvimento de tecnologias para o espaço.

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Também é proprietário do Washington Post. Bezos deixou o mercado financeiro para apostar no potencial comercial da internet.

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Criou a empresa que inicialmente venderia livros pela internet. Para colocar o projeto em prática, conversou e conseguiu levantar US$ 1 milhão.

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A Amazon abriu capital em 15 de maio de 1997, com ações a US$ 18 (R$ 93,6) e uma avaliação próxima de US$ 440 milhões (R$ 2 bilhões).

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Naquele momento, porém, investidores ainda duvidavam que uma empresa exclusivamente online conseguiria se tornar lucrativa.

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A companhia começou a mudar de escala ao ampliar sua oferta de produtos. Em 2006, lançou a Amazon Web Services (AWS).

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Empresário criou a Amazon a partir de uma aposta na internet e, três décadas depois, vê a companhia liderar o ranking das maiores empresas do mundo em receita.

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